The mission of the TNI Field Activities Committee is to develop specific field accreditation standards for accrediting bodies for field sampling and measurement activities by engaging industry experts in a consensus-based standards development process providing the means to improve the quality and consistency of environmental data throughout the United States.

The committee will support these field accreditation standards with appropriate guidance materials to facilitate implementation and adoption of these standards on a national and international level. The committee is committed to establishing and maintaining an environment for standards development that will ensure continual improvement of field accreditation standards that are aligned with the practical constraints of sampling and field measurement as well as regulatory and industry specific requirements.

• Improve the quality and consistency of environmental data by establishing standards for activities related to environmental sampling and field measurements
• Engage industry experts in the standards development process through targeted outreach activities to ensure the development of standards for various medias that are practical, appropriate and implement-able for organizations of varying size and structure.
• Develop consensus-based field accreditation standards that are consistent with other national and international standards, avoiding unnecessary duplication and non-value added requirements. Complete the initial phase of standards with the development of the foundational standards (competency and conformity assessment) and at least one (1) matrix-specific field standard.
• Collaborate with affected stakeholders to develop a practical and functional audit system, specifically designed to assess conformance to the requirements of the standard, which utilizes existing resources and capabilities to ensure that: the required technical expertise is available; costs are minimized; and the quality and consistency of environmental data continually improves.
• Continually evaluate and establish success measures to target opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain the tools (e.g., guidance documents, templates, training materials, etc.) necessary for consistent standards implementation.

Current Projects:

Accreditation policy and related SOPs
Collaboration with Advocacy Committee

Current Needs:

Candidates for early adoption of FAC standards
AB members

DRAFT Flowchart: Tier II Environmental Lead Accreditation Process (DOC, 67KB)