Changes to Laboratory Accreditation Standard Adopted by NELAP

Date Posted: 11-27-2012

On August 1, 2012, the NELAP Accreditation Council adopted into the program changes to the accreditation requirements for proficiency testing for laboratories that perform Whole Effluent Toxicity testing. These changes were approved by the Proficiency Testing Expert Committee on April 12, 2012 and a summary of the changes can be found here: http://www.nelac-institute.org/docs/standards/2012/TIA-PT/WET TIA_11 03 09 revised4-4-12-12.pdf

TNI has now completed a reformat of the affected standards and these revised standards are now available for download below:

Volume 1: Module 1 - Proficiency Testing
Volume 2: Module 2 - Proficiency Testing
Volume 3: General Requirements for Environmental Proficiency Test Providers

THESE CHANGES ONLY AFFECT LABORATORIES THAT PERFORM WHOLE EFFLUENT TESTING.