Laboratory Association of New Hampshire Mission Statement
Providing professional development through educational opportunities, seminars, presentations and the distribution of information to its members
Creating a platform for communication among laboratories, regulatory agencies, professional organizations and related businesses
Encouraging quality, accuracy and ethical practices from its members
Protecting the interests of the environmental laboratory community while still working together with regulatory agencies and Accreditation Bodies to achieve a common goal.
A message from Governor Chris Sununu regarding Laboratory Professionals Week April 24th-30th 2022
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2024!
LANH Meeting Tuesday April 23, 2024
Our next meeting will be held at Manchester Water Works in Manchester, NH. Breakfast is at 8:30am and the meeting will begin at 9am.
This meeting will include a presentation and discussion from the NHDES on updates to the drinking water program as well as emerging contaminants of concern.
To follow will be a TNI presentation on:
Policies and Procedures Needed for a NELAP Laboratory
Webcast
Course Description:
The 2016 TNI standard uses the following words: policy, procedure, system, SOP, plan, program, system, and protocol. The objectives are to review all the instances of these words and discuss various options for conformance to the 2016 Environmental Standard (EL) TNI standard Volume 1, Module 1 and 2.
Expected Benefit of Training
To assist labs with developing a documented program that meets the 2016 TNI EL standard.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the training, the participant:
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Knows the laboratory’s policies, systems, procedures, and instructions to the extent necessary to assure the quality of the test results, including SOPs that accurately reflect all phases of current laboratory activities, such as assessing data integrity, corrective actions, handling customer complaints, and all test methods.
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Understands the importance and is familiar with the types of documents that form part of the management system, such as regulations, standards, and test methods, as well as drawings, software, specifications, instructions, and manuals. Ensures that authorized editions of appropriate documents are used and that invalid or obsolete documents are promptly removed to ensure unintended use.
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Understands how and when policies and procedures are revised.
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Knows how to develop and manage policies and procedures so as to add value.
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Understands the process for reviewing and controlling SOPs and policy documents. Knows how to effectively write and review documents so they reflect the requirements and actual lab practice and are written for bench level use. Knows how to assure that analysts are following the currently approved versions.
If anyone would like to suggest a topic for discussion please click below.
March 2024 TNI 2016 TIP OF THE MONTH!
ACCEPTABLE METHOD VERSIONS CAN BE FOUND IN THE LATEST CLEAN WATER ACT REVISION FOUND AT https://www.epa.gov/cwa-methods. BE SURE YOU ARE USING ONE OF THE APPROVED CWA METHOD VERSIONS OF STANDRAD METHODS.
ACCEPTALE METHOD VERSIONS FOR DRINKING WATER CAN BE FOUND AT https://www.epa.gov/dwanalyticalmethods/approved-drinking-water-analytical-methods
Please take the time as Lab Professionals to be familiar with the 2016 TNI Standard. as well as the NH ENV-C Rules. Even just read a little each day. You will be doing yourself and your Laboratory an invaluable service. Those of you certified in Massachusetts should be familiar with 310CMR and QSM Version 6.0 for The Department of Defense and Energy.
The LANH Welcomes all of New England and Beyond!
The Laboratory Association of New Hampshire is a powerful networking tool for laboratories and industry professionals throughout New England. We offer the opportunity for like-minded individuals to interact and discuss issues that are important to all of us in the environmental field. The Association also works closely with select vendors to help members save on rising costs such as consumables and PT samples.