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.NELAP-Recognized Accreditation Bodies
Although NELAP is a national program, state governmental agencies serve as Accreditation Bodies. States, which apply to NELAP to become an accreditation body, may select to operate an accreditation program which covers all of the EPA regulatory programs or as few as one. For example, many states may select to only accredit laboratories for chemistry and microbiology under the drinking water program. Other states may select to operate a comprehensive program, which includes all types of analyses for all types of media (i.e., hazardous waste, waste water, drinking water, air, soil, etc.) under the five EPA regulatory programs [i.e., Clean Air Act (CAA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)]. There is no requirement that a state incorporate any particular portion of the possible scope into its program. The scope of accreditation, the type of laboratory included under the state's program, including the regulatory or voluntary nature of the program itself, the assessment of fees, and the use of third party assessors are all options of the state.
A NELAP Accreditation Body will accept by recognition, the accreditation status of a laboratory issued by another NELAP Accreditation Body (this is called secondary accreditation). Each Accreditation Body must adopt and adhere to this principle as a condition of membership in NELAP. In accepting the accreditation status of a laboratory through recognition, the Accreditation Body assumes accreditation responsibilities as a secondary accreditation body.
A laboratory seeking accreditation must apply to its home state Accreditation Body for accreditation. However, if the Accreditation Body does not offer accreditation for testing in conformance with a particular field of accreditation (matrix-method/technology-analyte/analyte group), laboratories may obtain primary accreditation for that particular field of accreditation from any other NELAP Accreditation Body.
Listing of NELAP Recognized Accreditation Bodies
FLORIDA
Agency: Florida Department of Health
NELAP Representative: Dr. Carl Kircher
Telephone: 904/791-1502
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.floridahealth.gov/licensing-and-regulation/environmental-laboratories/environmental-laboratory-certification/index.html
State Accreditation Database: https://floridadep.gov/dear/florida-dep-laboratory/content/nelap-certified-laboratory-search
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
Accrediting to 2016 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard
Complaints: The departmental internet home page (http://www.floridahealth.gov/) "Contact Us" link connects the user to forms for complaints and other types of feedback or these may be submitted on evaluation forms or by email. Complaints received about the certification program are routed to the Program Administrator.
ILLINOIS
Agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
NELAP Representative: Mildred Rose
Telephone: 217/785-5163
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: https://www2.illinois.gov/epa/topics/certification-training/lab-accreditation/Pages/default.aspx
State Accreditation Database: view in LAMS
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
Accrediting to 2016 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard
KANSAS
Agency: Kansas Department of Health & Environment
NELAP Representative: Carissa Robertson
Telephone: 785/291-3162
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/1117/Environmental-Laboratory-Accreditation-P
State Accreditation Database: view in LAMS
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
Accrediting to 2016 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard
LOUISIANA
Agency: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
NELAP Representative:Tramecha Rankins
Telephone: 225/219-3247
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://deq.louisiana.gov/page/la-lab-accreditation
LouisianaLaboratoryAccreditationProgram.aspx
State Accreditation Database: https://internet.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/divisions/lelap/accredited-laboratories
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
Accrediting to 2016 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard
Complaints: http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/ONLINESERVICES/OmbudsmanComplaintForm.aspx
MINNESOTA
Agency: Minnesota Department of Health
NELAP Representative:Ms. Lynn Boysen
Telephone:651/201-5324
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.health.state.mn.us/accreditation
State Accreditation Database: https://eldo.web.health.state.mn.us/public/accreditedlabs/labsearch.seam
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
Accrediting to 2016 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard
Complaints: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/phl/accreditation/complaint_form.cfm
Also see MN ELAP's Feedback and Improvement Survey at https://survey.vovici.com/se.ashx?s=56206EE302F0B968
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Agency: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
NELAP Representative: Mr. Brian Lamarsh
Telephone: 603/271-5314
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: https://www.des.nh.gov/water/drinking-water/new-hampshire-environmental-laboratory-accreditation-program
State Accreditation Database: https://www4.des.state.nh.us/CertifiedLabs/Certified-Method.aspx
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
Accrediting to 2016 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard
NEW JERSEY
Agency: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NELAP Representative: Ms. Michele Potter
Telephone: 609/292-3950
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/oqa.html
State Accreditation Database: https://dep.nj.gov/dsr/oqa/certified-laboratories/
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
Accrediting to 2016 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard
NEW YORK
Agency: New York State Department of Health
NELAP Representative: Amy Steuerwald
Telephone: 518/473-0748
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: https://www.wadsworth.org/regulatory/elap
State Accreditation Database: https://apps.health.ny.gov/pubdoh/applinks/wc/elappublicweb
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
2016 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard for PT, 2009 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard for other modules at present
Complaints: submit to [email protected]
or for confidential complaints, http://www.wadsworth.org/labcert/regaffairs/contactus.htm
OKLAHOMA
Agency: Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
NELAP Representative: Taryn Hurley
Telephone: 405/702-1006
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.deq.state.ok.us/CSDnew/labcert.htm
State Accreditation Database: https://labaccreditation.deq.ok.gov/labaccreditation/
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
Accrediting to 2016 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard
Complaints: The departmental internet home page "Contact Us" link connects the user to forms for complaints and other types of feedback or these may be submitted on evaluation forms or by email. Complaints received about the certification program are routed to the Program Administrator.
OREGON
Agency: Oregon Health Authority
NELAP Representative: Steven Jetter
Telephone: 503/505-2672
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/LaboratoryServices/EnvironmentalLaboratoryAccreditation/Pages/index.aspx
State Accreditation Database: https://orelap.state.or.us/searchLabs
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
Accrediting to 2016 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard
PENNSYLVANIA
Agency: Department of Environmental Protection
NELAP Representative: Annmarie Beach
717/346-7200
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/OtherPrograms/Labs/Pages/Laboratory-Accreditation-Program.aspx
State Accreditation Database: http://cedatareporting.pa.gov/Reportserver/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?/Public/DEP/Labs/SSRS/Lab_Certification
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
Accrediting to 2016 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard
Complaints: https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/OtherPrograms/Labs/Pages/Laboratory-Accreditation-Program.aspx
For information about PA DEP official appeals process, visit http://ehb.courtapps.com/public/index.php
TEXAS
Agency: Commission on Environmental Quality
NELAP Representative: Jody Koehler
Telephone: 512/239-1990
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/agency/qa/env_lab_accreditation.html
State Accreditation Database: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/compliance/labs/tx-nelap-lab-list.docx/
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
Accrediting to 2016 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard
Complaints: Submit to [email protected]
UTAH
Agency: Department of Health
NELAP Representative: Ms. Kristin Brown
Telephone: 801/965-2540
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: https://uphl.utah.gov/certifications/environmental-laboratory-certification/
State Accreditation Database: view in LAMS
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
Accrediting to 2016 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard
Complaints: The complaint process can start with the assessor and goes up the chain-of-command with the potential of being heard as part of adjudicative proceedings.
VIRGINIA
Agency: Department of General Services
NELAP Representative: Ms. Cathy Westerman
Telephone: 804/648-4480
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: https://dgs.virginia.gov/division-of-consolidated-laboratory-services/certification-accreditation/cert-accred/
State Accreditation Database: https://dgs.virginia.gov/division-of-consolidated-laboratory-services/certification-accreditation/find-a-lab/
Fields of Accreditation: view in LAMS
Accrediting to 2009 TNI Environmental Laboratory Sector Standard
Complaints: Submit complaints to [email protected] or [email protected]