1. A. The following TNI standards are incorporated by reference into this chapter: The Standards for Environmental Laboratories and Accreditation Bodies, 2016 (The NELAC Institute (TNI)), Volume 1: Management and Technical Requirements for Laboratories Performing Environmental Analysis, and Volume 2: General Requirements for Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Environmental Laboratories, except for Section 6.6 of Module 3 concerning confidential business information.
2. B. Environmental laboratories applying for accreditation and accredited under this chapter shall comply with the TNI standards incorporated by reference into subsection A of this section. For convenience these standards are specified by accreditation component in 1VAC30-46-210 and 1VAC30-46-220.

3. C. The TNI standards are organized by volume and module.

   1. 1. Volume 1 - Management and Technical Requirements for Laboratories Performing Environmental Analysis includes the following modules:

      1. a. Proficiency Testing.
      2. b. Quality Systems General Requirements.
      3. c. Quality Systems for Asbestos Testing.
      4. d. Quality Systems for Chemical Testing.
      5. e. Quality Systems for Microbiological Testing.
      6. f. Quality Systems for Radiochemical Testing.
      7. g. Quality Systems for Toxicity Testing.

   2. 2. Volume 2 - General Requirements for Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Environmental Laboratories includes the following modules:

      1. a. General Requirements.
      2. b. Proficiency Testing.
      3. c. On-Site Assessment.

Statutory Authority

§ 2.2-1105 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 7, eff. January 1, 2009; amended, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 1, eff. November 1, 2015; Volume 38, Issue 12, eff. April 1, 2022.