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The Safety Guys: Planning Chemical Management for the Forensic Laboratory
By:Vince McLeod, CIH and Glenn Ketcham, CIH
Whether you are organizing the toxicology, serology, DNA, or another specialty lab in your forensic facility, chemicals come into the picture. There are literally thousands of chemicals available and new ones being developed every day.
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FORENSIC NEWS
  • Monroe County Plans ‘Green’ Crime Lab
    In October, the Monroe County, NY will break ground on a new environmentally friendly crime lab, which will feature designated parking spaces for carpoolers, bike racks, and an exterior made entirely of recycled materials.
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  • Protective Measures, Response Actions Prepare Law Enforcement for WMD Threats
    Recent reports show that a terrorist attack using such weapons is likely by the end of 2013. In addition to manmade events, the potential for accidental chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) hazards also exists.
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  • New Book Examines How DNA Evidence is Managed in the Justice System
    A recent report from the National Academy of Sciences cites several issues of forensics including a lack of standards for analyzing and presenting scientific evidence in the legal system. Yet, from hair and handwriting analysis to ink and DNA fingerprints, scientists have brought their world to bear on the justice system.
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  • Supreme Court Case Debates Whether Convicts Should Have Access to Latest DNA Techniques
    Convicts freed by the Innocence Project have joined with an Alaskan man in filing a Supreme Court case to allow convicted prisoners to use new forensic technology to try to prove innocence on an appeal.
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March 17-19, 2009
Wisconsin Association for Identification Educational Conference
Appleton, WI

March 17-19, 2009
Audio Forensics Training Course
Columbia, MD

March 22-26, 2009
Crime Scenes & Investigations National College of District Attorneys
Tampa, FL

March 29 -April 3, 2009
Chesapeake Bay Division IAI Spring Educational Conference
Virginia Beach, VA

April 5- 9, 2009
Sixth Annual Advanced DNA Technical Workshop
San Diego, CA

April 7-8, 2009
Nebraska Division of the IAI
Ashland, NE

April 20-22, 2009
Illinois Division of the IAI Forensic Science Conference
Joliet, IL

April 20-29, 2009
Oklahoma Division of the IAI Annual Training Conference
Edmond, OK

May 1, 2009
NJAFS Spring Seminar
Atlantic City, NJ

May 5-9, 2009
North Carolina Division of the IAI Spring Conference
High Point, NC

May 4-8, 2009
MAAFS Annual Meeting Hunt Valley, MD

May 11-15, 2009
Spring 2009 Seminar California Association of Criminalists
Arrowhead, CA
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