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The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

Forensic Science Standards Library

OSAC's Forensic Science Standards Library is an interactive database of the current forensic science standards landscape. The term "standard" applies collectively to a document and can be a best practice recommendation, classification, code, guide, method/test method, practice, specification, or vocabulary/terminology. The elements required in a "standard" will differ by the type of document and by the standards developing organization (SDO).

Visit the OSAC Registry to see the SDO published and OSAC Proposed Standards that have been approved by OSAC and are endorsed for implementation.

Search for the following types of standards in the OSAC Forensic Science Standards Library:

  • OSAC Registry: The OSAC Registry is a repository of selected SDO published and OSAC Proposed Standards that have been approved and are endorsed by OSAC for implementation.
  • OSAC Registry Archive: The OSAC Registry Archive is a collection of standards that were on the OSAC Registry and have been replaced by revised standards.
  • SDO Published: This is a standard that has been developed through the consensus process and has been published by a standards developing organization (SDO). An SDO published standard is available to the forensic science community and may be considered for the OSAC Registry.
  • In SDO Development: This is a standard that is currently under development at an SDO. The standard may have been initially drafted within OSAC and sent to the SDO for further development, or it may have been started directly at the SDO.
  • OSAC Proposed: This is a standard that was initiated and drafted by OSAC and will eventually be sent to an SDO for further development and publication. An OSAC Proposed Standard may or may not be included on the OSAC Registry.
  • Under Development: This is a working draft inside of OSAC and not yet publicly available.

Forensic Science Standards Library

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ANSI/ASB Standard 131-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 131-21 Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Sequencing Using Capillary Electrophoresis, 2021, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 008-21 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 008-21 Mass Fatality Scene Processing: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority, 2021, 1st Ed. Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 094-21 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 094-21 Postmortem Impression Recovery: Guidance and Best Practices for Disaster Victim Identification, 2021, 1st Ed. Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 088-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 088-20 General Guidelines for Training, Certification, and Documentation of Canine Detection Disciplines, 2020, 1st Ed. Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 085-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 085-21 Standard for Detection Canine Selection, Kenneling, and Healthcare, 2021, 1st Ed. Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2021-N-0020 OSAC 2021-N-0020 Best Practice Recommendations for Limited Examinations Friction Ridge The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2021-N-0030 OSAC 2021-N-0030 Terminology for a Suspected Pattern of Dental Origin Forensic Odontology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2021-S-0013 OSAC 2021-S-0013 Standard Guide for Postmortem Examination Photography Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
ANSI/ASB Standard 061-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 061-21 Firearms and Toolmarks 3D Measurement Systems and Measurement Quality Control, 2021, 1st Ed. Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2808-21a ANSI/ASTM E2808-21a Standard Guide for Microspectrophotometry in Forensic Paint Analysis Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ADA Technical Report 1077-2020 ADA Technical Report 1077-2020 Human Age Assessment by Dental Analysis Forensic Odontology American Dental Association SDO Published Standard, OSAC Registry
ANSI/ASTM E3255-21 ANSI/ASTM E3255-21 Standard Practice for Quality Assurance of Forensic Science Service Providers Performing Forensic Chemical Analysis Seized Drugs, Interdisciplinary ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 093-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 093-20 Standard Test Method for the Forensic Examination and Testing of Firearms, 2020, 1st Ed. Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3260-21 ANSI/ASTM E3260-21 Standard Guide for Forensic Examination and Comparison of Pressure Sensitive Tapes Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 009-19 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 009-19 Best Practice Recommendations for the Examination of Human Remains by Forensic Pathologists in the Disaster Victim Identification Context, 2019, 1st Ed. Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 049-20 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 049-20 Best Practice Recommendation for Lifting of Footwear and Tire Impressions, 2020, 1st Ed. Footwear & Tire Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 089-20 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 089-20 Best Practice Recommendation for Facial Approximation in Forensic Anthropology, 2020, 1st Ed. Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E1588-20 ANSI/ASTM E1588-20 Standard Practice for Gunshot Residue Analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2021-N-0008 OSAC 2021-N-0008 Victim Accounting: Best Practice Recommendations for Medicolegal Authorities in Mass Fatality Management Medicolegal Death Investigation The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Registry, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
OSAC 2021-N-0007 OSAC 2021-N-0007 Media Communications Following a Mass Fatality Incident: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority Medicolegal Death Investigation The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Registry, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 115-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 115-20 Standard for Training in Forensic Short Tandem Repeat Typing Methods using Amplification, DNA Separation, and Allele Detection, 2020, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 023-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 023-20 Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Isolation and Purification Methods, 2020, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 116-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 116-20 Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Quantification Methods, 2020, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 110-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 110-20 Standards for Training in Forensic Serological Methods, 2020, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2882-19 ANSI/ASTM E2882-19 Standard Guide for Analysis of Clandestine Drug Laboratory Evidence Seized Drugs ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2125-19 ANSI/ASTM E2125-19 Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in the Forensic Analysis of Phencyclidine and its Analogues Seized Drugs ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E1969-19 ANSI/ASTM E1969-19 Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Methamphetamine and Amphetamine Seized Drugs ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E1968-19 ANSI/ASTM E1968-19 Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Cocaine Seized Drugs ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2548-16 ANSI/ASTM E2548-16 Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Seized Drugs ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3245-20e1 ANSI/ASTM E3245-20e1 Standard Guide for Systematic Approach to the Extraction, Analysis, and Classification of Ignitable Liquids and Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris Samples Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 018-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 018-20 Standard for Validation of Probabilistic Genotyping Systems, 2020, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 021-19 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 021-19 Best Practices for the Preparation of Test Impressions from Footwear and Tires, 2019, 1st Ed. Footwear & Tire Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 068-20 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 068-20 Safe Handling of Firearms and Ammunition, 2020, 1st Ed. Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 053-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 053-20 Standard for Report Content in Forensic Toxicology, 2020, 1st Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 029-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 029-19 Report Writing in Wildlife Forensics: Morphology and Genetics, 2019, 1st Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 019-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 019-19 Wildlife Forensics General Standards, 2019, 1st Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E1413-19 ANSI/ASTM E1413-19 Standard Practice for Separation of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris Samples by Dynamic Headspace Concentration onto an Adsorbent Tube Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E1412-19 ANSI/ASTM E1412-19 Standard Practice for Separation of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris Samples by Passive Headspace Concentration with Active Charcoal Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3189-19 ANSI/ASTM E3189-19 Standard Practice for Separation of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris Samples by Static Headspace Concentration onto an Adsorbent Tube Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3234-20 ANSI/ASTM E3234-20 Standard Practice for Forensic Paint Analysis Training Program Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3233-20 ANSI/ASTM E3233-20 Standard Practice for Forensic Tape Analysis Training Program Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 022-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 022-19 Standard for Forensic DNA Analysis Training Programs, 2019, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3017-19 ANSI/ASTM E3017-19 Standard Practice for Examining Magnetic Card Readers Digital Evidence ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E1967-19 ANSI/ASTM E1967-19 Standard Test Method for the Automated Determination of Refractive Index of Glass Samples Using the Oil Immersion Method and a Phase Contrast Microscope Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 036-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 036-19 Standard Practices for Method Validation in Forensic Toxicology, 2019, 1st Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 047-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 047-19 Wildlife Forensics Validation Standard—Validating New Primers for Sequencing, 2019, 1st Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 028-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 028-19 Wildlife Forensics Morphology Standards, 2019, 1st Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ASB Technical Report 033-17 ASB Technical Report 033-17 Terms and Definitions in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 1st Ed. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 020-18 ANSI/ASB Standard 020-18 Standard for Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures, and Development and Verification of a Laboratory's Mixture Interpretation Protocol, 2018, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 040-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 040-19 Standard for Forensic DNA Interpretation and Comparison Protocols, 2019, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
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