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.TNI Committee Pages
Most of the work of TNI is done by volunteers working on committees or boards tasked with specific functions. If you are interested in actively helping our organization, complete a TNI Committee Application (TNI membership required). Participation on TNI committees and boards is described in Operations of TNI Committees and Program Boards.
Administrative
TNI administrative committees provide support to the organization.
Credentials Committee
Finance Committee
Information Technology Committee
Nominating Committee
Policy Committee
Training Committee
Program
The major programs of TNI are supported through a corresponding committee or board.
Advocacy
Consensus Standards Development Executive Committee
Laboratory Accreditation System Executive Committee
National Environmental Field Activities Program (NEFAP) Executive Committee
National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) Accreditation Co
Proficiency Testing Executive Committee
Expert
Expert Committees support the operations of TNI Programs.
Asbestos Expert Committee
Chemistry Expert Committee
Field Activities Committee
Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee
Laboratory Proficiency Testing Committee
Microbiology Expert Committee
Quality Management Systems
Radiochemistry Expert Committee
Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing Expert Committee
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors supervises, controls, and directs the affairs of TNI; determine its policies; and actively pursues its mission.
Board of Directors