Forensic Toxicology Quality Manual
Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
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This manual follows the requirements specified by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB), which are based on the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standards and the 2017 ANAB ISO/IEC 17025:2017 — Forensic Science Testing and Calibration Laboratories Accreditation Requirements (AR 3125).
The ASCL Quality Manual (ASCL-DOC-01) outlines the policies and procedures under which the laboratory operates. This manual acts as a set of supplemental policies and procedures required to competently perform testing in the Forensic Toxicology Discipline at the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory.
When the section policy does not differ from the lab wide policy in any significant manner, the reader will be referred to the ASCL-DOC-01 Quality Manual for the policy. Where there are additional policies and/or procedures, clarifications, or another basis for further information, then that will be included in this document.
The Forensic Toxicology Quality Manual is written specifically for the analysts working in the Toxicology Section and performing analysis in the following areas:
- Qualitative Determination
- Quantitative Measurement