Notice2026-02154
Element Materials Technology Portland-Evergreen Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition
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Published
February 3, 2026
Effective
February 3, 2026
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentOccupational Safety and Health Administration
Abstract
In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition for Element Materials Technology Portland-- Evergreen Inc., as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4958-4959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02154]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2023-0013]
Element Materials Technology Portland--Evergreen Inc.: Grant of
Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for Element Materials Technology Portland--
Evergreen Inc., as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
February 3, 2026.
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, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-1999;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c2129252025222b293e622a3e2d222f253f7e0c282320622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="224f474b4e4b4c4547500c4450434c414b511062464d4e0c454d54">[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, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone:
(202) 693-1911; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abd9c4c9c2c5d8c4c585c0ceddc2c5ebcfc4c785ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="067469646f68756968286d63706f684662696a28616970">[email protected]</span></a>. OSHA's web page includes
information about the NRTL Program (see <a href="http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html">http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html</a>).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of Element Materials Technology Portland--Evergreen Inc.
(EMT), as a NRTL. EMT's expansion covers the addition of ten testing
standards and one testing site to the NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA 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 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
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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>.
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 ten standards and
one site to the NRTL scope of recognition. OSHA staff performed an on-
site assessment 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 preliminarily
determined that OSHA should grant the applications.
OSHA published a Federal Register notice on November 18, 2025 (90
FR 51795) announcing EMT's applications, preliminarily determining that
OSHA should grant the applications and soliciting public comment. The
agency requested comments by December 3, 2025, however no comments were
received in response to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding with this
expansion of EMT's NRTL scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the EMT expansion applications, go to www.regulations/gov or contact
the Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627. Docket No.
OSHA-2023-0013 contains all materials in the record concerning EMT's
recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined EMT's expansion applications, conducted a
detailed on-site assessment, and examined other pertinent information.
Based on review of this evidence, OSHA finds that EMT meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition, subject to
the specified limitations and conditions. OSHA, therefore, is
proceeding with this final notice to grant expansion of EMT's scope of
recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of EMT's recognition to include
the additional testing site in Skelmersdale, United Kingdom and ten
additional test standards. OSHA's recognition of the site limits EMT to
performing product testing and certifications only to the test
standards for which the site has the proper capability and programs,
and for test standards in EMT's scope of recognition. This limitation
is consistent with the recognition that OSHA grants to other NRTLs that
operate multiple sites. Additionally, OSHA grants EMT expansion of the
NRTL scope of recognition to include the additional test standards
listed below in Table 1 below.
Table 1 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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A. Conditions
Recognition is contingent on continued compliance with 29 CFR
1910.7, including but not limited to the following conditions of
recognition:
1. EMT must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in its operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. EMT must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. EMT must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on EMT's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the
scope of recognition of EMT as a NRTL, subject to the limitations and
conditions specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
Amanda Laihow, Principal Deputy 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. 7-2027 (90 FR 27878; June 30, 2025), and
29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on January 27, 2026.
Amanda Laihow,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
[FR Doc. 2026-02154 Filed 2-2-26; 8:45 am]
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