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.Comments Invited on Recommended Changes to Volume 1 of the TNI Field Standards - Webinar to be Held February 19, 2021 at 1pm Eastern
Date Posted: 2-1-2021
The TNI Field Activities Expert Committee (FAC) has reviewed Volume 1 of the 2014 TNI Field Standards (General Requirements for Field Sampling and Measurement Organizations). The purpose of the review was to determine if there were any needed changes/improvements to the current Standard. One major change to the Standard will include the shift from ISO/IEC 17025:2005 language to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 language. 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 Volume 1 of the 2014 TNI Field Standards. The public webinar will highlight (1) additions the Committee would like to make to the Standard, (2) ideas the Committee is considering that they would like more feedback on, (3) the impact that ISO/IEC 17025:2017 has on the Standard and (4) a list of items the Committee plans to keep from the 2014 TNI Volume 1 Standard and add to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 language (will be shared on screen during the webinar).
Webinar: February 19, 2021, 1-2:30pm EST (Friday)
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 to the Standard can be found at the following link: Document Link (Microsoft Word). Written comments regarding this document are welcome and asked to be submitted within 30 days of the public webinar (Due March 19, 2021). Comments may be submitted whether you attend the webinar or not.
Please contact Ilona Taunton or Scott Haas (Chair, FAC - [email protected]) with any questions.