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.Updated Plans for Assessor Training
Date Posted: 4-10-2013
On December 7, 2011, TNI and Advanced Systems, Inc. (ASI) announced an agreement by which TNI will support ASI's efforts to provide assessor training for TNI's National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) and National Environmental Field Activities Program (NEFAP). For 2013, two classes are now open for registration. Registration for all classes will occur through TNI's Educational Delivery System at http://www.nelac-institute.org/eds-home.php. Registration for the following classes is now open:
NELAP Basic Assessor Training, July 31-August 2, San Antonio, Texas
NELAP Technical Assessor Training - Assessing Organic Chemistry, July 29-30, 2013, Austin Texas