Although I'm not familiar with the issue, maybe OSHA should charge NRTLs exorbitant fees for their label changes. This might relieve their headache, and give the NRTLs a taste of their own medicine.
Pat On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 1:14 PM, Kevin Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Brian, > > I am responding from my personal account which is where I monitor the > EMC-PSTC, so this can not serve as an "Official Response" from OSHA, but if > you would like something, more official, I have included my work e-mail > below. For the purpose of this discussion, I will keep my comments generic > and not tied to a specific NRTL. If you wish to discuss the markings of a > specific NRTL, please contact me at one of the e-mail addresses below with > the appropriate details. > > The use of what I will call "supplemental" information around an NRTL's > certification mark became an administrative headache for OSHA late last > year, and it was determined that OSHA would simply include on its website a > sample of the "Core" certification mark on its website > https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/nrtlmrk.html . We then asked NRTLs > to create a web page that described the different variations of its mark > and what each one means. For example, several NRTLs use a "US" designation > and/or an "NRTL" designation or other additional text in conjunction with > their mark. These clarification web pages can be found by clicking on the > NRTL name that you are interested in at: > https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/. > > If you have any questions about this, or any NRTL related matter, please > contact me directly at: [email protected] or send an e-mail to the > general NRTL Program mail box at: [email protected] > > > Kevin Robinson > (Unofficially in this e-mail) Acting Director > OSHA NRTL Program > 202-693-1911 > > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Brian Oconnell <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Good People, >> >> Per OSHA and 29CFR1910, the images for the various marks shall be >> registered. For the third time, yet another NRTL has mandated a mark change >> where there is no record of the image in the OSHA database for registered >> NRTL marks. Previously, an NRTL has issued a change notice so an ECO was >> issued to update marking labels. After questioning the NRTL about the >> 'official' mark, they said "never mind, just use the old marks", so we had >> to eat several rolls of useless labels. >> >> Am at these same cross-roads - agency demanding that I change NRTL mark >> image on labels where there is no official image in the OSHA database. >> >> Sent a message to OSHA requesting clarification, but no answer. Any ideas >> on what OSHA officials would be appropriate for escalation of this issue? >> >> Thanks, >> Brian >> >> - >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc >> discussion list. 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