"The FDNY abruptly changed its policy to allow businesses wishing to install e-bike battery charging cabinets to use a not-yet-federally approved testing standard after Streetsblog revealed that companies were unable to comply with the department's new regulations, putting construction at a stand still amidst a battery fire crisis. Since February, the FDNY required the companies to meet a new standard - UL 1487 - before installing the charging cabinets on streets and sidewalks."
"But Streetsblog revealed this week that there's no place to undergo the testing because it has still not been added to a federal list of "Acceptable Test Standards," prompting the FDNY to quietly announce on Tuesday that it would allow companies to get the UL certification from labs that do other Occupational Safety and Health Administration-approved tests. The change came during a bizarre City Council hearing on Tuesday,"
""We're not in a total standstill," Currao said, dismissing the Streetsblog report. "We've said as long as you go to a lab that has a national certified testing lab certification, and you can follow the 1487 standard, we will accept that. We could've been more difficult and said you need both. But we understand the needs of the city, and we understand the potenti"
FDNY abruptly allowed e-bike battery charging cabinets to be certified via labs following UL 1487 despite the standard lacking federal approval. Since February, FDNY required UL 1487 before permitting street and sidewalk installations. UL 1487 had not been added to the federal list of "Acceptable Test Standards," leaving no place to undergo required testing and halting construction. FDNY then permitted companies to obtain UL certification from labs that perform other Occupational Safety and Health Administration-approved tests. The policy change was announced during a City Council oversight hearing where officials initially denied a standstill and defended the guidance.
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