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| Title: 01/16/1991 - Laboratory Standard's application in testing building products | |
| Record Type: Interpretation | Standard Number: 1910.1450; 1910.1200 |
January 16, 1991
Mr. Norbert Kaleta
Group Manager
Gold Bond Building Products
Research Center
1650 Military Road
Buffalo, New York 14217
Dear Mr. Kaleta:
This is in response to your letter of November 27, 1990, regarding 29 CFR 1910.1450, commonly known as the Laboratory Standard. You stated in your letter that it is your interpretation that only your Analytical Laboratory meets the criteria of 29 CFR 1910.1450 while the other labs, Paper, Gypsum and Joint Compound are used to "simulate as production process" on a laboratory scale and are regulated under 29 CFR 1910.1200. In these labs current raw materials or proposed raw materials are evaluated for suitability on a lab scale. A product is formulated and tested for the appropriate characteristics.
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Given the above information from your letter, we cannot provide you a definitive answer on the applicability of the Laboratory Standard to your facilities. If some of these laboratory functions are integral part of research and do not proceed onto production, these operations would be covered by the Laboratory Standard. In other words, laboratories that meet the definition of "laboratory scale" and "laboratory use" would be within the scope of the standard. Laboratories that are part of the production process or performing quality control of production would be covered by other appropriate general industry standards including 29 CFR 1910.1200. For example, evaluating the suitability of raw materials may be considered research. Once raw materials are selected and will be incorporated into the formulation of a product, the laboratory activities would be considered part of the production process and therefore not be within the scope of the Laboratory Standard. If we can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. |  Keep your laboratory reactions well-stirred with stirrers from Safety Emporium. |
Sincerely,
Patricia K. Clark, Director
Directorate of Compliance Programs
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