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.Status of Program for Accreditation for Field Sampling and Measurement Organizations (FSMOs)
Date Posted: 4-16-2009
At the present time, accreditation for field sampling and measurement is not currently available from TNI recognized accreditation bodies. TNI is developing a feasibility plan for the process to be used for the recognition or acceptance of accreditation bodies. The process must ensure consistent and uniform implementation of a national program as defined by the TNI FSMO Standards. The process for recognizing Accreditation Bodies is being developed – Your input is needed.
Please contact the committee chair, Marlene Moore, at [email protected] if you have any questions or would like to join the Field Activities committee as an associate member to follow the progress and provide input for developing this process.