Notice2025-20026
Element Materials Technology Portland-Evergreen Inc.: Applications for Expansion of Recognition
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Published
November 18, 2025
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Labor DepartmentOccupational Safety and Health Administration
Abstract
In this notice, OSHA announces the applications of Element Materials Technology Portland--Evergreen Inc. for expansion of the scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the applications.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51795-51796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20026]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2023-0013]
Element Materials Technology Portland--Evergreen Inc.:
Applications for Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the applications of Element
Materials Technology Portland--Evergreen Inc. for expansion of the
scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
(NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the
applications.
DATES: Submit comments, information, and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of time to make a submission, on
or before December 3, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted as follows:
Electronically: You may submit comments, including attachments,
electronically at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, the Federal eRulemaking
Portal. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency's name and
the docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2023-0013). All
comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting information they do not want made available to the public or
submitting materials that contain personal information (either about
themselves or others), such as Social Security numbers and birthdates.
Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the
docket, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Documents in the docket
(including this Federal Register notice) are listed in the <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> index; however, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download through the
website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available
for inspection through the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket
Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
Extension of comment period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period on or before December 3, 2025 to the Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room N-3653, Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to (202) 693-
1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office
of Communications, phone: (202) 693-1999 or email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5a8a0aca9acaba2a0b7eba3b7a4aba6acb6f785a1aaa9eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ea878f838683848d8f98c48c988b84898399d8aa8e8586c48d859c">[email protected]</span></a>.
General and technical information: Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson,
Director, Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, phone: (202) 693-1911 or email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8af8e5e8e3e4f9e5e4a4e1effce3e4caeee5e6a4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="73011c111a1d001c1d5d1816051a1d33171c1f5d141c05">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Application for Expansion
OSHA is providing notice that Element Materials Technology
Portland--Evergreen Inc. (EMT) is applying for expansion of the current
recognition as a NRTL. EMT requests the addition of ten recognized
testing standards and one recognized testing site to the NRTL scope of
recognition.
OSHA's recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization can perform independent safety
testing and certification of the specific products
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covered within the scope of recognition. Each NRTL's scope of
recognition includes: (1) the type of products the NRTL may test, with
each type specified by the applicable test standard; and (2) the
recognized site(s) that has/have the technical capability to perform
the product-testing and product-certification activities for test
standards within the NRTL's scope. Recognition is not a delegation or
grant of government authority; however, recognition enables employers
to use products approved by the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require product testing and certification.
The agency processes applications by a NRTL for initial recognition
and for an expansion or renewal of this recognition, following
requirements in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix requires
that the agency publish two notices in the Federal Register in
processing an application. In the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides a preliminary finding. In the second notice,
the agency provides a final decision on the application. These notices
set forth the NRTL's scope of recognition or modifications of that
scope. OSHA maintains an informational web page for each NRTL,
including EMT, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at <a href="http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html">http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html</a>.
II. General Background on the Applications
EMT submitted an application to OSHA for expansion of the NRTL
scope of recognition. The application, dated November 7, 2024 (OSHA-
2023-0013-0005), requested the expansion of the NRTL scope of
recognition to include one additional test site located at: Pendle
Place, Pimbo Industrial Estate, Skelmersdale, WN8 9PN, United Kingdom
and seven additional test standards. That application was updated on
February 5, 2025 (OSHA-2023-0013-0006) to add two standards to the
original submission and again on March 11, 2025 (OSHA-2023-0023-0007)
to add one additional standard to the original submission. In total,
the expansion applications requested the addition of a total of ten
standards and one site to the NRTL scope of recognition. OSHA staff
performed an on-site review of EMT's testing facilities at Element
Materials Technology Skelmersdale on March 6-7, 2025, in which
assessors found some nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7. EMT has addressed these issues sufficiently, and OSHA staff has
preliminarily determined that OSHA should grant the applications.
Table 1, below, lists the appropriate test standards found in EMT's
applications for expansion for testing and certification of products
under the NRTL Program.
Table 1--Proposed Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in EMT's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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NFPA 496............................... Purged and Pressurized
Enclosures for Electrical
Equipment.
UL 508A................................ Industrial Control Panels.
UL 913................................. Intrinsically Safe Apparatus
and Associated Apparatus for
Use in Class I, II, and III,
Division I, Hazardous
(Classified) Locations.
UL 1203................................ Explosion-Proof and Dust-
Ignition-Proof Electrical
Equipment for Use in Hazardous
(Classified) Locations.
UL 121201.............................. Nonincendive Electrical
Equipment for Use in Class I
and II, Division 2 and Class
III, Divisions 1 and 2
Hazardous (Classified)
Locations.
UL 60079-0............................. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 0:
Equipment--General
Requirements.
UL 60079-7............................. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 7:
Equipment Protection by
Increased Safety ``e``.
UL 60079-11............................ Explosive Atmospheres--Part 11:
Equipment Protection by
Intrinsic Safety ``i``.
UL 60079-1............................. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 1:
Equipment Protection by
Flameproof Enclosures ``d``.
UL 60079-2............................. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 2:
Protection by Pressurized
Enclosures ``p``.
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III. Preliminary Findings on the Applications
EMT submitted acceptable applications for expansion of the scope of
recognition. OSHA's review of the application files and pertinent
documentation indicates that EMT has met the requirements prescribed by
29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding the recognition to include the addition of
one proposed test site and the ten test standards for NRTL testing and
certification listed in Table 1. This preliminary finding does not
constitute an interim or temporary approval of EMT's applications.
OSHA seeks comment on this preliminary determination.
IV. Public Participation
OSHA welcomes public comment as to whether EMT meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition as a NRTL.
Comments should consist of pertinent written documents and exhibits.
Commenters needing more time to comment must submit a request in
writing, stating the reasons for the request by the due date for
comments. OSHA will limit any extension to 10 days unless the requester
justifies a longer time period. OSHA may deny a request for an
extension if it is not adequately justified.
To review copies of the exhibits identified in this notice, as well
as comments submitted to the docket, contact the Docket Office,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor. These materials also are generally available online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket No. OSHA-2023-0013 (for further
information, see the ``Docket'' heading in the section of this notice
titled ADDRESSES).
OSHA staff will review all comments to the docket submitted in a
timely manner. After addressing the issues raised by these comments,
staff will make a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Occupational Safety and Health on whether to grant EMT's
applications for expansion of the scope of recognition. The Assistant
Secretary will make the final decision on granting the applications. In
making this decision, the Assistant Secretary may undertake other
proceedings prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7.
OSHA will publish a public notice of the final decision in the
Federal Register.
V. Authority and Signature
Amanda Laihow, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210,
authorized the preparation of this notice. Accordingly, the agency is
issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2), Secretary of
Labor's Order No. 7-2025 (90 FR 27878; June 30, 2025), and 29 CFR
1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on September 22, 2025.
Amanda Laihow,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2025-20026 Filed 11-17-25; 8:45 am]
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