The OSAC Registry is a repository of high-quality, technically sound published and proposed standards for forensic science. These written documents define minimum requirements, best practices, standard protocols and other guidance to help ensure that the results of forensic analysis are valid, reliable and reproducible.
All the standards on this registry have passed a rigorous technical and quality review by OSAC members, including forensic science practitioners, research scientists, statisticians and legal experts. OSAC encourages the forensic science community to implement these published and proposed standards.
The OSAC Registry includes two types of standards:
NFPA 921:2017 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations (added November 1, 2017).
NFPA 1033:2014 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator (added December 22, 2016).
ASTM E2329-17 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs (added August 7, 2018).
ASTM E2548-11e1 Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis (added April 3, 2017).
ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Conformity Assessment—Requirements for the Operation of Various Types of Bodies Performing Inspection (added April 18, 2017).
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