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.Deadline for providing comments on Quality Systems Working Draft Standard Extended to September 6
Date Posted: 9-2-2011
TNI has extended the time period for providing comments on the Working Draft Standard published on June 26.
Comments should be sent to the committee chair, Silky Labie at elcatllc@centurylink.net.
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TNI's Laboratory Quality Sytems Expert Committee has voted to release proposed changes to Volume 1 of the environmental laboratory sector standards. The proposed changes affect Modules 2-7 of this standard. Comments on the proposed changes will be considered verbally at a public meeting of this committee on August 17 in Bellevue, WA and by email until September 1, 2011. Comments should be sent to the committee chair, Silky Labie at elcatllc@centurylink.net. The committee has also prepared a summary of the proposed changes (click here).
Working Draft Standards
Volume 1, Management and Technical Requirements for Laboratories Performing Environmental Analysis:
Module 2: Quality Systems General Requirements
Module 3: Quality Systems for Asbestos Testing
Module 4: Quality Systems for Chemical Testing
Module 5: Quality Systems for Microbiological Testing
Module 6: Quality Systems for Radiochemical Testing
Module 7: Quality Systems for Toxicity Testing