Ascld/Lab

Description

The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) was established to meet the needs of the criminal justice system. Originally created as a committee of ASCLD (American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors), ASCLD/LAB was incorporated in 1984 as a separate and distinct non-profit entity from ASCLD.

The ISO/IEC 17025:2005 document is copyrighted by ISO and therefore must be obtained from an authorized distributor. The document may be purchased directly from ISO at www.iso.org or from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) at www.ansi.org . Other legal sources for ISO documents may be found by searching the internet. Outside the United States customers may also check with their applicable national standards publishing body.

First Step to Acquiring Accreditation Requirements: Purchase a licensed copy of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 from an authorized distributor. In the US, a convenient source is the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). You may purchase and download ISO standards document from the ANSI website at www.ansi.org . Look for the “Access Standards” and then “eStandards Store” buttons on the left hand side of the web page. A downloadable Adobe version is available for purchase, and be sure to get ISO/IEC 17025:2005.

ASCLD/LAB offers accreditation programs in which any crime laboratory (including crime scene and computer forensics programs) or forensic science breath alcohol calibration program providing covered services may participate to demonstrate that its technical operations and overall management system meet ISO/IEC 17025:2005 requirements and applicable ASCLD/LAB- International supplemental requirements.

ASCLD/LAB top management is committed to providing high quality accreditation services through the continuous improvement of ASCLD/LAB’s management system.

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