1、Designation: E 2326 09Standard Practice forEducation and Training of Seized-Drug Analysts1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 2326; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A numb
2、er in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This practice describes prerequisite formal education,training, and continuing professional development for thoseperforming seized-drug ana
3、lysis. It also describes the kinds ofprofessional documents (for example, texts, manuals, or jour-nals) that should be present in laboratories where analysis ofseized drugs is conducted.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E 2329 Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs2.2 Other Document:Sc
4、ientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized DrugsRecommendations for: Education and Training, QualityAssurance, Methods of Analysis33. Significance and Use3.1 These are minimum standards applicable to those per-forming seized-drug analyses.3.2 These standards are intended to apply to any labor
5、atoryanalyst who:3.2.1 examines and analyzes seized drugs or related mate-rials, or directs such examinations to be done,3.2.2 independently has access to unsealed evidence inorder to remove samples from evidence for examination and3.2.3 As a consequence of such examinations, signs reportsfor court
6、or investigative purposes.4. Education/Experience Qualifications4.1 All newly recruited analysts shall have at least abachelors degree (or equivalent, generally a three to four yearpost-secondary or tertiary degree) in a natural science or inother sciences relevant to the analysis of seized drugs. T
7、hedegree program shall include lecture and associated laboratoryclasses in general, organic and analytical chemistry.5. Continuing Professional Development5.1 All forensic scientists have an ongoing responsibility toremain current in their field. In addition, laboratories shouldprovide support and o
8、pportunities for continuing professionaldevelopment. Seized-drug analysts are expected to undergo:5.1.1 Twenty hours of training every year. Training can beeither face-to-face interaction with an instructor, distancelearning or computer based.5.1.1.1 Training must be relevant to the laboratorys ana-
9、lytical mission.5.1.1.2 Training completed must be documented.5.1.1.3 Training can be provided from a variety of sources,including, but not limited to the following:(1) chemistry or instrumental courses taught at the post-secondary educational level,(2) instrument operation or maintenance courses ta
10、ught byvendors,(3) in-service classes conducted by employers,(4) in-service training taught by external providers, and(5) participation in relevant scientific meetings or confer-ences (for example, presenting papers or attending workshops).6. Training For New Analysts6.1 These minimum requirements a
11、llow individual labora-tories to structure their training programs to meet their needs asthey relate to the type of casework encountered, the analyticaltechniques and instrumentation available, and the level ofpreparedness of trainees.6.2 Adocumented training program, approved by laboratorymanagemen
12、t, should focus on development of the theoreticaland practical knowledge, skills and abilities necessary toexamine seized-drug samples and related materials. This mustinclude:6.2.1 a training syllabus providing descriptions of theknowledge and skills in which analysts are to be trained forspecific t
13、opic areas, milestones of achievement, and methods oftesting or evaluating competency,6.2.2 documented standards of performance and a plan forassessing theoretical and practical competency against thesestandards, for example, written and oral examinations, criticalreviews, analysis of unknown sample
14、s, mock casework, etc.per specific topic area,6.2.3 a period of supervised casework representative of thetype they will be required to perform, and1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E30 on ForensicSciences and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E30.01 on Criminalist
15、ics.Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2009. Published August 2009. Originallyapproved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as E232604.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards v
16、olume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.31Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.6.2.4 a verification document demonstrating that traineeshave achieved the required competence level
17、per specific topicarea.6.3 Topic areas in the training program will include, as aminimum, the following:6.3.1 relevant background information on drugs of abuse,for example, status of control and chemical and physicalcharacteristics,6.3.2 techniques, methodologies, and instrumentation uti-lized in th
18、e examination of seized-drug samples, and relatedmaterials,6.3.3 quality assurance,6.3.4 expert/Court testimony and legal requirements, and6.3.5 laboratory policy and procedures (such as sampling,uncertainty, evidence handling, safety and security) as theyrelate to the examination of seized-drug sam
19、ples and relatedmaterials.6.4 An individual qualified to provide instruction must havedemonstrated competence in the subject area and in thedelivery of training.7. Reference Literature7.1 The following references must be available and acces-sible in hard copy or electronic form in laboratories where
20、seized-drug analysis is performed:7.1.1 college/University level textbooks for reference totheory and practice in key subject areas, for example, generalchemistry, organic chemistry, and analytical chemistry,7.1.2 relevant jurisdictional legislation (for example, stat-utes and case law relating to c
21、ontrolled substances, and healthand safety legislation),7.1.3 operation and maintenance manuals for each analyti-cal instrument,7.1.4 relevant periodicals, for example, Journal of ForensicSciences, Analog, Microgram, and Analytical Chemistry,7.1.5 laboratory quality manual, standard operating proce-
22、dures, and method validation documents, and7.1.6 reference literature containing physical, chemical andanalytical data. Such references may include The Merck Index,Clarkes Isolation and Identification of Drugs, laboratorymanuals of the United Nations Drug Control Program, andpublished standard spect
23、ra (for example, Mills and RobersonsInstrumental Data For Drug Analysis, or compendiums fromPfleger or Wiley).7.2 See Practice E 2329 for additional information.ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this sta
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