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ISO Procedures

The North Carolina State Crime Lab and forensic laboratories across the country are moving to the ISO 17025, international standards that provide a global basis for laboratory accreditation in management and technical requirements.  We welcome public comment on the new standards.  Contact senior lab management to share your comments.
 
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Laboratory Quality Manual

Laboratory Safety Manual   

Procedures

                Authorizing Deviations
            
Certification Procedure
            
Complaints
            
Conducting Audits and Management  Reviews
            
Corrective Action
            
Document Control and Management 
            
Ensuring the Quality of Test Results
            
Equipment Calibration and Maintenance
            
Evaluating Customer Satisfaction
            
Evidence Management
            
Facilities and Environmental Conditions
            
Obtaining Evidentiary Standards
            
Personnel Training 
            
Preventive Action
            
Procedures for Court Orders and Discovery Requests
            
Procurement and Receipt
            
Record and Data Management 
            
Reporting Results
            
Reviewing Laboratory Reports
            Stop Work Orders
            
Use of FA
            
Validation of Technical Procedures 
            
Writing Technical Procedures

Raleigh Laboratory Section Technical Procedures

Digital Evidence
 
 Audio Clarification 
             
Audio Duplication and Conversion
             
Audio Evidence Repair
             
Audio Performance Verification
             
Audio Physical Inspection of Evidence
             
Audio Results 
             
Cellular Telephone Data Extraction
             
Cellular Telephone Deleted Data Extraction
             
Computer Apple Macintosh Preview Procedure
             
Computer Approved Software
             
Computer Cable Acquisition Procedure
             
Computer DOS Hard Drive Imaging
             
Computer DVR Analysis Procedure
             
Computer Evidence Search (SAN)
             
Computer Evidence Search Final
             
Computer Glossary 
             
Computer Hard Drive Removal 
             
Computer HardCopy Imaging Procedure
             
Computer Macintosh Native Examination Procedure
             
Computer Performance Verification
             
Computer Physical Dump of Cellular Telephone Data
             
Computer Removable External Media Imaging to SAN
             
Computer Removable External Media Imaging
             
Computer Results Procedure(SAN)
             
Computer Results Procedure
             
Computer Results Statements
             
Computer Rimage Operating Instructions
             
Computer System Image Restoration
             
Computer Target Drive Preparation
             
Computer Windows Imaging Procedure(SAN)
             
Computer Windows Imaging Procedure
             
Computer Work Flow Diagrams Final
             
Taser Function Test
             
Taser M26 Data Download
             
Taser X26 Data Download 
             
Video Acquisition
             
Video Creation of Image CD
             
Video Duplication and Conversion 
             
Video Enhancement
             
Video Evidence Repair
             
Video Image Enhancement
             
Video Image Export
             
Video Image Printing
             
Video Performance Verification
             
Video Physical Inspection of Evidence 
             
Video Results Procedure               
             
Video Standard Settings Reference Guide
 
Drug Chemistry
 
                 Balances
            
Clan Lab Procedure
             
Drug Chemistry Analysis 
             
Extractions and Separations
             
GCMS Drug Chemistry   
             
HPLC Use Liquid Quant
             
HPLC
             
Identification of Marijuana
             
Infrared Spectroscopy
             
Measurement Assurance
             
Polarized Light Microscopy
             
Preliminary Color Tests
             
Quality Assurance of Supplies 
             
Sampling Procedure
             
Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
 
Firearm and Tool Mark
 
                 Case Documentation
             
Distance Determination
             
Evidence Numbering
             
Firearm Examination
             
Fired Cartridge Case-Shotshell Examination
             
Fired Projectile Examination
             
IBIS
             
Instrument Calibration and Maintenance
             
Preparing Reagents 
             
Serial Number Restoration
             
Tool Mark Examination
             
Unfired Cartridge-Shotshell Examination
 
Forensic Biology
 
Body Fluid Casework Procedures
                              Body Fluid Unit Quality Control Procedure
            
Luminol procedure 
            
Mini-CrimeScope procedure 
             
CODIS Procedures
 
 
DNA Casework Procedures
 
                Procedure for Casework DNA Interpretation
             Procedure for Casework Report Writing
             Procedure for GMID for Casework
             Procedure for Stats

DNA Database Procedure
 
                 BSD600-Duet Semi-Automated Dried Sample Punch Instrument Procedure
             
DNA Database Analysis and Technical Review of Database Samples
             
DNA Database Procedure
             
DNA Database Review of Contractor Data
             
DNA Database Stain Room Procedure
             
Expungement Procedure
             
Performance Check of Qiagen BioRobot Universal 
             
Qiagen BioRobot Universal Procedure
Section Wide Documents
 
                 Autosomal DNA STR Interpretation
             
Calibration and Equipment Maintenance Procedure
             
Documentation and Review Procedure
             
Evidence handling procedure
             
Performance Check and Equipment Maintenance Procedure
             
Photographing Evidence
                 Policy and Procedure for Safety and Hazardous Waste Disposal
             Procedure for Aseptic Technique and Contamination Control
  
Latent Evidence
 
                 Amido Black
             
Ardrox
             
Authentiprint
             
Basic Yellow
             
CODIS
             
Conducting Reviews
             
Coomassie Blue
             
Coumarin
             
Crimescope
             
Crystal Violet
             
Cyanoacrylate Ester Kits
             
Cyanovac
             
Cyvac II
             
Cyvac M
             
Dental Stone
             
DFO
             
Footwear Impression Examinations
             
Forensic Technician
             General Laboratory Equipment
             
Gelatin Lifters
             
Hungarian Red
             
Image Processing
             
Inherent Luminescence
             
KIIs and MCIIs
             
Known Footwear Standards
             
Known Tire Standards
             
LCV
             
LES Abbreviations
             
Liquid Adhesive Print Lifter
             
Merbromin
             
Nikon D2X
             
Nikon D3
             
Nikon D100
             
Nikon F4
             
Nile Red
             
Ninhydrin HFE-7100
             
Ninhydrin
             
NP Evidence
             
Obtaining Known Exemplars via CIIS-AFIT
             
Pathfinder
             
Physical Developer
             
Porous Processing
             
Portable UV Light
             
Potassium Iodide
             
Powder Processing
             
Preservation of Footwear and Tire Tread Evidence
             
Processing of Hands and Feet of Unknown Deceased
             
Property Crimes and SAFIS Search Guidelines
             
Quality Control 
             
R6G
             
Recording of All Analytical Data
             
Safe Work Practices
             
Safefume Cyanoacrylate Chamber
             
SAFIS AFIT
             
SICAR Crimeshoe FBI
             
Sodium Hypochlorite
             
SPR
             
Sticky-Side Powder
             
Sudan Black
             
Super Glue Fuming Wand
             
Tape Glo
             
Tire Tread Examinations
             
Tire Tread Search             
             
TracER Laser
             
UltraLite ALS
             
Writing Results Statements
             
Zinc Chloride HFE
             
Zinc Chloride

Toxicology
 
 
 
Trace Evidence
 
                 Arsenic
             
Arson
             
Balances
             
Collection and Preservation of Evidence 
             
Cordage
             
Explosives
             
Fabric
             
Fiber
             
Filament
             
GC
             
GC-MS
             
General Chemical Analysis 
             
Glass
             
GRIM
             
Gunshot Residue 
             
Hair
             
ICP-MS
             
IR
             
Microscopes
             
Microspec
             
Paint
             
Pepper Spray
             
Physical Match
             
Pipette
             
Py-GC-MS
             
SEM-EDX-GSR ASPEX
             
SEM-EDX
             
Spot Test Preparations
             
Tape
             
XRF