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.Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee
This committee develops the standard for operation of laboratory accreditation bodies.
Conference Calls: 3rd Tuesday, 1 pm ET
Contact the Committee Chair or Program Administrator to request to participate for these calls.
Notes:
On September 20, 2011, the On-Site Assessment Committee was merged with the Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee. The minutes and documents produced by the On-Site Assessment Committee are included below.
On June 9, 2010, this committee was renamed the Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee to reflect a change in the TNI bylaws. Documents such as meeting minutes may show the previous name of this committee, Accreditation Body Committee.
| Aaren Alger, Chair Alger Consulting & Training Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania [email protected] | Amy Steuerwald, Vice Chair NYS Department of Health, ELAP Albany, New York [email protected] |
| Ilona Taunton, Program Administrator The NELAC Institute Mill Spring, North Carolina [email protected] | Socorro Baldonado Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Laverne, California [email protected] |
| Kathryn Chang Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC Pomona, California [email protected] | Sviatlana Haubner Cinncinati Metropolitan Sewer District Cincinnati, Ohio [email protected] |
| Michella Karapondo EPA OGWDW TSC [email protected] | Ryan Lerch Oklahoma Dept. of Environmental Quality Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [email protected] |
| Michael Perry Labworks Henderson, Nevada [email protected] | Millie Rose IL EPA Spingfield, Illinois [email protected] |
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Sample Checklists and Forms for Use by Lab Assessors in NELAP Accreditation Bodies, based on the 2003 NELAC Standard |
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These are checklists and forms developed and used by laboratory assessors in the state NELAP Accreditation Bodies. They are not meant to be mandatory, but are posted here so that other assessors may use them or modify them for other ABs to use in assessments, if desired. |
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Lab Assessment Checklists, from NH AB (coming soon) |
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FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM NELAP Assessment Confidentiality Notice On-Site Laboratory Assessment Appraisal Form Closing Conference (Exit Interview) Checklist |
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FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Florida Pre-Assessment Checklist |
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ABC Draft Criteria on Associate Affiliate Members (Excel, 16Kb)
Chapter 6 of the 2003 NELAC standard contained procedural language that this committee believes does not belong in the TNI standard. This language is summarized in the two spreadsheets below.
Chapter 6 Unresolved Items (Excel, 119Kb)
Chapter 6 Analysis (Excel, 178Kb)
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)