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.Standard Interpretation
Standard: 2016
Section: V1M2, Section 5.6.4.2
REQUEST:
This section of the Standard specifies, "Documented procedures shall exist for the purchase, receipt and storage of consumable materials used for the technical operations of the laboratory."
Question: What does the Standard mean by "technical operations of the laboratory"? Would a 1:1 HCl dropper used to acidify a VOC sample during sample collection require the documentation and labeling of paragraphs b) and/or d)? Do reagents that are used at collection fall under the definition of "technical operations of the laboratory"?
TNI FINAL RESPONSE:
If the laboratory provides or uses the reagents, they would be part of the "technical operations of the laboratory" and would therefore require documented procedures as described in section 5.6.4.2. If the reagents are provided by the client, they would not fall under the "technical operations of the laboratory."