1. Email *

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ONLY ONE (1) SURVEY RESPONSE SHOULD BE SUBMITTED PER LOCATION (For example, a

state laboratory with multiple regional laboratories should submit a separate response for

each of its locations.)     THE SURVEY WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 15-60 MINUTES TO

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2.

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I AGREE

I DO NOT AGREE

Respondent

Information

This survey may be received by multiple individuals within the same organization.

We are requesting that only ONLY ONE (1) SURVEY RESPONSE BE SUBMITTED PER 

LOCATION (i.e., City, State). 

OSAC Registry Implementation Survey

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science wants to better understand 

how the standards on the OSAC Registry are being used, the challenges around standards 

implementation, and what support is needed to improve it. The OSAC Registry Implementation Survey is 

a tool we use to collect this information on an annual basis.

OSAC needs to hear from the nation’s forensic science service providers! Please help us by completing 

the 2022 OSAC Registry Implementation Survey which provides an assessment of 95 standards posted 

on the OSAC Registry through June 2022.

By entering your email address below, you will receive a copy of your survey response.  Your email 

address will remain confidential.

Respondents can prepare for the survey by reviewing a list of the standards represented in this survey 

here:   https://www.nist.gov/osac/osac-registry-implementation-survey.

For more information about OSAC visit: https://www.nist.gov/osac.

The OSAC Program Office within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special 

Programs Office is managing this survey. If you have any questions about the survey or need assistance 

please e-mail forensics@nist.gov.

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3.

4.

5.

6.

Mark only one oval.

Other:

Director/Deputy Director/Administrator

Manager/Section Head/Technical Leader

Medical Examiner/Coroner - Deputy Medical Examiner/Coroner

Practitioner/Examiner

Quality Manager

7.

Mark only one oval.

U.S. Federal Government

U.S. State Government

U.S. County Government

U.S. City Government

U.S. Private

U.S. Academic

Non-U.S. Organization

None of the Above

OSAC Registry

Implementation:

 Awareness, Priority,

& Challenges

The following questions will help OSAC better understand a Forensic Science Service 

Provider's (FSSP)1 current awareness of the OSAC Registry and the priority and 

challenges they see regarding standards implementation.

1) A forensic science agency or forensic science practitioner providing forensic 

science services. Source: ASTM E1732-22, Standard Terminology Relating to 

Forensic Science

First Name - Last Name of Respondent.  [This will remain confidential.] *

Name of Organization.  [This will remain confidential.] *

City and State of Organization. Submit one response per location (i.e., City, State). [This will

remain confidential.]

*

Respondent's Position in Organization. *

Organization Type *
8.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No

9.

Mark only one oval.

High Priority/Very Important

Medium Priority/Important

Low Priority/Somewhat Important

Not a priority/Not important at this time

Not Applicable

10.

Check all that apply.

NO Key challenges. My organization supports implementation policies.

My organization supports implementation policies but can't implement at this time.

My organization does not have the available personnel to allocate to this task.

My organization does not have the available instruments and/or facility to support implementation.

My organization does not have the training to support implementation.

My organization does not have the funding to support implementation.

My organization has not completed validation required by these standards.

My organization does not know how to update our standard operating procedures/quality manual

to incorporate OSAC Registry standards.

My organization does not understand the need for standards on the OSAC Registry.

My organization does not feel the standards on the OSAC Registry will add value over what is

already implemented.

My organization does not agree with standards on the OSAC Registry.

My organization is not required to implement standards on the OSAC Registry.

The OSAC Registry does not have any applicable standards for my organization.

My organization currently uses other guidance documents that are not on the OSAC Registry.

11.

Key Challenges

Is your organization aware of the OSAC Registry? *

What priority does the Organization identify for  implementation of the applicable

standards on the OSAC Registry? (Select One Response)

*

Please select the key challenges or reasons preventing implementation of the OSAC

Registry standards at this  organization (Please select up to 5).    If guidance documents

from other organizations are used, identify them in the space below.

If other guidance documents from other organizations are used, identify them below.
12.

Mark only one oval.

YES

NO Skip to question 55

Provide only one (1) response for each of the standards that follow. Responses will be saved

along the way, and you can return to the survey at a later time to complete it, if needed.

13.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 15

14.

Mark only one oval per row.

15.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 17

Implementation of Standards on the OSAC Registry.

OSAC

Registry.

As of June 2022, the OSAC Registry contains 95 standards. These standards are categorized 

alphabetically by forensic disciplines and can be referenced here: https://www.nist.gov/osac/osacregistry-implementation-survey [PDF of survey].

Anthropology

Anthropology Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.

Biology/DNA

Has the organization implemented ANY of the standards on the OSAC Registry? *

Does the organization perform services in Anthropology? *

Anthropology:  1 Standard *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ASB BPR

089, Best

Practice

Recommendation

for Facial

Approximation in

Forensic

Anthropology

ANSI/ASB BPR

089, Best

Practice

Recommendation

for Facial

Approximation in

Forensic

Anthropology

Does the organization perform services in Biology/DNA? *
Biology/DNA Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.
16.

Mark only one oval per row.

Biology/DNA:  13 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ASB 018,

Standard for

Validation of

Probabilistic

Genotyping

Systems

ANSI/ASB 020,

Standard for

Validation Studies

of DNA Mixtures,

and Development

and Verification of

a Laboratory's

Mixture

Interpretation

Protocol

ANSI/ASB 022,

Standard for

Forensic DNA

Analysis Training

Programs

ANSI/ASB 023,

Standard for

Training in

Forensic DNA

Isolation and

Purification

Methods

ANSI/ASB 040,

Standard for

Forensic DNA

Interpretation and

Comparison

Protocols

ANSI/ASB 110,

Standards for

Training in

Forensic

Serological

Methods

ANSI/ASB 115,

Standard for

Training in

Forensic Short

Tandem Repeat

Typing Methods

using

Amplification,

DNA Separation,

and Allele

Detection

ANSI/ASB 116,

Standard for

Training in

Forensic DNA

ANSI/ASB 018,

Standard for

Validation of

Probabilistic

Genotyping

Systems

ANSI/ASB 020,

Standard for

Validation Studies

of DNA Mixtures,

and Development

and Verification of

a Laboratory's

Mixture

Interpretation

Protocol

ANSI/ASB 022,

Standard for

Forensic DNA

Analysis Training

Programs

ANSI/ASB 023,

Standard for

Training in

Forensic DNA

Isolation and

Purification

Methods

ANSI/ASB 040,

Standard for

Forensic DNA

Interpretation and

Comparison

Protocols

ANSI/ASB 110,

Standards for

Training in

Forensic

Serological

Methods

ANSI/ASB 115,

Standard for

Training in

Forensic Short

Tandem Repeat

Typing Methods

using

Amplification,

DNA Separation,

and Allele

Detection

ANSI/ASB 116,

Standard for

Training in

Forensic DNA
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Quantification

Methods,

ANSI/ASB 130,

Standard for

Training in

Forensic DNA

Amplification

Methods for

Subsequent

Capillary

Electrophoresis

Sequencing

ANSI/ASB 131,

Standard for

Training in

Forensic DNA

Sequencing Using

Capillary

Electrophoresis

ANSI/ASB 140,

Standard for

Training in

Forensic Human

Mitochondrial

DNA Analysis,

Interpretation,

Comparison,

Statistical

Evaluation, and

Reporting

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2020-

S-0004, Standard

for Interpreting,

Comparing and

Reporting DNA

Test Results

Associated with

Failed Controls

and

Contamination

Events

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2020-

N-0007, Best

Practice

Recommendations

for the

Management and

Use of Quality

Assurance DNA

Elimination

Databases in

Forensic DNA

Analysis

Quantification

Methods,

ANSI/ASB 130,

Standard for

Training in

Forensic DNA

Amplification

Methods for

Subsequent

Capillary

Electrophoresis

Sequencing

ANSI/ASB 131,

Standard for

Training in

Forensic DNA

Sequencing Using

Capillary

Electrophoresis

ANSI/ASB 140,

Standard for

Training in

Forensic Human

Mitochondrial

DNA Analysis,

Interpretation,

Comparison,

Statistical

Evaluation, and

Reporting

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2020-

S-0004, Standard

for Interpreting,

Comparing and

Reporting DNA

Test Results

Associated with

Failed Controls

and

Contamination

Events

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2020-

N-0007, Best

Practice

Recommendations

for the

Management and

Use of Quality

Assurance DNA

Elimination

Databases in

Forensic DNA

Analysis
17.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 19

18.

Mark only one oval per row.

19.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 21

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS 

LISTED.

Crime Scene Investigation/Reconstruction

Crime Scene

Investigation/Reconstruction  Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE 

STANDARDS LISTED.

Does the organization perform services in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis? *

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis:  2 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ASB

Tech

Report

033, Terms

and

Definitions

in

Bloodstain

Pattern

Analysis

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-

N-0039,

Standard

for a

Mentorship

Program in

Bloodstain

Pattern

Analysis

ANSI/ASB

Tech

Report

033, Terms

and

Definitions

in

Bloodstain

Pattern

Analysis

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-

N-0039,

Standard

for a

Mentorship

Program in

Bloodstain

Pattern

Analysis

Does the organization perform services in Crime Scene Investigation/Reconstruction? *
20.

Mark only one oval per row.

21.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 23

Digital Evidence

Digital Evidence Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.

Crime Scene Investigation/Reconstruction:  2 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-N-0015,

Guiding

Principles for

Scene

Investigation

and

Reconstruction

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-N-0016,

Standard for

Initial

Response at

Scenes by Law

Enforcement

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-N-0015,

Guiding

Principles for

Scene

Investigation

and

Reconstruction

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-N-0016,

Standard for

Initial

Response at

Scenes by Law

Enforcement

Does the organization perform services in Digital Evidence? *
22.

Mark only one oval per row.

23.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 25

Dogs & Sensors

Dogs & Sensors Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.

Digital Evidence:  3 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASTM

E2916-19e1,

Standard

Terminology

for Digital

and

Multimedia

Evidence

Examination

ASTM

E3017-19,

Standard

Practice for

Examining

Magnetic

Card

Readers

ASTM

E3150-18,

Standard

Guide for

Forensic

Audio Lab

Setup and

Maintenance

ASTM

E2916-19e1,

Standard

Terminology

for Digital

and

Multimedia

Evidence

Examination

ASTM

E3017-19,

Standard

Practice for

Examining

Magnetic

Card

Readers

ASTM

E3150-18,

Standard

Guide for

Forensic

Audio Lab

Setup and

Maintenance

Does the organization perform services in Dogs & Sensors? *
24.

Mark only one oval per row.

25.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 27

Facial Identification

Facial Identification

Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS 

LISTED.

Dogs & Sensors:  3 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ASB 025,

Crime

Scene/Death

Investigation -

Dogs and

Sensors -

Terms and

Definitions

ANSI/ASB 085,

Standard for

Detection

Canine

Selection,

Kenneling, and

Healthcare

ANSI/ASB 088,

General

Guidelines for

Training,

Certification,

and

Documentation

of Canine

Detection

Disciplines

ANSI/ASB 025,

Crime

Scene/Death

Investigation -

Dogs and

Sensors -

Terms and

Definitions

ANSI/ASB 085,

Standard for

Detection

Canine

Selection,

Kenneling, and

Healthcare

ANSI/ASB 088,

General

Guidelines for

Training,

Certification,

and

Documentation

of Canine

Detection

Disciplines

Does the organization perform services in Facial Identification? *
26.

Mark only one oval per row.

27.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 29

Fire & Explosion Investigation

Facial Identification:  5 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASTM

E2916-19e1

Standard

Terminology

for Digital and

Multimedia

Evidence

Examination

ASTM

E3115-17,

Standard

Guide for

Capturing

Facial Images

for Use with

Facial

Recognition

Systems

ASTM

E3148-18,

Standard

Guide for

Postmortem

Facial Image

Capture

ASTM

E3149-18,

Standard

Guide for

Facial Image

Comparison

Feature List

for

Morphological

Analysis

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2020-S-0002,

Physical

Stability of

Facial

Features of

Adults

ASTM

E2916-19e1

Standard

Terminology

for Digital and

Multimedia

Evidence

Examination

ASTM

E3115-17,

Standard

Guide for

Capturing

Facial Images

for Use with

Facial

Recognition

Systems

ASTM

E3148-18,

Standard

Guide for

Postmortem

Facial Image

Capture

ASTM

E3149-18,

Standard

Guide for

Facial Image

Comparison

Feature List

for

Morphological

Analysis

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2020-S-0002,

Physical

Stability of

Facial

Features of

Adults

Does the organization perform services in Fire & Explosion Investigation? *
28.

Mark only one oval per row.

29.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 31

Fire & Explosion Investigation

Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS 

LISTED.

Fire Debris

Fire Debris Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.

Fire & Explosion Investigation:  2 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

NFPA

921:2017,

Guide for Fire

and Explosion

Investigations

NFPA

1033:2014,

Standard for

Professional

Qualifications

for Fire

Investigator

NFPA

921:2017,

Guide for Fire

and Explosion

Investigations

NFPA

1033:2014,

Standard for

Professional

Qualifications

for Fire

Investigator

Does the organization perform services in Fire Debris? *
30.

Mark only one oval per row.

Fire Debris:  7 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASTM

E1388-17,

Standard

Practice for

Static

Headspace

Sampling of

Vapors from

Fire Debris

Samples

ASTM

E1412-19,

Standard

Practice for

Separation of

Ignitable

Liquid

Residues

from Fire

Debris

Samples by

Passive

Headspace

Concentration

with

Activated

Charcoal

ASTM

E1413-19,

Standard

Practice for

Separation of

Ignitable

Liquid

Residues

from Fire

Debris

Samples by

Dynamic

Headspace

Concentration

onto an

Adsorbent

Tube

ASTM

E2451-21,

Standard

Practice for

Preserving

Ignitable

Liquids and

Ignitable

Liquid

Residue

Extracts from

Fire Debris

Samples

ASTM

ASTM

E1388-17,

Standard

Practice for

Static

Headspace

Sampling of

Vapors from

Fire Debris

Samples

ASTM

E1412-19,

Standard

Practice for

Separation of

Ignitable

Liquid

Residues

from Fire

Debris

Samples by

Passive

Headspace

Concentration

with

Activated

Charcoal

ASTM

E1413-19,

Standard

Practice for

Separation of

Ignitable

Liquid

Residues

from Fire

Debris

Samples by

Dynamic

Headspace

Concentration

onto an

Adsorbent

Tube

ASTM

E2451-21,

Standard

Practice for

Preserving

Ignitable

Liquids and

Ignitable

Liquid

Residue

Extracts from

Fire Debris

Samples
31.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 33

Firearms & Toolmarks

Firearms & Toolmarks

Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS 

LISTED.

E3189-19,

Standard

Practice for

Separation of

Ignitable

Liquid

Residues

from Fire

Debris

Samples by

Static

Headspace

Concentration

onto an

Adsorbent

Tube

ASTM

E3197-20,

Standard

Terminology

Relating to

Examination

of Fire Debris

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

ASTM

E3189-19,

Standard

Practice for

Separation of

Ignitable

Liquid

Residues

from Fire

Debris

Samples by

Static

Headspace

Concentration

onto an

Adsorbent

Tube

ASTM

E3197-20,

Standard

Terminology

Relating to

Examination

of Fire Debris

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

Does the organization perform services in Firearms & Toolmarks? *
32.

Mark only one oval per row.

33.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 35

Footwear & Tire

Footwear & Tire Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.

Firearms & Toolmarks:  3 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ASB

BPR 068,

Safe

Handling of

Firearms and

Ammunition

ANSI/ASB

093,

Standard

Test Method

for the

Forensic

Examination

and Testing

of Firearms

ANSI/ASB

061, Firearms

and

Toolmarks

3D

Measurement

Systems and

Measurement

Quality

Control

ANSI/ASB

BPR 068,

Safe

Handling of

Firearms and

Ammunition

ANSI/ASB

093,

Standard

Test Method

for the

Forensic

Examination

and Testing

of Firearms

ANSI/ASB

061, Firearms

and

Toolmarks

3D

Measurement

Systems and

Measurement

Quality

Control

Does the organization perform services in Footwear & Tire? *
34.

Mark only one oval per row.

35.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 37

36.

Mark only one oval per row.

Friction Ridge

Friction Ridge Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.

Footwear & Tire:  2 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ASB BPR

021, Best

Practices for the

Preparation of

Test Impressions

from Footwear

and Tires, First

Edition, 2019

ANSI/ASB BPR

049, Best

Practice

Recommendation

for Lifting of

Footwear and

Tire Impressions,

First Edition,

2020

ANSI/ASB BPR

021, Best

Practices for the

Preparation of

Test Impressions

from Footwear

and Tires, First

Edition, 2019

ANSI/ASB BPR

049, Best

Practice

Recommendation

for Lifting of

Footwear and

Tire Impressions,

First Edition,

2020

Does the organization perform services in Friction Ridge? *

Friction Ridge:  2 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2021-

N-0020, Best

Practice

Recommendations

for Limited

Examinations

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2022-

S-0012, Standard

for Proficiency

Testing in Friction

Ridge Examination

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2021-

N-0020, Best

Practice

Recommendations

for Limited

Examinations

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2022-

S-0012, Standard

for Proficiency

Testing in Friction

Ridge Examination
37.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 39

38.

Mark only one oval per row.

39.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 41

Gunshot Residue Analysis

Gunshot Residue Analysis

Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS 

LISTED.

Medicolegal Death Investigation

Medicolegal Death Investigation

Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE 

STANDARDS LISTED.

Does the organization perform services in Gunshot Residue Analysis? *

Gunshot Residue Analysis:  2 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASTM E1588-20,

Standard Practice

for Gunshot

Residue Analysis

by Scanning

Electron

Microscopy/Energy

Dispersive X-Ray

Spectrometry

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2021-

N-0009, Standard

Practice for the

Collection and

Preservation of

Organic Gunshot

Residue

ASTM E1588-20,

Standard Practice

for Gunshot

Residue Analysis

by Scanning

Electron

Microscopy/Energy

Dispersive X-Ray

Spectrometry

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2021-

N-0009, Standard

Practice for the

Collection and

Preservation of

Organic Gunshot

Residue

Does the organization perform services in Medicolegal Death Investigation? *
40.

Mark only one oval per row.

Medicolegal Death Investigation:  7 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ASB BPR

007, Postmortem

Impression

Submission

Strategy for

Comprehensive

Searches of

Essential

Automated

Fingerprint

Identification

System Databases

ANSI/ASB 008,

Mass Fatality

Scene Processing:

Best Practice

Recommendations

for the

Medicolegal

Authority

ANSI/ASB BPR

009, Best Practice

Recommendations

for the

Examination of

Human Remains

by Forensic

Pathologists in the

Disaster Victim

Identification

Context

ANSI/ASB BPR

010, Forensic

Anthropology in

Disaster Victim

Identification:

Best Practice

Recommendations

for the

Medicolegal

Authority

ANSI/ASB 094,

BPR, Postmortem

Impression

Recovery:

Guidance and Best

Practices for

Disaster Victim

Identification

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2021-

N-0007, Media

Communications

Following a Mass

Fatality Incident:

Best Practice

Recommendations

ANSI/ASB BPR

007, Postmortem

Impression

Submission

Strategy for

Comprehensive

Searches of

Essential

Automated

Fingerprint

Identification

System Databases

ANSI/ASB 008,

Mass Fatality

Scene Processing:

Best Practice

Recommendations

for the

Medicolegal

Authority

ANSI/ASB BPR

009, Best Practice

Recommendations

for the

Examination of

Human Remains

by Forensic

Pathologists in the

Disaster Victim

Identification

Context

ANSI/ASB BPR

010, Forensic

Anthropology in

Disaster Victim

Identification:

Best Practice

Recommendations

for the

Medicolegal

Authority

ANSI/ASB 094,

BPR, Postmortem

Impression

Recovery:

Guidance and Best

Practices for

Disaster Victim

Identification

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2021-

N-0007, Media

Communications

Following a Mass

Fatality Incident:

Best Practice

Recommendations
41.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 43

Odontology

Odontology Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.

for the

Medicolegal

Authority

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2021-

N-0008, Victim

Accounting: Best

Practice

Recommendations

for Medicolegal

Authorities in

Mass Fatality

Management

for the

Medicolegal

Authority

OSAC Proposed

Standard 2021-

N-0008, Victim

Accounting: Best

Practice

Recommendations

for Medicolegal

Authorities in

Mass Fatality

Management

Does the organization perform services in Forensic Odontology? *
42.

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43.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 45

Seized Drugs

Seized Drugs Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.

Odontology:  4 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ADA

1058-2010D,

Forensic

Dental Data

Set

ADA

1077-2020,

Human Age

Assessment

by Dental

Analysis

ADA

1088-2017D,

Human

Identification

by

Comparative

Dental

Analysis

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-

N-0030,

Terminology

for A

Suspected

Pattern of

Dental Origin

ANSI/ADA

1058-2010D,

Forensic

Dental Data

Set

ADA

1077-2020,

Human Age

Assessment

by Dental

Analysis

ADA

1088-2017D,

Human

Identification

by

Comparative

Dental

Analysis

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-

N-0030,

Terminology

for A

Suspected

Pattern of

Dental Origin

Does the organization perform services in Seized Drugs? *
44.

Mark only one oval per row.

Toxicology

Seized Drugs:  7 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASTM E1968-19,

Standard Practice

for Microcrystal

Testing in

Forensic Analysis

of Cocaine

ASTM E1969-19,

Standard Practice

for Microcrystal

Testing in

Forensic Analysis

for

Methamphetamine

and Amphetamine

ASTM E2125-19,

Standard Practice

for Microcrystal

Testing in

Forensic Analysis

for Phencyclidine

and its Analogues

ASTM E2329-17,

Standard Practice

for Identification

of Seized Drugs

ASTM E2548-16,

Standard Guide for

Sampling Seized

Drugs for

Qualitative and

Quantitative

Analysis

ASTM E2882-19,

Standard Guide for

Analysis of

Clandestine Drug

Laboratory

Evidence

ASTM E3255-21,

Standard Practice

for Quality

Assurance of

Forensic Science

Service Providers

Performing

Forensic Chemical

Analysis

ASTM E1968-19,

Standard Practice

for Microcrystal

Testing in

Forensic Analysis

of Cocaine

ASTM E1969-19,

Standard Practice

for Microcrystal

Testing in

Forensic Analysis

for

Methamphetamine

and Amphetamine

ASTM E2125-19,

Standard Practice

for Microcrystal

Testing in

Forensic Analysis

for Phencyclidine

and its Analogues

ASTM E2329-17,

Standard Practice

for Identification

of Seized Drugs

ASTM E2548-16,

Standard Guide for

Sampling Seized

Drugs for

Qualitative and

Quantitative

Analysis

ASTM E2882-19,

Standard Guide for

Analysis of

Clandestine Drug

Laboratory

Evidence

ASTM E3255-21,

Standard Practice

for Quality

Assurance of

Forensic Science

Service Providers

Performing

Forensic Chemical

Analysis
45.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 47

Toxicology Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.

Does the organization perform services in Forensic Toxicology? *
46.

Mark only one oval per row.

Trace Evidence

Toxicology:  6 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ASB

017, Standard

Practices for

Measurement

Traceability in

Forensic

Toxicology

ANSI/ASB

036, Standard

Practices for

Method

Validation in

Forensic

Toxicology

ANSI/ASB

BPR 037,

Guidelines for

Opinions and

Testimony in

Forensic

Toxicology

ANSI/ASB

053, Standard

for Report

Content in

Forensic

Toxicology

ANSI/ASB

121, Standard

for the

Analytical

Scope and

Sensitivity of

Forensic

Toxicological

Testing of

Urine in DrugFacilitated

Crime

Investigations,

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2020-S-0003,

Guidelines for

Performing

Alcohol

Calculations

in Forensic

Toxicology

ANSI/ASB

017, Standard

Practices for

Measurement

Traceability in

Forensic

Toxicology

ANSI/ASB

036, Standard

Practices for

Method

Validation in

Forensic

Toxicology

ANSI/ASB

BPR 037,

Guidelines for

Opinions and

Testimony in

Forensic

Toxicology

ANSI/ASB

053, Standard

for Report

Content in

Forensic

Toxicology

ANSI/ASB

121, Standard

for the

Analytical

Scope and

Sensitivity of

Forensic

Toxicological

Testing of

Urine in DrugFacilitated

Crime

Investigations,

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2020-S-0003,

Guidelines for

Performing

Alcohol

Calculations

in Forensic

Toxicology
47.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 49

Trace Evidence Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.

Does the organization perform services in Trace Evidence? *
48.

Mark only one oval per row.

Trace Evidence:  12 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASTM E1610-18,

Standard Guide for

Forensic Paint Analysis

and Comparison

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

ASTM E2330-19,

Standard Test Method

for Determination of

Concentrations of

Elements in Glass

Samples Using

Inductively Coupled

Plasma Mass

Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

for Forensic

Comparisons

ASTM E2808-21a,

Standard Guide for

Microspectrophotometry

in Forensic Paint

Analysis

ASTM E2926-17,

Standard Test Method

for Forensic Comparison

of Glass Using Micro

X-ray Flourescence

Spectrometry

ASTM E2927-16e1,

Standard Test Method

for Determination of

Trace Elements in SodaLime Glass Samples

Using Laser Ablation

Inductively Coupled

Plasma Mass

Spectrometry for

Forensic Comparisons

ASTM E2937-18,

Standard Guide for

Using Infrared

Spectroscopy in

Forensic Paint

Examinations

ASTM E3085-17,

Standard Guide for

Fourier Transform

Infrared Spectroscopy in

ASTM E1610-18,

Standard Guide for

Forensic Paint Analysis

and Comparison

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

ASTM E2330-19,

Standard Test Method

for Determination of

Concentrations of

Elements in Glass

Samples Using

Inductively Coupled

Plasma Mass

Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

for Forensic

Comparisons

ASTM E2808-21a,

Standard Guide for

Microspectrophotometry

in Forensic Paint

Analysis

ASTM E2926-17,

Standard Test Method

for Forensic Comparison

of Glass Using Micro

X-ray Flourescence

Spectrometry

ASTM E2927-16e1,

Standard Test Method

for Determination of

Trace Elements in SodaLime Glass Samples

Using Laser Ablation

Inductively Coupled

Plasma Mass

Spectrometry for

Forensic Comparisons

ASTM E2937-18,

Standard Guide for

Using Infrared

Spectroscopy in

Forensic Paint

Examinations

ASTM E3085-17,

Standard Guide for

Fourier Transform

Infrared Spectroscopy in
49.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 51

Video/Imaging Technology and Analysis

Video/Imaging Technology and Analysis

Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE 

STANDARDS LISTED.

Forensic Tape

Examinations

ASTM E3233-20,

Standard Practice for

Forensic Tape Analysis

Training Program

ASTM E3234-20,

Standard Practice for

Forensic Paint Analysis

Training Program

ASTM E3260-21,

Standard Guide for

Forensic Examination

and Comparison of

Pressure Sensitive

Tapes

ASTM E3272-21,

Standard Guide for

Collection of Soils and

Other Geological

Evidence for Criminal

Forensic Applications

Forensic Tape

Examinations

ASTM E3233-20,

Standard Practice for

Forensic Tape Analysis

Training Program

ASTM E3234-20,

Standard Practice for

Forensic Paint Analysis

Training Program

ASTM E3260-21,

Standard Guide for

Forensic Examination

and Comparison of

Pressure Sensitive

Tapes

ASTM E3272-21,

Standard Guide for

Collection of Soils and

Other Geological

Evidence for Criminal

Forensic Applications

Does the organization perform services in Video/Imaging Technology and Analysis? *
50.

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51.

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No Skip to question 53

Wildlife Forensics

Wildlife Forensics Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.

Video/Imaging Technology and Analysis: 3 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASTM

E2916-19e1,

Standard

Terminology

for Digital

and

Multimedia

Evidence

Examination

ASTM

E3235-21,

Standard

Practice for

Latent Print

Evidence

Imaging

Resolution

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-

S-0013,

Standard

Guide for

Post

Mortem

Examination

Photography

ASTM

E2916-19e1,

Standard

Terminology

for Digital

and

Multimedia

Evidence

Examination

ASTM

E3235-21,

Standard

Practice for

Latent Print

Evidence

Imaging

Resolution

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-

S-0013,

Standard

Guide for

Post

Mortem

Examination

Photography

Does the organization perform services in Wildlife Forensics? *
52.

Mark only one oval per row.

Wildlife Forensics:  6 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ASB

019,

Wildlife

Forensics

General

Standards

ANSI/ASB

028,

Wildlife

Forensics

Morphology

Standards

ANSI/ASB

029, Report

Writing in

Wildlife

Forensics:

Morphology

and

Genetics

ANSI/ASB

047,

Wildlife

Forensics

Validation

Standard -

Validating

New

Primers for

Sequencing

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-

N-0001,

Wildlife

Forensics

MethodCollection

of Known

DNA

Samples

from

Domestic

Mammals

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-

S-0006,

Standard

for the Use

of GenBank

for

Taxonomic

Assignment

of Wildlife

ANSI/ASB

019,

Wildlife

Forensics

General

Standards

ANSI/ASB

028,

Wildlife

Forensics

Morphology

Standards

ANSI/ASB

029, Report

Writing in

Wildlife

Forensics:

Morphology

and

Genetics

ANSI/ASB

047,

Wildlife

Forensics

Validation

Standard -

Validating

New

Primers for

Sequencing

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-

N-0001,

Wildlife

Forensics

MethodCollection

of Known

DNA

Samples

from

Domestic

Mammals

OSAC

Proposed

Standard

2021-

S-0006,

Standard

for the Use

of GenBank

for

Taxonomic

Assignment

of Wildlife
Interdisciplinary Standards

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.
53.

Mark only one oval per row.

Interdisciplinary:  5 Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/

Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/NIST

ITL-1: 2011,

Data Format

for the

Interchange

of

Fingerprint,

Facial &

Other

Biometric

Information

ASTM

E2917-19a,

Standard

Practice for

Forensic

Science

Practitioner

Training,

Continuing

Education,

and

Professional

Development

Programs

ASTM

E3255-21,

Standard

Practice for

Quality

Assurance of

Forensic

Science

Service

Providers

Performing

Forensic

Chemical

Analysis

ISO/IEC

17020:2012,

Conformity

Assessment -

Requirements

for the

Operation of

Various types

of Bodies

Performing

Inspection

ISO/IEC

17025:2017,

General

requirements

for the

Competence

of testing and

Calibration

ANSI/NIST

ITL-1: 2011,

Data Format

for the

Interchange

of

Fingerprint,

Facial &

Other

Biometric

Information

ASTM

E2917-19a,

Standard

Practice for

Forensic

Science

Practitioner

Training,

Continuing

Education,

and

Professional

Development

Programs

ASTM

E3255-21,

Standard

Practice for

Quality

Assurance of

Forensic

Science

Service

Providers

Performing

Forensic

Chemical

Analysis

ISO/IEC

17020:2012,

Conformity

Assessment -

Requirements

for the

Operation of

Various types

of Bodies

Performing

Inspection

ISO/IEC

17025:2017,

General

requirements

for the

Competence

of testing and

Calibration
54.

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Yes. Thank you for completing the survey and choosing to be an implementer. Continue to

submit your survey.

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ISO 21043-2

Forensic

Sciences,

Part 2:

Recognition,

recording,

collecting

transport and

storage of

items

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ISO 21043-2

Forensic

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Part 2:

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transport and

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