If a request for interpretation about an inspection issue is made to TNI, is the on-site response “on hold” until the interpretation is made?
The assessment is not put on hold for a TNI response which could take months. Interpretation requests to TNI are not intended to be used for mediation purposes. The interpretation by the Accrediting Body (AB) will stand and the audit is final. If an interpretation comes down later, then the AB will consider that for future assessments. A dispute of findings at the State level could hold up the report. Q: I was verbally told that the “Bottle#” section of the Public Drinking Water form is for the bottle lot#. A: This question relates to an Oregon Public Drinking Water report form only used by ORELAP laboratories located in Oregon that do not report electronically. The bottle# put on the form should be traceable to the particular lot # in order to track quality control on a bottle or lot. Generally microbiology sample containers are provided by the laboratory that performs the testing. If the laboratory receives a sample in a container that they did not provide and cannot document sample
