Organisational Setup of FSL
1. Personnel:
(I) Director
(II) Reporting Officers
Chemistry and Explosive
Toxicology
Biology and Serology
DNA Fingerprinting
Physics
Ballistics
Questioned Document
Forensic Psychology
Fingerprinting
Crime Scene Investigation
(III) Supporting and Non-Testifying Staffs
2. Training and Development:
A training program must develop and design for each functional area of the Laboratory
3. Evidence Management
4. Documentation
(I) Method Validation:
Homogeneity of Sample
Concentration Range
Matrix defect (if any)
Interference
Specificity
Stability of measured Compounds
Linearity Range
Population Distribution
Precision
(II) Reference Material
5. Quality Assurance
(I) Quality Control
(II) Reference Collection
6. Proficiency Testing:
The Laboratory must have documented its Policies and Procedures for…
Case Record Review
Court Testimony Monitoring
Corrective and Preventive Actions
7. Instruments and Equipment
Name of the instrument/equipment,
The manufacturer's name, type, identification and serial number or other unique identification,
Date received and date placed in service, where appropriate
Current location, where appropriate
Condition when received (for example, new, reconditioned), where appropriate.
8. Calibration
Instruments/Equipment
Chemical Analysis
9. Quality Check
10. Reports
A title (e.g. test certificate, test report)
The date of issue of the report
The name and address of the laboratory and if different from the address, the location where tests were performed
Unique identification number of the report (e.g. by report number) on each page
The page number and the total number of pages (i.e. page ‘x’ of ‘y’) on each page
The name and address of the client
Description, unambiguous identification and date of receipt of the item(s) tested or examined
Date of performance of the test and or examination
Identification of the test/examination method or procedure
Test/examination result
Reference to sampling procedure used by the laboratory where these are relevant to the validity or application results
Reference to other information where this may be relevant to the validity or application of results
The name, title and signature or equivalent identification of the person authorised to release the report
