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OSAC 2021-N-0015 Best Practice Recommendation for Guiding Principles for Scene Investigation and Reconstruction
First Added to the OSAC Registry: September 7, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASB Standard 159-24 Standard for Scene Investigation and Reconstruction— Foundational Principles
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| Public Comment Document Files: OSAC 2021-N-0015 Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
OSAC 2021-N-0016 Standard for Initial Responses at Scenes by Law Enforcement
First Added to the OSAC Registry: September 7, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASB Standard 160-24 Best Practice Recommendation for Initial Response at Scenes by Law Enforcement Officers
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| Public Comment Document Files: OSAC 2021-N-0016 Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
ASTM E3150-18 Standard Guide for Forensic Audio Laboratory Setup and Maintenance
First Added to the OSAC Registry: July 7, 2020. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E3150-18(23) Standard Guide for Forensic Audio Lab Setup and Maintenance
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SWGDE: 22-F-002-1.0 Best Practices for Chromebook Acquisition and Analysis
First Added to the OSAC Registry: June 6, 2023. This document was removed from the Registry on May 23, 2024 as it was withdrawn by the SDO and removed from circulation.
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| Public Comment Document Files: SWGDE 22-F-002-1.0 | Factsheet | Checklist
ASTM E3115-17 Standard Guide for Capturing Facial Images for Use with Facial Recognition Systems
First Added to the OSAC Registry: October 1, 2019. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E3115-17(23) Standard Guide for Capturing Facial Images for Use with Facial Recognition Systems
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NFPA 1033:2014 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigators
First added to the OSAC Registry: December 22, 2016. NFPA 1033:2022 replaced the 2014 version on the Registry.
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NFPA 921:2017 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigation
NFPA 921:2014 - First added to the OSAC Registry: September 20, 2016. NFPA 921:2017 replaced the 2014 version on the Registry on November 1, 2017.
NFPA 921:2017 - First added to the OSAC Registry: November 1, 2017. Replaced by NFPA 921:2021.
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OSAC 2020-S-0003 Guidelines for Performing Alcohol Calculations in Forensic Toxicology
First added to the OSAC Registry: May 3, 2022. The Forensic Toxicology Subcommittee requested that this OSAC Proposed Standard be removed from the Registry (effective October 2023) due to the pending publication of ANSI/ASB BPR 122 Guideline for Performing Alcohol Calculations in Forensic Toxicology.
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OSAC 2020-N-0007 Best Practice Recommendations for the Management and Use of Quality Assurance DNA Elimination Databases in Forensic DNA Analysis
First added to the OSAC Registry: April 6, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASB BPR 171-24 Best Practice Recommendation for the Management of Quality Assurance DNA Elimination Databases in Forensic DNA Analysis, 2024, 1st Ed.
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| Public Comment Document Files: OSAC 2020-N-0007 Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
ANSI/ASTM E1388-17 Standard Practice for Sampling of Headspace Vapors from Fire Debris Samples
First Added to the OSAC Registry: October 1, 2019. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASTM E1388-24 Standard Practice for Sampling of Headspace Vapors from Fire Debris Samples
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| Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E1388-17 Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
ANSI/ASTM E3197-20 Standard Terminology Relating to Examination of Fire Debris
First Added to the OSAC Registry: April 6, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASTM E3197-23 Standard Terminology Relating to Examination of Fire Debris
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| Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E3197-20 Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
ANSI/ASTM E2917-19a Standard Practice for Forensic Science Practitioner Training, Continuing Education, and Professional Development Programs
First added to the OSAC Registry: November 5, 2019. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASTM E2917-24 Standard Practice for Forensic Science Practitioner Training, Continuing Education, and Professional Development Programs.
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| Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E2917-19a Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
ANSI/NIST ITL-1:2011 (Update 2013) Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial and Other Biometric Information
First added to the OSAC Registry: July 13, 2017. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/NIST ITL-1:2011 (update 2015) Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial and Other Biometric Information
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ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories
First added to the OSAC Registry: September 27, 2016. Archived October 5, 2021.
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ASTM E2329-14 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs
First added to the OSAC Registry: January 27, 2016. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E2329-17 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs
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| Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E2329-14 Comments | Factsheet | Checklist
ASTM E2548-11e1 Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
First added to the OSAC Registry: April 3, 2017. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E2548-16 Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
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| Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E2548-11e1 | Factsheet | Checklist
ANSI/ASTM E2927-16e1 Standard Test Method for Determination of Trace Elements in Soda-Lime Glass Samples Using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Forensic Comparisons
First added to the OSAC Registry: June 5, 2018; Reapproved: September 5, 2023. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASTM E2927-23 Standard Test Method for Determination of Trace Elements in Soda-Lime Glass Samples Using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Forensic Comparisons
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| Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E2927-16 | Factsheet | Checklist
ANSI/ASTM E3272-21 Standard Guide for the Collection of Soils and Other Geological Evidence for Criminal Forensic Applications
First added to the OSAC Registry: September 7, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E3272-23 Standard Guide for the Collection of Soils and Other Geological Evidence for Criminal Forensic Applications
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| Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E3272-21 Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
ANSI/ASTM E3294-22 Standard Guide for Forensic Analysis of Geological Materials by Powder X-Ray Diffraction
First added to the OSAC Registry: December 6, 2022. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E3294-23 Standard Guide for Forensic Analysis of Geological Materials by Powder X-Ray Diffraction
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| Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E3294_Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
OSAC 2022-S-0015 Standard Guide for Forensic Physical Fit Examination
First added to the OSAC Registry: November 1, 2022. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E3392-24 Standard Guide for Forensic Physical Fit Examination
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OSAC 2021-N-0001 Wildlife Forensics Method-Collection of Known DNA Samples from Domestic Mammals
First added to the OSAC Registry: April 6, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASB Standard 138-22 Standard for Collection of Known DNA Samples from Domestic Mammals. 2022
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