Final Exam Deck Flashcards
A document that provides requirements, specifications, guidelines, or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure that products, materials, and services are fit for their purpose.
What is a standard?
What two things do standards help define about a product or service?
1) Quality
2) Characteristics
An international organization/union that develops and publishes standards.
What is ISO?
What does ISO stand for?
International Organization for Standardization
ISO comes from this Greek word, meaning “equal.”
What is “isos”?
Is ISO an acronym? If not, why?
No because the organization’s full name varies between languages
What are 3 goals of ISO (HINT: P.D.F)?
1) Promoting standardization
2) Facilitating international exchange
3) Developing cooperation
What does ANSI stand for?
American National Standards Institute
What are the 2 goals of ANAB?
1) Guiding international development
2) Providing high quality accreditation services
How many standards has ISO published?
23,600
How many ISO category groups are there?
9
Process used to show that a product, service, or system meets specified requirements (HINT: CA).
What is a conformity assessment?
What are you making sure is fulfilled with a conformity assessment?
Specific requirements
Determination of one or more of an object’s or product’s characteristics and is usually performed by a laboratory.
What is testing?
What does ANAB stand for?
ANSI National Accreditation Board
Which ISO standard is used for crime labs?
ISO 17025
Why is ISO 17025 pertinent/important to the crime lab (HINT: testing and calibration)?
It has all the testing and calibration requirements that labs need to show they are competent and can output valid results
What are the 4 key aspects of Deming’s Wheel of Continual Improvement?
1) Plan
2) Do
3) Check
4) Act
What is the purpose of testing (and calibration) in the crime lab?
To ensure that results can be trusted
What 3 aspects does ANAB’s scope of accreditation cover for forensics?
1) Forensic testing
2) Forensic calibration
3) Forensic inspection
What is the difference between an audit and an assessment?
Audit - internal audit activities that verify accuracy of results (ESSENTIALLY PROOFREAD DRAFT BEFORE SENDING TO PUBLISHER)
Assessment - accreditation based on results produced
Process to maintain accuracy, standardization, and repeatability in measurements, ensuring reliable benchmarks and results.
What is calibration?
Degree to which a set of inherent characteristics of an object fulfills requirements.
What is quality?
In what year was ANAB founded?
1918
When (year) and where was ISO founded?
Switzerland (1947)
How many countries met to form ISO?
25
A set of interrelated activities that uses inputs to deliver an intended result.
What is a process?
What does QA/QC stand for?
Quality assurance / Quality control
Why is quality assurance so important?
Helps the lab maintain high standards
Why is quality control so important?
Ensures final product/result reaches the high standards set by quality assurance
