OSAC Lexicon

Document issued under the rules of a certification system, indicating that adequate confidence is provided that a product, process, or service conforms with a specific standard or other normative document.

The recognition by an independent certification body that an individual has acquired and demonstrated specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities in the standard practices necessary to execute the duties of his or her profession.

Procedure by which an accredited third party gives written assurance that a person, product, process, or service conforms to specific requirements. ISO/IEC Guide 2:2016 [mod]

Certification is the recognition that a canine-handler team has acquired and demonstrated specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities in the standard practices necessary to execute the duties of a canine team. Certification also provides the fire investigator a means of identifying those canine-handler teams that have successfully demonstrated compliance with established requirements. In addition, certification establishes that a canine-handler team achieves and maintains proficiency.

Procedure by which a third party gives written assurance that a person, product, process, or service conforms to specific requirements.

A process that attests to the successful completion of an examination of relevant skills for the canine team.

Procedure by which a third party gives written assurance that a person, product, process, or service conforms to specific requirements (ISO/IEC Guide 2:2016).

A process that attests to the successful completion of an examination of relevant skills for the canine team.

A process that attests to the successful completion of an examination of relevant skills for the canine team.

A process that attests to the successful completion of an examination of relevant skills for the canine team.

A process that attests to the successful completion of an examination of relevant skills for the canine team.

An element of the canine team odor/scent recognition or operational assessment.

An element of the odor/scent recognition or operational assessments.

Activities by which the certification provider determines that a person fulfills certification requirements, including application, assessment, and certification, recertification.

A record of the certification achieved by a competent canine team, maintained separately from other records, i.e., training, assessments or discipline-related deployment records. A record documenting the performance of the canine team, especially an account of an act or occurrence kept in writing or some other permanent form, i.e. digital format, which is discoverable.

Competence and other requirements related to specific occupational or skilled categories of persons.

The rules, procedures and management for implementing person, product, process, and service certification.

Medicolegal death investigator who has completed the requirements for Certification (Registry or Board) by an accredited credentialing body; currently American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators.

Reference material characterized by a metrologically valid procedure for one or more specified properties, accompanied by a certificate that provides the value of the specified property, its associated uncertainty, and a statement of metrological traceability

Reference material characterized by a metrologically valid procedure for one or more specified properties, accompanied by a certificate that provides the value of the specified property, its associated uncertainty, and a statement of metrological traceability.

The organization authorizing the certification of a canine team.

The organization authorizing the certification of a canine team.

The organization authorizing the certification of a canine team.

The organization authorizing the certification of a canine team.

The organization authorizing the certification of a canine team.

The organization authorizing the certification of a canine team.

A person who has been delegated the authority to conduct an evaluation (assessment and/or certification) and/or sign certificates on behalf of an organization or entity, that recog

A person who has been delegated the authority to conduct an evaluation (assessment and/or certification) and/or sign certificates on behalf of an organization or entity, that recog

A person who has been delegated the authority to conduct an evaluation (assessment and/or certification) and/or sign certificates on behalf of an organization or entity, that recog

A person who has been delegated the authority to conduct an evaluation and/or sign certificates on behalf of an organization or entity, that recognizes a team has been trained to a particular standard within the organization.

chronological record (3.49) of the transfer, handling and storage of an item (3.33) from its point of collection to its final return or disposal

Numbers in the parenthesis refers to additional terms in the standard.

Also referenced in ANSI/ASB 019, Wildlife Forensics General Standards and ANSI/ASB Technical Report 025, Crime Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs and Sensors - Terms and Definitions, ANSI/ASB Standard 170, Standard for Veterinary Forensic Postmortem Examination, ANSI/ASB Standard 169 Standard for Clinical Veterinary Forensic Examination.

ANSI/ASTM E1732 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science. 

The chronological documentation or paper trail, showing the seizure, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic evidence.

A characteristic pattern of behaviors, as recognized by the canine handler that occurs when the canine detects a trained scent. This differs from other olfactory interest that otherwise are exhibited by the canine in response to the daily environment. The initial change of behavior typically leads to following the scent to its source/target. The pattern of behavior may be unique to each canine.

A characteristic pattern of behaviors, as recognized by the canine handler that occurs when the canine detects a trained scent. This differs from other olfactory interest that otherwise are exhibited by the canine in response to the daily environment. The initial change of behavior typically leads to following the scent to its source/target. The pattern of behavior may be unique to each canine.

A characteristic pattern of behaviors, as recognized by the canine handler that occurs when the canine detects a trained scent. This differs from other olfactory interest that otherwise are exhibited by the canine in response to the daily environment. The initial change of behavior typically leads to following the scent to its source/target. The pattern of behavior may be unique to each canine.

A characteristic pattern of behaviors, as interpreted by the canine handler that occurs when the canine detects a trained odor/scent. This differs from other olfactory interest that otherwise are exhibited by the canine in response to the daily environment. The initial change of behavior typically leads to following the odor/scent to its source/target. The pattern of behavior may be unique to each canine. (See interest.)

A characteristic pattern of behaviors, as recognized by the canine handler that occurs when the canine detects a trained odor. This differs from other olfactory interest that otherwise are exhibited by the canine in response to the daily environment. The initial change of behavior typically leads to following the odor to its source/target. The pattern of behavior may be unique to each canine.

Carbonaceous material that has been burned or pyrolyzed and has a blackened appearance.

Convex segments of carbonized material separated by cracks or crevasses that form on the surface of char, forming on materials such as wood as the result of pyrolysis or burning.