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The NELAC Institute ≡ TNI Consensus Standards Development Laboratory Accreditation Proficiency Testing (PT) Field Activities (NEFAP) Stationary Sources (SSAS) Training & Meetings Membership Join TNI TNI Member Benefits TNI Member Directory (TNI Members Only) Organization Organization Chart List of All TNI Committees Committee Meeting Schedule Join a TNI Committee TNI Documents Policies & Standard Operating Procedures Document Library News Archives Newsletter Archives Bylaws Acronyms and Definitions Logos & Symbols Administrative Committees Credentials Committee Finance Committee Information Technology Committee Nominating Committee Policy Committee Training Committee Advocacy Advocacy Committee Mentor Subcommittee Advocacy Documents Articles • Correspondence • White Papers • Position Statements • Press Releases • Regulatory Comments • Reports TNI Resources Available Training Courses Buy TNI Standards, Templates, and Guides Management & Oversight Executive Director & Staff Board of Directors Consumables Task Force About TNI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to foster the generation of environmental data of known and documented quality through an open, inclusive, and transparent process that is responsive to the needs of the community. The organization is managed by a Board of Directors and is governed by organizational Bylaws. Learn more... Standards Laboratory Accreditation (TNI 2016) Standards Laboratory Accreditation (TNI 2009) Standards 2003 NELAC Standard Summary of Changes Between 2003, 2009, and 2016 TNI Standards Field Activities Standards Stationary Source Audit Sample Program Standards Latest Standards Development Activity Standard Interpretations and Guidance Laboratory Accreditation (TNI) Standards NELAC 2003 Standard Field Activities Standards Request an Interpretation for TNI 2009 or 2016 Request an Interpretation for Field Activities Subscribe to be notified when new Interpretations are posted Expert Committees The following committees develop consensus standards for TNI Programs: Asbestos Expert Committee Chemistry Expert Committee Field Activities Committee Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee Laboratory Proficiency Testing Committee Laboratory Quality Systems Microbiology Expert Committee Radiochemistry Expert Committee Stationary Source Audit Sample Committee Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing Expert Committee Resources How the standards development process works (PDF) Related Policies & Standard Operating Procedures Management & Oversight Executive Committee About Consensus Standards Development The purpose of this program is to 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. Learn more... Standards Laboratory Accreditation (TNI 2016) Standards Laboratory Accreditation (TNI 2009) Standards 2003 NELAC Standard Latest Standards Development Activity Standard Interpretations and Guidance Lab Resources Search for TNI-accredited Laboratories Become a TNI-accredited Laboratory Available Training Courses Quality Manual Template SOP Templates Small Laboratory Handbook Logos & Symbols Help with Accreditation Help on the 2009 TNI Standard (Quality Systems Checklist) Help on the 2016 TNI Standard (Quality Systems Checklist) Consulting Firms for Laboratories Seeking Accreditation Contract Assessors Available Training Courses Accreditation Body Resources List of NELAP-recognized Accreditation Bodies List of Non-Governmental Accreditation Bodies Become a NELAP-recognized Accreditation Body Additional Resources Accreditation/Certification Program Profiles (summaries of lab accreditation offered in all US states) TNI Method Repository (TNI Members Only) Small Laboratory Advocacy Group (SLAG) DiscussionsManagement & Oversight Laboratory Accreditation System Executive Committee NELAP Accreditation Council Non-Governmental Accreditation Body (NGAB) Working Group Board of Directors Related Expert Committees Asbestos Expert Committee Chemistry Expert Committee Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee Laboratory Proficiency Testing Committee Laboratory Quality Systems Microbiology Expert Committee Radiochemistry Expert Committee Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing Expert Committee About NELAP One of the ways that TNI 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. Go to NELAP Home Page... Standards Laboratory Accreditation (TNI 2016) Standards Laboratory Accreditation (TNI 2009) Standards 2003 NELAC Standard Latest Standards Development Activity Standard Interpretations PT Resources Fields of Proficiency Testing (FoPT) Tables TNI Method & Analyte Codes TNI Method Repository (TNI Members Only) List of Accredited PT Providers List of PT Provider Accreditors PT Database (PT Providers Only) Subscribe to be notified when FoPT Tables are updated Management & Oversight PT Program Executive Committee Related Expert Committees Laboratory Proficiency Testing Committee Stationary Source Audit Sample Committee About the TNI PT Program The purpose of the Proficiency Testing Program is to establish and maintain a national PT program to support TNI’s National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, and other activities. Go to PT Program Home Page... Standards Current Standards Latest Standards Development Activity Standard Interpretations Field Sampling Measurement Organization Resources Search for NEFAP-recognized FSMO How to become an accredited FSMO Checklist for the TNI NEFAP Standard Volume 1 List of NEFAP-recognized Accreditation Bodies How to become an FSMO AB Accreditation Programs Webcast Available Training Courses Why NEFAP? (video) NEFAP Events Sampling and Analysis of PFAS in Field Blanks Workshop Field Sampling Conclave Management & Oversight NEFAP Executive Committee Related Expert Committee Field Activities Committee About NEFAP The purpose of the National Environmental Field Activities Program (NEFAP) Executive Committee is to establish and implement an accreditation program for field sampling and measurement organizations (FSMOs). Go to NEFAP Home Page... Standards Stationary Source Audit Sample Program Standard Latest Standards Development Activity General Resources Search for a SSAS ID: Organization Name (partial OK) Obtain a SSAS ID Getting Started Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) SSAS Table (Methods, Analytes, Concentration Ranges, and Acceptance Criteria) (PDF) SSAS Table Change Request Application (doc) View SSAS Statistics (TNI Members Only) Facility and Stack Tester Resources Obtain a SSAS ID Audit Sample Availability Audit Sample Calculation Tool View SSAS Statistics (TNI Members Only) Regulator Resources Obtain a SSAS ID Audit Sample Calculation Tool View SSAS Statistics (TNI Members Only) Central Database (Regulators Only) Request SSAS Central Database Regulator Access Provider Resources Current SSAS IDs EDD Upload (Providers Only) Data Revision Request Form Management & Oversight PT Program Executive Committee Related Expert Committee Stationary Source Audit Sample Committee About SSAS The purpose of the Stationary Source Audit Sample Program is to develop consensus standards for the manufacture and analysis of audit samples for source emission testing. NOTICE : This Program has been suspended effective July 25, 2022. Visit the SSAS Home Page for more information. Go to SSAS Home Page... Training Resources Available Training Courses Application to Provide Training TNI Committee Meetings Committee Meeting Schedule TNI Conferences & Special Events Forum on Environmental Accreditation Environmental Measurement Symposium Sampling and Analysis of PFAS in Field Blanks Workshop Field Sampling Conclave Past Conferences Meeting Presentations Related Sites Environmental Measurement...