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Council hearing backs third‑party certification for e‑mobility batteries, debates lab accreditation language
Summary
At an Oct. 16 public hearing of the Council's Committee on Transportation and the Environment, witnesses including safety experts and industry representatives supported the Micro‑Mobility Fire Safety Standards Act of 2025 but debated whether the law should require both OSHA‑recognized NRTLs and ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation for certifiers.
Councilmember Charles Allen, chair of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, opened an Oct. 16 hearing on three mobility bills by saying the committee would consider safety rules for micro‑mobility devices and batteries. The Micro‑Mobility Fire Safety Standards Act of 2025 would require devices sold, leased or rented in the District to be certified by a third‑party certification body to meet national safety standards.
The bill, introduced on May 6, cites three American national UL standards: UL 2849 (electric bicycles and e‑mobility systems), UL 2272 (personal e‑mobility device electrical systems) and UL 2271 (batteries for light electric vehicle applications). Chair Allen said the measure would require a certification body that is both recognized by OSHA as a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL) and accredited to ISO/IEC 17065.
Why it matters: witnesses and agency staff told the committee the bill targets a…
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