(Updated) Workshops on Implementing the New TNI Standards Planned In 2010

TNI will be organizing a series of Workshops around the country to assist laboratories with making the change from the 2003 NELAC Standard to the new TNI standards.  The list below shows the current plan.  This list will evolve over the next few months.  As the details for each workshop get finalized, additional information can be obtained by clicking on the workshop location.

Previous Workshops

March 15: Syracuse, NY
March 23: Edison, NJ
March 25: Boston, MA
April 29: Taylorsville, UT
May 13: Salem, OR
May 26: St Petersburg Beach, FL
June 17: Dallas, TX
July 9: Riverside, CA
July 20: Lancaster, PA

Upcoming Workshops

August 13: Washington, D.C.
September 1: Topeka, KS
September 9: St. Paul, MN
September 20: Houston, TX
September 21: San Antonio, TX
September 24: Seattle, WA (in conjunction with DOE meeting)
December 3: Chicago, IL
February 3, 2011: Savannah, GA

Tentative Workshops

Fall 2010: Las Vegas, NV
Fall 2010: San Antonio, TX
Fall 2010: Houston, TX
Fall 2010: Baton Rouge, LA
Fall 2010: Miami, FL
Fall 2010: Northern California
Fall 2010: Nashville, TN
Fall 2010: Cincinnati, OH
Spring 2011: Des Moines, IA

Summary of Workshop

The NELAC Institute (TNI) National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) has adopted for use within the program four new accreditation standards:

• Management and Technical Requirements for Laboratories Performing Environmental Analysis
• General Requirements for Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Environmental Laboratories
• General Requirements for Environmental Proficiency Test Providers
• General Requirements for an Accreditor of Environmental Proficiency Test Providers

The new standards will replace the 2003 NELAC standard and will be implemented in 2011. All NELAP-accredited laboratories will need to comply with the new requirements by July 1, 2011. This workshop will review in detail the standard applicable to laboratories, briefly review the other three standards, and present the plan for implementation.

Workshop Agenda

8:15    Welcome, Background and Implementation Schedule

8:45    Proficiency Testing Requirements Affecting Laboratories

9:30    Break

10:00  Quality Systems: General Requirements

12:00  Lunch Break

1:00    Quality Systems: Technical Requirements

2:00    Accreditation Body Requirements Affecting Laboratories

2:30    Interpretations, Clarifications and Guidance

3:00    Questions and Answers