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'''Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory''' is the term used by the [[United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration]] to identify third-party organizations that have the necessary qualifications to perform [[Test (assessment)|safety testing]] and [[certification]] of products covered within OSHA and each organization's scopes. The testing and certification are conducted in accordance with U.S. consensus-based product safety test [[standardization|standards]] developed or issued by U.S. [[standards organization]]s

== Description ==

Organizations Currently Recognized by OSHA as NRTLs:

The [[United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration]] (OSHA) requires that 38 different types of products, devices, assemblies, or systems used in the workplace be "approved" (i.e., [[Test (assessment)|tested]] and [[Certification|certified]]) by third-party organizations identified as Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs). As part of OSHA's NRTL Program, the recognition is to testing facilities acknowledging that the organizations have the necessary qualifications to perform safety testing and certification of specific products covered within their scopes to provide product safety testing and certification services to manufacturers for use of select types of products, devices, assemblies, or systems. The testing and certification are conducted in accordance with U.S. consensus-based product safety test [[standardization|standards]]. These test standards are not developed or issued by OSHA but by U.S. standards organizations (e.g., ANSI, the [[American National Standards Institute]]) arrived at by consensus amongst representatives of other [[standards organization]]s, [[government agency|government agencies]], [[consumer organization|consumer groups]], companies, and others. The range of products covered is limited to those items for which OSHA safety standards require "certification" by an NRTL.

The OSHA Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities (OTPCA) oversees the NRTL Program and may be reached at 202-693-2110. See the NRTL Program website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html for more information.

* Canadian Standards Association (CSA) (also known as CSA International)

* Communication Certification Laboratory, Inc. (CCL)

* Curtis-Straus LLC (CSL)

* Electrical Reliability Services, Inc. (ERS) (also known as eti Conformity Services and formerly Electro-Test, Inc. (ETI))

* FM Approvals LLC (FM) (formerly Factory Mutual Research Corporation)

* Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. (ITSNA) (formerly ETL)

* MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET)

* NSF International (NSF)

* National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS)

* SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc. (SGSUS) (formerly UST-CA)

* Southwest Research Institute (SWRI)

* TUV America, Inc. (TUVAM)

* TUV Product Services GmbH (TUVPSG)

* TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. (TUV)

* Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)

* Wyle Laboratories, Inc. (WL)

NEW: On October 1, 2019, OSHA published an update to the [https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/directives/CPL_01-00-004.pdf NRTL Program Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines] as CPL 01-00-004. This Directive sets forth policies, procedures, and interpretations that supplement and clarify the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Program regulation, 29 CFR 1910.7 and Appendix A to that

section. OSHA also published a supportive [https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/NRTLDirectiveTransitionMemo.html Directive Transition Memo] to implement the Directive's revisions.

== Recognized agencies ==

Reference: http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/

OSHA, an agency of the [[United States Department of Labor]], publishes a list of Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories. The following are recognized by OSHA as NRTLs:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program/current-list-of-nrtls|title=OSHA's Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Program}}</ref>

* [[Applied Research Laboratories of South Florida]], LLC

* [[Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services]], Inc. (BVCPS)

* [[Canadian Standards Association]] (CSA) Group Testing and Certification Inc (also known as [[CSA International]])

* Communication[[Dekra|DEKRA Certification Laboratory, Inc. (CCLDEKRA)]]

* [[FM Approvals]] (FM)

* [[IB-Lenhardt AG / IBL-Lab GmbH]]<ref name="IB-Lenhardt AG">{{cite web|url=https://ib-lenhardt.com/company/accreditations|title=DAkkS|publisher=[[DAkkS]]|accessdate=9 March 2018}}</ref>

* [[International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials EGS]] (IAPMO)

* [[Intertek Group|Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.]] (ITSNA) (formerly ETL)

* [[Eurofins Scientific|Eurofins MET Labs]] (MET) (formerly MET Laboratories, Inc.)

* [[Nemko USA]], Nemko TUVNorth America, Inc. (TUVAMNNA)

* [[NSF International]] (NSF)

* MET[[QAI Laboratories]], Inc.LTD (METQAI)

* [[QPS Evaluation Services, Inc]] (QPS)

* [[Société Générale de Surveillance|SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc.]] (SGSUS) (formerly UST-CA)

* [[Solar PTL]], LLC

* [[Southwest Research Institute]] (SWRI)

* [[Technischer Überwachungsverein|TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.]] (TUVTÜV)

* [[Technischer Überwachungsverein|TUV SUD America]] (TÜVAM)

* [[Technischer Überwachungsverein|TUV SUD Product Services GmbH]] (TÜVPSG)

* [[UL (safety organization)|Underwriters Laboratories]] Inc. (UL)<ref name="UL">{{cite web|url=https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ul.html|title=Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories - Underwriters Laboratories Inc.|publisher=[[United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration]]|accessdate=9 March 2018}}</ref>

{{font|'''''Note:''' this list does not include organizations that are no longer recognized. For organizations whose recognition has been terminated, please refer to this list.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program/no-longer-recognized|title=Organizations or Sites No Longer Recognized|work=Occupational Safety and Health Administration}}</ref>|size=70%}}

== References ==

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* {{Cite web |url=https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/nrtllist.html |title=Current List of NRTLs |accessdate=2017-08-15 |work= Occupational Safety and Health Administration |date= }}

* {{Cite web |url=http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=DIRECTIVES&p_id=2004|title=OSHA Directive CPL 1-0.3 |accessdate=2009-10-23}}

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[[Category:Product-testing organizations]]