cal osha, field evaluation, field evaluation body, field evaluation services, nrtl, osha| August 26, 2026| Post by: LBIES Staff

OSHA NRTL Recognition Is Not Field Evaluation Body Accreditation

For decades, confusion has surrounded the relationship between OSHA’s Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory program and the field evaluation of unlisted electrical equipment. Some authorities having jurisdiction, equipment owners, and contractors have assumed that an organization recognized by OSHA as an NRTL must also have been evaluated and approved by OSHA to perform field evaluations. That [...]

nrtl, osha| March 12, 2025| Post by: LBIES Staff

A hypothetical question: What happens to NRTLs if OSHA is dissolved?

It's time to ask Chat GPT a hypothetical question concerning the fate of OSHA and the NRTLS they accredit in the United States. OSHA (The Occupational Safety and Health Administration) is now potentially going to be dissolved this year should H.R.86, otherwise known as the NOSHA Act (introduced to Congress on 1/3/25) get sufficient support [...]

cal osha, electrical safety, field label, osha| July 26, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: Another Question About Field Labeling

Welcome to another blog in our ongoing series, Ask Lewis Bass! This series features actual submitted questions from companies in the industries we provide engineering safety consulting services to. Topics covered include those associated with our work in 3rd party field labeling, SEMI S2/S8/EMC/F47 testing and design, CE Marking evaluations, and general engineering safety consulting [...]

arc flash, cal osha, electrical safety, osha| July 12, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About Arc Flash Hazard Assessments

eh&s, injury, osha, safety| July 5, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Have you asked your VP of safety how much a recordable injury costs?

What does OSHA consider to be a recordable injury in the workplace? OSHA considers any of the following methods of injury to be a recordable injury: Any work-related fatality. Any work-related injury or illness that results in loss of consciousness, days away from work, restricted work, or transfer to another job. Any work-related injury or [...]

electrical safety, osha, safety| April 19, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Would you prefer an IRS audit or a OSHA safety inspection?

Few things in life are scarier than an IRS audit. But, if you or your team also happen to be operating industrial machinery without the proper paperwork and third party field labels/UL labels on them, you may find yourself subject to an OSHA safety inspection. Anytime the government shows up at your door you will [...]

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