Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee

This committee develops the standard for operation of laboratory accreditation bodies.
Conference Calls: 3rd Tuesday, 11 am ET
Contact the Committee Chair or Program Administrator to request to participate for these calls.
Notes:
On September 20, 2011, the On-Site Assessment Committee was merged with the Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee. The minutes and documents produced by the On-Site Assessment Committee are included below.
On June 9, 2010, this committee was renamed the Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee to reflect a change in the TNI bylaws. Documents such as meeting minutes may show the previous name of this committee, Accreditation Body Committee.
Carl Kircher, Chair Florida DOH Jacksonville, FL carl.kircher@flhealth.gov | Lynn Bradley, Program Administrator The NELAC Institute Staunton, VA lynn.bradley@nelac-institute.org |
Bill Batschelet US EPA Region 8 Lab Golden, CO batschelet.william@epa.gov | Oommen Kappil EMSL Analytical, Inc Cinnaminson, NJ okappil@emsl.com |
Catherine Katsikis LDCFL, Inc. Royal Palm Beach, FL ckatsikis@ldcfl.com | Marlene Moore Advanced Systems, Inc. Newark, DE mmoore@advancedsys.com |
Alia Rauf Utah DOH Taylorsville, UT arauf@utah.gov | Mei Beth Shepherd Shepherd Technical Services Austin, TX mbshep@sheptechserv.com |
Aurora Shields City of Lawrence Lawrence, KS ashields@lawrenceks.org |
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Sample Checklists and Forms for Use by Lab Assessors in NELAP Accreditation Bodies, based on the 2003 NELAC Standard |
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These are checklists and forms developed and used by laboratory assessors in the state NELAP Accreditation Bodies. They are not meant to be mandatory, but are posted here so that other assessors may use them or modify them for other ABs to use in assessments, if desired. |
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Lab Assessment Checklists, from NH AB (coming soon) |
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FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM NELAP Assessment Confidentiality Notice On-Site Laboratory Assessment Appraisal Form Closing Conference (Exit Interview) Checklist |
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FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Florida Pre-Assessment Checklist |
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ABC Draft Criteria on Associate Affiliate Members (Excel, 16Kb)
Chapter 6 of the 2003 NELAC standard contained procedural language that this committee believes does not belong in the TNI standard. This language is summarized in the two spreadsheets below.
Chapter 6 Unresolved Items (Excel, 119Kb)
Chapter 6 Analysis (Excel, 178Kb)
Guidance Documents
Basic Assessor Training Course Curriculum (PDF, 246KB)
Technical Training Course Curricula for Environmental Lab Assessors (PDF, 264KB)
On-Site Assessment of Environmental Laboratories (PDF, 177KB)