OSHA Considers UL LLC Expansion for More Safety Test Standards
Published Date: 9/29/2025
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Summary
UL LLC wants to grow its role as a trusted safety tester, and OSHA is ready to say yes! They’re also thinking about adding a new test rule to keep things extra safe. This means companies relying on UL’s testing might see quicker approvals and clearer safety checks soon.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
UL LLC Expansion of NRTL Recognition
OSHA announced it received an application from UL LLC to expand UL's scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presented a preliminary finding to grant that application. Companies that use UL's NRTL testing services are directly implicated by this expansion.
Proposed Addition to NRTL Test Standards List
OSHA proposed adding one test standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. This proposed change affects entities subject to that specific test standard and the NRTL testing process.
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