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) Workshops on Implementing the New TNI Standards
Date Posted: 3-15-2011
TNI will host three more Workshops this spring to assist laboratories with making the change from the 2003 NELAC Standard to the new TNI standards. The list below shows the current plan. As the details for each workshop get finalized, additional information can be obtained by clicking on the Agenda. On-line registration is open for all three workshops. A series of Webinars will be offered in May and June for those that cannot come to the workshops.
Future Workshops
April 14, 2011: Las Vegas, NV (Agenda - Registration)
April 18, 2011: Denver, CO (Agenda - Registration)
April 20 or 21, 2011: Louisville, KY (Agenda - Registration)
Summary of Workshop
The NELAC Institute (TNI) National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) has adopted for use within the program four new accreditation standards:
- Management and Technical Requirements for Laboratories Performing Environmental Analysis
- General Requirements for Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Environmental Laboratories
- General Requirements for Environmental Proficiency Test Providers
- General Requirements for an Accreditor of Environmental Proficiency Test Providers
The new standards will replace the 2003 NELAC standard and will be implemented in 2011. All NELAP-accredited laboratories will need to comply with the new requirements by July 1, 2011. This workshop will review in detail the standard applicable to laboratories, briefly review the other three standards, and present the plan for implementation.
Previous Workshops
March 15: Syracuse, NY
March 23: Edison, NJ
March 25: Boston, MA
April 29: Taylorsville, UT
May 13: Salem, OR
May 26: St Petersburg Beach, FL
June 17: Dallas, TX
July 9: Riverside, CA
July 20: Lancaster, PA
August 13: Washington, D.C.
September 1: Topeka, KS
September 3: Daytona Beach, FL
September 9: St. Paul, MN
September 20: Houston, TX
September 21: San Antonio, TX
September 24: Seattle, WA (in conjunction with DOE meeting)
October 27: West Palm Beach, FL
November 23: Baton Rouge, LA
December 3: Chicago, IL
December 9: Richmond, CA
February 3, 2011: Savannah, GA
March 7, 2011: Syracuse, NY