TNI Publishes Terms and Definitions from ISO/IEC Documents Referenced in the TNI Standard
Date Posted: 11-26-2019
The terms and definitions found in VIM, International vocabulary of basic and general terms in metrology, ISO/lEC 17000, Conformity assessment- Vocabulary and general principles, and ISO/IEC 17011:2004, Conformity Assessment - General Requirements for Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Conformity Assessment Bodies, are referenced in the Normative References sections of Modules 1 and 2 of the 2016 TNI laboratory standard. These terms and definitions are freely available on the internet but have been posted on the TNI website for the convenience of laboratories and laboratory assessors.
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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.
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