Laboratory On-Site Assessment Committee
The Laboratory On-Site Assessment Committee establishes standards, processes, and guidance for planning, conducting, reporting, and evaluating assessments performed at the operating locations of bodies involved in analyzing and sampling environmental samples. The Laboratory On-Site Assessment Committee:
- Generates procedures for conducting and documenting on-site assessments of laboratories, environmental sampling and testing organizations, and other entities interested in environmental measurements.
- Specifies the minimum education, training, and experience requirements for assessors, and the frequency of on-site assessments.
- Promotes and facilitates communication between assessors, those assessed, and other interested parties.
- Develops and evaluates assessor training courses.
Develops a manual for assessors on conducting assessments and writing subsequent reports.
Conference Calls: 2nd Wednesday, 1 pm ET
Contact the Committee Chair or Program Administrator to participate in the calls of this committee.
Note: On June 9, 2010, this committee was renamed the Laboratory On-Site Assessment Committee to reflect a change in the TNI bylaws. Documents such as meeting minutes may show the previous name of this committee, On-Site Assessment Committee.
- Develop a standard module for the on-site assessment by accreditation bodies of environmental laboratories.
- Help develop a guidance module for laboratories subject to on-site assessment by accreditation bodies.
- Conduct a survey of laboratories regarding the state of on-site assessments.
- Conduct a survey of assessors regarding the state of on-site assessments.
- Collaborate with the Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee in producing a standard module for Accreditation Bodies.
Denise Rice, Chair | Jane Wilson, Program Administrator |
Donald Cassano | Nilda Cox |
Myron Getman | John Gumpper |
Mark J. Mensik | Faust R. Parker, Jr |
Current Projects:
Technical Course Curriculum and Examination for Assessors
Basic Assessor Training Guidance Document development
Current Needs:
As of July 2009, the committee is looking for 3 new members: 2 to represent accreditatoin bodies, and 1 to represent laboratories. Interested applicants can apply using our on-line form: http://www.nelac-institute.org/comm-app.php.
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)