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).
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.Standard Interpretation
Standard: NEFAP
Section: 7.11.3 Note
Link to relevant standard
REQUEST:
Is there a requirement for an accreditation body to establish a 2 year cycle to re-accredit the FSMO. Are the options in ISO/IEC 17011 7.11.3 b) available for the accreditation body?
TNI FINAL RESPONSE:
Volume 2 Section 7.11.3 does establish a requirement for a two year cycle for re-qualification if the accreditation is based on reassessments alone.
The word "typically", in the note section of 7.11.3 in Volume 2, is used instead of "shall" or "must" and is thus not considered a requirement.