MFRC Annual Midwest Laboratory Director’s Meeting

June 25 – 26, 2013

Louisville, Kentucky

ASCLD/LAB UPDATE

ITEMS OF INTEREST

• New Board Chair

• New ASCLD/LAB Staff

• Status of ASCLD/LAB accredited labs – now over 400!!

• Release of new Traceability and Measurement Uncertainty Policies

• Release of new Guidance documents

• What’s up with ISO/IEC 17020?

• Launch of new web site – just yesterday!

Renee Romero

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office

Reno, Nevada

NEW ASCLD/LAB BOARD CHAIR

Emma Dutton - ASCLD/LAB Staff Instructor

Former Oregon State Police Quality Manager

Anna Yoder – ASCLD/LAB Staff Investigator

Former Pennsylvania State Police Quality Manager

Joelyn Cornwell – ASCLD/LAB Quality Manager

Former Onondaga County (New York) Quality Manager

NEW ASCLD/LAB STAFF

STATUS OF ASCLD/LAB ACCREDITED LABSCONTINUED GROWTH OF PROGRAM

As of June 25, 2013:

405 laboratories accredited by ASCLD/LABo 192 State laboratorieso 136 Local laboratorieso 31 Federal laboratorieso 19 International (outside the US) laboratorieso 27 Private laboratories

STATUS OF ASCLD/LAB ACCREDITED LABS

Of the 405 accredited labs, 278 (69%) are accredited to the ASCLD/LAB-International standards, and 127 (31%) are at various stages of transitioning from the ASCLD/LAB Legacy program.

RELEASE OF REVISED POLICIES

• On May 1, 2013 ASCLD/LAB released new versions of traceability and uncertainty policies. The policies were effective May 1, 2013 with a ‘deadline for implementation date of December 31, 2013.’

o ASCLD/LAB Policy on Measurement Traceability

o ASCLD/LAB Policy on Measurement Uncertainty

RELEASE OF GUIDANCE DOCUMENT SERIES

On May 22, 2013 ASCLD/LAB released a new series of guidance documents related to Measurement Traceability and Measurement Uncertainty.

These companion guidance documents do not create any new accreditation requirements.

• ASCLD/LAB Guidance on Measurement Traceability

• ASCLD/LAB Guidance on Measurement Traceability – Measurement Assurance

GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS CONTINUED:• ASCLD/LAB Guidance on the Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty – Overview

• ASCLD/LAB Guidance on the Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty – ANNEX A / Details on the NIST 8-Step Process

• ASCLD/LAB Guidance on the Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty – ANNEX B / Drug Chemistry

• ASCLD/LAB Guidance on the Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty – ANNEX C / Firearms & Toolmarks

• ASCLD/LAB Guidance on the Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty – ANNEX D Toxicology Testing

SPECIAL ASCLD/LAB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

• ASCLD/LAB does now offer training opportunities for learning more about measurement traceability and measurement uncertainty.

• On-line introductory training sessions (Level 100) and classroom training sessions (Level 200) are available. ASCLD/LAB can also offer the Level 100 training to groups on a contract basis. For example, a future meeting of this group could host a contracted training session.

• Visit the ASCLD/LAB web site for more information, or contact Anja Einseln at anja@ascld-lab.org.

WHAT’S UP WITH ISO/IEC 7020?

• What is it?

ISO/IEC 17020:2012 - “Conformity assessment — Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection”

• What’s going on around the world with it?

• What’s coming in the future related to this?

ASCLD/LAB LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE

• On Tuesday morning, June 25, 2013, ASCLD/LAB launched a redesigned web site.

o Easier to find thingso A site search functiono A searchable accredited laboratory databaseo A “fresh” experience for our customers

COMPETENT TECHNICAL ASSESSORS ARE THE KEY TO SUCCESS

• As laboratory directors and managers, know that allowing laboratory personnel to audit/assess other laboratories is a valuable learning experience.

• You enhance the overall quality of your own operations by having well-rounded analysts who have experienced what others in the forensic science community are doing.

• ASCLD/LAB management realizes that it is always an investment to approve someone to serve on an assessment team, but always consider the return on that investment and approve them when you can.

THANKS• Questions????

John K. Neuner

ASCLD/LAB Accreditation Program Manager

919-773-2600

jneuner@ascld-lab.org