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.Comment Invited on Recommended Changes to the SSAS Program Standards - Webinar to be held February 16, 2021 at 2pm Eastern
Date Posted: 2-1-2021
The TNI Stationary Source Audit Sample (SSAS) Expert Committee has reviewed Volume 1 Module 1 (General Requirements for SSAS Providers), Module 2 (General Requirements for an Accreditor of SSAS Providers), and Module 3 (General Requirements for Participation in the TNI SSAS Program) of the TNI 2014 SSAS Program standard. The purpose of the review was to determine if there were any needed changes/improvements to the current standards. The Committee will be holding a public webinar for feedback on Committee suggested changes/improvements and to gather input on other improvements that can be made to the SSAS Program standards.
Webinar: February 16, 2021, 2 - 3:30pm EST (Tuesday)
To register for this Webinar, email Ilona Taunton ([email protected]) and request an invitation to register. There is no registration cost for this meeting.
A summary of possible changes/improvements to the Modules can be found at the following links: Vol1-Mod1 (Microsoft Word), Vol1-Mod2 (Microsoft Word), and Vol1-Mod3 (Microsoft Word). Written comments regarding these documents are welcome and asked to be submitted within 30 days of the public webinar (due March 16, 2021). Comments may be submitted whether you attend the webinar or not.
Please contact Ilona Taunton or Sheri Heldstab (Chair, SSAS Expert Committee - [email protected]) with any questions.