Is ISO Relevant To the Needs of a Forensic Testing Laboratory?
Yes, the program consists of three parts: One part deals with your management system, verifying that you have the systems to do the right thing in the right way. The second part deals with technical matters, addressing quality assurance at the testing, evaluation, and reporting levels. The third area utilizes a set of field specific criteria to illustrate compliance factors in the test area. FQS-I’s program uses field criteria based on the international consensus guide for forensic science published by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) (www.ilac.org), as well as any relevant national QA criteria (such as those published by the various Scientific Working Groups (SWG). FQS-I also provides a range of guidelines to assist with specific clauses in the standard. We are obligated to provide this opportunity. It is your choice to take advantage of it. If you have additional questions, contact: Terry Mills Manager of Accreditations Tel: 727-538-4134 Email:tm@forquali
