The Occupational Safety and Health Administration gave the thumbs-up today to a company to test more equipment and materials used in workplaces.
The announcement in today’s Federal Register recognizes. Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. (ITSNA), as a Nationally Regulated Testing Laboratory for 7 additional products.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets the requirements specified by 29 CFR 1910.7. Recognition is an acknowledgment that the organization can perform independent safety testing and certification of the specific products covered within its scope of recognition and is not a delegation or grant of government authority. As a result of recognition, employers may use products properly approved by the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require testing and certification of the products.
OSHA’s recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard is limited to equipment or materials for which OSHA standards require third-party testing and certification before using them in the workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any products for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, a NRTL’s scope of recognition does not include these products.
Check the announcement for a list of appropriate test standards for inclusion in the company’s recognition as an NRTL.
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