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.NEFAP-Recognized Accreditation Bodies
NEFAP is a national program where organizations apply to TNI to serve as Accreditation Bodies.
A Field Sampling and Measurement Organization (FSMO) seeking accreditation may apply to a TNI-recognized Accreditation Body for accreditation.
The 3 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)