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).
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.Final Version of 2007 TNI Standards Available
Date Posted: 7-8-2008
The TNI Standards that were voted on and adopted during 2007 have been published in their final form. They are:
Environmental Laboratory Sector
Volume1 - Management and Technical Requirements for Laboratories Performing Environmental Analysis (comprising 7 modules)
Volume 2 - General Requirements for Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Environmental Laboratories (comprising 3 modules)
Volume 3 - General Requirements for Environmental Proficiency Test Providers
Volume 4 - General Requirements for an Accreditor of Environmental Proficiency Test Providers
Field Sampling and Measurement Organization Sector
Volume 1 - General Requirements for Field Sampling and Measurement Organizations
Volume 2 - General Requirements for Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Field Sampling and Measurement Organizations
Each volume or module has a listed adoption date of either May 1, 2007 or December 22, 2007.
In accordance with TNI SOP 2-100 (Procedures Governing Standards Development), those standards with an adoption date of December 22, 2007 may be appealed. The appellant is required to file a written complaint with Jerry Parr, Executive Director of TNI, within 30 days of the posting of those volumes/modules.