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.Accreditation Body Task Force Issues Report
Date Posted: 7-19-2011
TNI's Accreditation Body Task Force has finalized a report that presents findings and recommended options for improving the effectiveness of TNI's National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP). This effort was initiated because of events in 2010 that resulted from changes in the economy and its effect on state government funding. The report consists of a brief introduction, a summary of the methodology employed by the Task Force, and detailed findings and recommended options. Several appendices provide supporting materials.
Download the report here (PDF).
The findings and recommended options will be discussed at a meeting of the Task Force on August 16, 2011 in Bellevue, WA.