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Workshop Excellence Webinar Series
Practical Implementation of Quality Assurance and Accreditation Requirements

February Topic:

Defining Organizational Responsibilities

Effectively Using the Technical Manager, Quality Manager and Key Personnel

February 8, 2013 (Fri) 12-2pm EST

Course Description:

This 2-hour interactive webinar is the 6th installment of our popular Quality and Accreditation series. It focuses on how Organizational and Management responsibilities interact with the roles of the Technical Manager, Quality Manager and key personnel to form an effective management system that promotes continuous improvement and client satisfaction, and empowers key personnel to meet and exceed accreditation requirements.


Who Should Attend?

  • Laboratory Management
  • Quality Assurance and Technical Staff
  • Assessors

The TNI 2009 EL Standard and embedded ISO 17025 provisions can be confusing to understand and implement, but it is not as difficult as it seems. Overall responsibilities and accountabilities for operating and managing a quality system are discussed. Defining an organization that meets the background, skills, experience, and training requirements as well as the roles and responsibilities of key personnel including the Technical manager and Quality Manager is critical to reaping the benefits of an empowered staff.

Organization and roles of key personnel change as the size of the organization changes. Some of the ways to accomplish meeting the Standard requirements without creating a whole new bureaucracy will be explored.

Real life organizational structures and tools to facilitate management implementation in small organizations will be a strong focus. The participants also have an opportunity to discuss alternative ways for implementation. Questions and polling feedback will provide these opportunities for interaction.

This workshop is geared to participation by laboratory management and technical personnel, specifically supervisors, managers, and QA professionals, as well as assessors from the private and public sectors.


Cost: The NELAC Institute (TNI) Member: $65 TNI Non-member: $75
Discounts are available for multiple participants and groups.

The Quality Assurance and Accreditation Brown Bag Series
This is the sixth in a series of webinars focused on the roles and activities of a quality manager in NELAP. The first five of these have been converted into downloadable webcasts. This allows you the opportunity to view the webinar as it was presented at your leisure in a self-paced environment. 

  • Understanding and Implementing LOD and LOQ and their relationship to MDL and PQL
  • Corrective Action Process and Root Cause Analysis
  • Ethics for the Environmental Professional
  • Establishing an Effective Data Integrity Plan
  • Establishing Effective Internal Audits and Management Review Procedures

These webcasts can be downloaded at: http://www.nelac-institute.org/eds-home.php (Click on the On-Demand Training Tab)

These webinars were very well attended and feedback from the participants was very positive.  We hope that you take advantage of this training opportunity.  If you have any questions, please contact Jerry Parr ([email protected]). Attractive group viewing rates for your laboratory or organization are also available.


Additional webinars in this series are scheduled approximately monthly. This is the sixth in the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Series. Look for information on the following Workshop Excellence offerings and tentative dates. MARK THESE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR!!!!

  • Method Selection and Validation Topics
March 1, 2013

 

 


TNI Members: you must be logged-in to the website to receive the member rate.

Format:
Webinar

Start Date:
Friday 8th February 2013, 12:00pm

Length:
2 hours

Presented By:


Jack Farrell

About the Presenter:

Jack Farrell has more than 40 years of experience in the environmental industry as an analyst, QA professional, technical and general manager of small, medium and large commercial laboratories. He is an experienced environmental manager, laboratory chemist, trainer, and auditor. Mr. Farrell holds degrees in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) and Chemistry and is a professional trainer, consultant and third party assessor for a number of state and federal regulators.

Jack Farrell is a Senior Environmental Analyst, President and Founder of Analytical Excellence, Inc. (AEX). Since its inception in 1993, AEX has been an independent strictly confidential consulting firm specializing in environmental laboratory operations, analysis and matters concerning the generation of analytical data to support effective compliance decision-making and aspects of litigation. AEX's clientele consist of well-known small and large laboratory companies, instrument manufacturers, engineering firms, state and federal regulatory agencies and legal practice firms.