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.Standard Interpretation
Standard: 2009 TNI
Section: V2M1, V2M3: 8.2.1 (b) and 7 (b)
REQUEST:
A laboratory in our program states that the standard does not require it to notify the accreditation body if there is a change of quality assurance officer. The question is "Is a change of quality assurance officer considered a change of 'key personnel' such that the laboratory is required to notify the accreditation body of this change within thirty (30) days?" Thank you for your assistance.
TNI FINAL RESPONSE:
(Quality Systems Expert Committee and NELAP AC, 10-4-14)
Yes, the Quality Assurance Officer is considered key personnel, therefore the laboratory is required to notify the accreditation body within 30 days of any change.