Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee
This committee develops the standard for operation of laboratory accreditation bodies.
Conference Calls: 3rd Tuesday, 12 pm ET
Contact the Committee Chair or Program Administrator to request to participate for these calls.
Notes:
On September 20, 2011, the On-Site Assessment Committee was merged with the Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee. The minutes and documents produced by the On-Site Assessment Committee are included below.
On June 9, 2010, this committee was renamed the Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee to reflect a change in the TNI bylaws. Documents such as meeting minutes may show the previous name of this committee, Accreditation Body Committee.
As a means to improve the quality and consistency of environmental data throughout the United States and to foster the mutual recognition of laboratory accreditation by Accreditation Bodies, the mission of the TNI Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee is to develop and support accreditation standards by engaging industry experts in a consensus-based standards development process.
- Using ISO standards as a model this committee will develop and maintain a module to address the programmatic requirements for accreditation bodies.
- As needed, support these accreditation standards with appropriate training, guidance and other materials to facilitate implementation and adoption of these standards on a national level.
- Further refine the consensus-based accreditation standards that are consistent with other national and international standards and cost effective, avoiding unnecessary duplication and non-value added requirements.
- Continually evaluate and establish success measures to target opportunities for improvement.
- Establish and maintain an environment for standards development that will ensure continual improvement of accreditation standards that are aligned with the regulatory and industry specific requirements.
- Utilize existing and future TNI infrastructure and resources to accomplish mission.
| Joe Aiello, Chair New Jersey DEP Trenton, NJ joseph.aiello@dep.state.nj | Ken Jackson, Program Administrator The NELAC Institute Ballston Spa, NY ken.jackson@nelac-institute.org |
| Steve Arms Florida Department of Health Jacksonville, FL steve_arms@doh.state.fl.us | Lynn Bradley The NELAC Institute Vienna, VA lynn.bradley@nelac-institute.org |
| Donald Cassano Retired Stonybrook, NY elapman@optonline.net | Nilda Cox MWH Laboratories Monrovia, CA nilda.b.cox@mwhglobal.com |
| Dan Dickinson New York State DOH Albany, NY dmd15@health.state.ny.us | Jeff Flowers Flowers Chemical Laboratories, Inc. Altamonte Springs, FL jeff@flowerslabs.com |
| Linda Geddes MWH Laboratories Monrovia, CA linda.geddes@mwhglobal.com | Myron Getman New York State Department of Health Albany, NY mrg05@health.state.ny.us |
| John Gumpper ChemVal Consulting Salt Lake City, UT jgumpper@chemval.com | Mark J. Mensik Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc. Arvada, CO mmensik@epsilonsystems.com |
| Sharon Mertens Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage Dist. Milwaukee, WI smertens@mmsd.com | Faust R. Parker, Jr PBS&J Environmental Toxicology Lab Houston, TX frparker@pbsj.com |
| Denise Rice US EPA / OIG Washington, DC rice.denise@epa.gov | Steve Stubbs Texas Comm. on Env. Quality Austin, TX sstubbs@tceq.state.tx.us |
Sample Checklists and Forms for Use by Lab Assessors in NELAP Accreditation Bodies, based on the 2003 NELAC Standard | ||
These are checklists and forms developed and used by laboratory assessors in the state NELAP Accreditation Bodies. They are not meant to be mandatory, but are posted here so that other assessors may use them or modify them for other ABs to use in assessments, if desired. | ||
 | Lab Assessment Checklists, from NH AB (coming soon) | |
| FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM NELAP Assessment Confidentiality Notice On-Site Laboratory Assessment Appraisal Form Closing Conference (Exit Interview) Checklist | |
| FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Florida Pre-Assessment Checklist | |
ABC Draft Criteria on Associate Affiliate Members (Excel, 16Kb)
Chapter 6 of the 2003 NELAC standard contained procedural language that this committee believes does not belong in the TNI standard. This language is summarized in the two spreadsheets below.
Chapter 6 Unresolved Items (Excel, 119Kb)
Chapter 6 Analysis (Excel, 178Kb)
Guidance Documents
Basic Assessor Training Course Curriculum (PDF, 246KB)
Technical Training Course Curricula for Environmental Lab Assessors (PDF, 264KB)
On-Site Assessment of Environmental Laboratories (PDF, 177KB)