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.Free Training Course for Accreditation Bodies on October 23
Date Posted: 10-12-2008
The NELAC Institute (TNI) is offering a two-hour overview of the application process for states that wish to become NELAP recognized accreditation bodies (AB). The first part of this training will cover the responsibilities of a NELAP accreditation body and a general overview of the recognition process as outlined in Chapter 6 of the 2003 NELAC standards. The second half of the training will describe the management and quality systems the potential AB must have in place, and will focus on how to successfully complete the written application and supplemental materials.
Participants should have copies of the following documents in front of them:
"Accreditation Body Application";
"Application Completeness Checklist";
"Checklist to Determine Accreditation Body Compliance".
Participants should also review Chapter 6 of the 2003 NELAC standards before the training.
Instructors for the course are Dan Hickman, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and current Chair of the NELAP Board, and Dr. Kenneth Jackson, Director, Environmental Laboratory Approval Program, New York State Department of Health.
You can register for the course by going to:
http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/NELAPAccreditation/