TNI Logo The NELAC Institute

This course provides examples of the assessment process for organic technologies, based on The NELAC Institute (TNI) Environmental Laboratory standard. The principles for assessing specific technical disciplines within the laboratory operations are presented. The emphasis of this course is sample preparation, Gas Chromatography (GC) and GC/MS volatiles testing with an overview of performing assessments for other organic technologies.

The rationale for assessing is based on proven quality principals that allow the determination of adherence to the defined system for the technical operations. The system standards used during this course are the 2009 TNI Environmental Laboratory (EL) standard. Personnel with a basic science background in this technical area assess operations by conducting an assessment of a laboratory system and technical operations to assure conformance to the stated quality system and where applicable the mandated methods.

Personnel successfully completing the course will acquire the following:

  • Knowledge sufficient to assess the implementation of the technology by the laboratory.
  • An understanding as to how the technology is used in the various methods.
  • An understanding of the key elements of data packages, and raw data to review and check effectively.
  • How to write non-conformances and track corrective actions, evaluate root cause analysis,

The course presents the fundamentals of how to assess technical operations for the following technologies:

  1. Gas Chromatography (GC)
  2. Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
  3. Sample Preparation – Extractions for Organic methods
  4. Other related techniques – HPLC, LC/MS

Click here for complete information about this course (PDF)

Location:
Richmond, CA


Format:
Seminar

Start Date:
Thursday 10th May 2012, 8:00am

Length:
2 days

Presented By:


Marlene Moore

About the Presenter:
Marlene Moore founded Advanced Systems, Inc. in February 1992 as a consulting company specializing in quality systems for laboratory and sampling operations. She brings together the needs of quality system management, measurement operations and regulatory compliance.

Marlene Moore has worked and managed sampling and testing laboratories for over twenty years before providing her expertise to others. Current work includes assessing for laboratory accreditation programs to ISO/IEC 17025 and assessing to ISO/IEC 17065 for conformity assessment certification programs. Assessments are performed for A2LA, ANAB and ANSI. Additional assessor and auditor training was completed under the EPA Safe Drinking Water Program for State certification laboratory auditors for inorganic, organic and microbiology and as an ISO auditor for ISO 9000. Formerly an RAB ASQ/ANSI registered auditor.