CONCERNING THE ISSUE OF INTERLABORATORY COMPARISONS DURING FORENSIC EXPERT ACTIVITY

Abstract

Тhe basis for increasing the efficiency of forensic expertise is the creation of scientifically-based expert methods, the improvement of the system of training of experts and their qualification, as well as effective management. In this regard, it is important to create a well-established system that allows for maintaining a research competence at an appropriate level. In connection with the continuous improvement of the regulatory framework, the requirement for laboratories providing services in the field of testing is increasing. The urgency of the topic is the transition of laboratories to the new version of ISO / IEC 17025-2017 «General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories». The article deals with the procedure of implementation by the accreditation body of the experimental verification of the technical competence of the laboratory in the form of interlaboratory comparative tests.
 The purpose of the article is to develop approaches to organizing and conducting interlaboratory comparisons in forensic expert activities.
 On the basis of the work, the main principles of conducting interlaboratory comparisons during judicial expert work were developed.
 The necessity of conducting interlaboratory comparisons is proved to be determined by the application in Ukraine of the European approach to ensuring trust in the results of the conducted examinations.
 It is noted that during organization of such comparisons it is necessary to develop organizational measures, for example, related to the manufacture and transportation of samples (objects of research), including dangerous ones, such as samples of narcotic substances, weapons, ammunition, explosive devices, etc.