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Title: NRTL Program History and Background
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• When first adopted, OSHA regulations gave two examples of approval organizations: Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and Factory Mutual Research Corporation (FMRC)
• In 1983, OSHA was ordered by a court to remove the specific references to UL and FMRC in a successful lawsuit brought by a private lab
• In 1988, OSHA revised its regulations to remove the references, and established the NRTL Program to recognize other organizations as NRTLs