develop consensus standards for use by TNI's programs. This group has a support role in assisting other programs with activities such as guidance and standards interpretation.
fosters the generation of data of known and documented quality is through the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, or NELAP. The purpose of this program is to establish and implement a program for the accreditation of environmental laboratories.
is to establish and maintain a national PT program to support TNI’s National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, and other activities.
Field Activities Program (NEFAP) Executive Committee is to establish and implement an accreditation program for field sampling and measurement organizations (FSMOs).
Audit Sample Program is to develop consensus standards for the manufacture and analysis of audit samples for source emission testing.
on a variety of topics of interest to the environmental measurement community. TNI also hosts two regularly scheduled meetings per year, typically in January and August. Both are a week long and involve open meetings of TNI committees as well as training courses and other special sessions.How to Become an Accredited FSMO
Become familiar with the General Requirements for Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Field Sampling and Measurement Organizations (FSMO-V1-2014), and implement a program to comply with the requirements.
There are new tools being finalized by TNI that give an overview of the accreditation process and help prioritize tasks to complete a Management Plan. These tools will be available soon. Please contact Ilona Taunton ([email protected]) with any questions.
The Standard (FSMO-V1-2014) became effective on March 15, 2016. A comparison between the 2007 verse the 2014 standard can be found by clicking here.
The three Accreditation Bodies (ABs) now accepting Field Sampling and Measurement Organization (FSMO) applications are:
ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)
Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. (PJLA)
An FSMO Checklist is available to help you prepare. You must own a copy of Volume 1 of the TNI NEFAP Standard that includes the ISO language, or own a copy of ISO 17025, in order to download the checklist.
Questions? Contact Ilona Taunton, NEFAP Program Administrator, at [email protected] or Tracy Szerszen, NEFAP Executive Committee Chair, at [email protected].