GSR PT - Proficiency Test on Detection and Identification of Gunshot Residue Particles by SEM/EDS
EPTIS factsheet 542231 | Last revision 2019-05-14 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts542231 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts542231
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| PT provider | QuoData Quality and Statistics QuoData Quality and Statistics | |||||||||
| Based in | Germany | |||||||||
| Language(s) | English | |||||||||
| Remarks | On behalf of the ENFSI Expert Working Group “Firearms/GSR” we would like to invite you to participate in the Proficiency Test on the Identification of gunshot residue (GSR) particles by means of Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). Our company QuoData GmbH, is in charge of organizing and performing the GSR proficiency test as part of the GSR Quality Scheme. After receiving ASCLD-LAB approval in 2006, the program has continued to enjoy a reputation known worldwide. The GSR Quality Scheme is conducted annually and we invite you and your laboratory to participate in the 2018 run. All members of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) and any state-registered Forensic Science Laboratories are welcome to participate in the test program. Each participant will receive a specially prepared sample in order to detect and identify all typical GSR particles (containing lead, barium and antimony) using their own laboratory-specific method of automated GSR particle search and detection by SEM/EDS. The primary purpose of this proficiency testing program is to improve and maintain the performance of laboratories and to help laboratories detect and redress any unacceptable inaccuracy in their reported findings related to the detection and identification of GSR by SEM/EDS. The scheme enables laboratories to demonstrate the quality of their measurements to accreditation bodies and other appropriate authorities. | |||||||||
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Laboratory / scientific equipment
Measuring instruments Metals |
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Calibration
Materials evaluation |
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| Aims of the PT scheme | ||||||||||
| Target group of participants | GSR experts or rather all members of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) and any state-registered Forensic Science Laboratories worldwide | |||||||||
| Linked to specific legislation / standards | ENFSI Guidance document | |||||||||
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| Number of participants | 65 | |||||||||
| Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party | ||||||||||
| Operation is commissioned / requested by | ENFSI expert working group "Firearms/GSR" | |||||||||
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| Participation fee | 895 € per participant (plus 19 % VAT for German participants) plus shipment and packing (30€) | |||||||||
| Regularly operated | Yes (every year (since 2010)) | |||||||||
| Year of first operation | 2003 | |||||||||
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QuoData Quality and Statistics
Prellerstraße 14 01309 Dresden Germany Phone: +49 (0)3 51 - 4028867 0 Fax: +49 (0)3 51 - 4028867 19 Web: https://www.quodata.de/en https://www.quodata.de/en |
Frau Kirstin Frost
Phone: 0351-4028867-31 Fax: 0351-4028867-19 Email: frost@quodata.de frost@quodata.de |
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If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Germany,
Mr Johannes van de Kreeke.
Mr Johannes van de Kreeke.