Workshop Excellence Webinar Series
Practical Implementation of Quality Assurance and Accreditation Requirements |
November Topic:
Ethics Training for the Environmental Professional
Addressing Ethical Dilemmas and Installing a "Culture of Integrity"
November 1, 2012 (Thurs) 12-3pm EST
Course Description:
Reputation and credibility are vital to an organization's success. This 3-hour interactive webinar focuses on discussing issues and concerns related to ethics, values, potential causes and establishing an effective training program.
Recommended Attendees
- All Laboratory Personnel
- Laboratory Owners
- QA Managers
- Field Samplers
- Data Users
- Auditors
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Multiple accrediting programs including TNI's laboratory and field standards require laboratories to have a documented "ethics training" program addressing ethical dilemmas and improper, illegal, and unethical practices. How does management implement these requirements? What is a culture of integrity? How do managers instill a proper decision process in staff and spot potential vulnerabilities? This workshop helps answer these question. It provides valuable information on proper practices, conduct, and techniques to help resolve ethical dilemmas, and stresses practicing "ethics at the bench". Discussion topics include potential causes of scientific misconduct, examples of improper practices, differentiating between proper and improper practices, and proper scientific decision making as well as specific practices designed for early detection and prevention of laboratory wrongdoing. Real life examples of ethical dilemmas will be presented as well as actual situations and the outcome of proper decision making and poor decision making.
This workshop is geared to participation by laboratory management and technical personnel, specifically supervisors, managers, and QA professionals as well as assessors from the private and public sectors.
Course Topics
- Why is this an important issue?
- What is ethics?
- Ramifications of unethical conduct
- Actual case histories
- Importance of shared values
- Right vs. wrong dilemma
- Causal analysis and Potential Root Causes
- Dilemma resolution
- A framework for early detection
- Examples of improper practices
Cost: The NELAC Institute (TNI) Member: $75 TNI Non-member: $85
The Quality Assurance and Accreditation Brown Bag Series
This is the forth in a series of webinars focused on the roles and activities of a quality manager in NELAP. The first three of these have been converted into on-demand webcasts. This allows you the opportunity to view the webinar as it was presented at your leisure.
- Understanding and Implementing LOD and LOQ and their relationship to MDL and PQL
- Corrective Action Process and Root Cause Analysis
- Internal Audits and Management Review
These webcasts can be found at: http://www.nelac-institute.org/eds-home.php
These webinars were very well attended and feedback from the participants was very positive. We hope that you take advantage of this training opportunity. If you have any questions, please contact Jerry Parr ([email protected]). |
Additional webinars in this series are scheduled approximately monthly. This is the forth in the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Series. Look for information on the following Workshop Excellence offerings and tentative dates. MARK THESE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR!!!!
Establishing a Data Integrity Plan
Roles of the Technical & Quality Manager in the Lab
Method Selection and Validation Topics |
December 7, 2012
February 8, 2013
March 1, 2013 |
TNI Members: you must be logged-in to the website to receive the member rate.
Format:
Webinar Start Date:
Thursday 1st November 2012, 12:00pm Length:
3 hours 
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Presented By:
Jack Farrell About the Presenter:
Jack Farrell has more than 40 years of experience in the environmental industry as an analyst, QA professional, technical and general manager of small, medium and large commercial laboratories. He is an experienced environmental manager, laboratory chemist, trainer, and auditor. Mr. Farrell holds degrees in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) and Chemistry and is a professional trainer, consultant and third party assessor for a number of state and federal regulators.
Jack Farrell is a Senior Environmental Analyst, President and Founder of Analytical Excellence, Inc. (AEX). Since its inception in 1993, AEX has been an independent strictly confidential consulting firm specializing in environmental laboratory operations, analysis and matters concerning the generation of analytical data to support effective compliance decision-making and aspects of litigation. AEX's clientele consist of well-known small and large laboratory companies, instrument manufacturers, engineering firms, state and federal regulatory agencies and legal practice firms. |
The NELAC Institute
develop consensus standards for use by TNI's programs. This group has a support role in assisting other programs with activities such as guidance and standards interpretation.
fosters the generation of data of known and documented quality is through the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, or NELAP. The purpose of this program is to establish and implement a program for the accreditation of environmental laboratories.
is to establish and maintain a national PT program to support TNI’s National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, and other activities.
Field Activities Program (NEFAP) Executive Committee is to establish and implement an accreditation program for field sampling and measurement organizations (FSMOs).
Audit Sample Program is to develop consensus standards for the manufacture and analysis of audit samples for source emission testing.
on a variety of topics of interest to the environmental measurement community. TNI also hosts two regularly scheduled meetings per year, typically in January and August. Both are a week long and involve open meetings of TNI committees as well as training courses and other special sessions.