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Examples of Engineering Failure Analysis

• Aerospace
  • Columbia Shuttle
  • Concorde
  • TWA Flight 800
• Civil
  • WTC Collapse
  • Quebec Bridge
  • Earthquake(s)
• Others
  • Titanic
  • Fuel Rod (Nuclear)
  • Bhopal (Chemical)
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  • Importance of failure
  • Space.com
  • Chelyabinsk (Nuclear)
  • Earthquake Rescue

Forensic-related Societies and Organizations

• Accounting / Economics
  • Forensic Accountants Society of North America (FASNA)
    http://www.fasna.org/
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
    http://www.aicpa.org
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
    http://www.acfe.org
  • National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE)
    http://rfe.org/OrgsAssoc/Soc/NAFE.htm
• ANTHROPOLOGY / ARCHAEOLOGY / BIOLOGY

  • American Anthropological Association
    http://www.aaanet.org/

  • American Association of Physical Anthropologists
    http://www.physanth.org/

  • American Board of Forensic Anthropology,Inc.
    http://www.csuchico.edu/anth/ABFA

  • Archaeology Channel
    http://www.archaeologychannel.org/

  • European Society of Human Genetics
    http://www.eshg.org

  • Forensic Anthropology Center
    http://web.utk.edu/~anthrop/FACresources.html

  • Human Biology Association
    http://home.earthlink.net/~ckbarrett/hba/index.html

  • International Association of Human Biologists (IAHB)
    http://luka.inantro.hr/iahb/

  • Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA)
    http://www.rpanet.org/

  • Society for American Archaeology
    http://www.saa.org/

  • Society for Archaeological Sciences
    http://www.socarchsci.org/

  • Society of Professional Archaeologists (SOPA)
    http://www.simonides.org/links/archaeological/societies/sopa.html

  • Society for the Study of Human Biology (SSHB)
    http://www-staff.lboro.ac.uk/~hungn/sshb.htm

• ARSON

  • Canadian Association of Fire Investigators (C.A.F.I.)
    http://www.cafi.ca

  • International Association of Arson Investigators
    http://www.firearson.com

  • National Association of Arson Investigators
    http://www.fire-investigators.org

• ART/SCULPTURE

  • International Forensic Image Enhancement Society
    http://www.ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Forensic_Expert/internat

  • Forensic Faces Institute
    http://www.forensicart.org

  AUTOMOTIVE

  • Accident Reconstruction Network

    http://www.accidentreconstruction.com/index.html

  • Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators
    http://www.itai.org

• BALLISTICS

  • Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
    http://www.afte.org

  • AFTE Forensic Ballistics Links (AFTE)
    http://www.afte.org/aftelinks/aftelinks_forensic.htm

• CHEMISTRY

  • American Chemical Society
    http://www.chemistry.org/portal/Chemistry

  • Forensic Chemistry Network
    http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/4329

• COMPUTER SCIENCE

  • High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)
    http://www.htcia.org/

  • IEEE Computer Society
    http://www.computer.org/csinfo/

  • International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists. (IACIS)
    http://www.cops.org/

• CRIME

  • American Board of Criminalistics
    http://criminalistics.com/abc/A.php

  • American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD)
    http://www.ascld.org

  • Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction (ACSR)
    http://www.acsr.com

  • Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners (AFTE)
    http://www.afte.org

  • Crime Scene Investigation Resources
    http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/csi-resources.html

  • Crime Scene Sketching, CAD Zone
    http://www.cadzone.com

  • DataSketch Law Enforcement
    http://www.datasketch.com

  • International Association of Crime Analysts
    http://www.iaca.net

  • International Association for Identification (IAI)
    http://www.theiai.org

  • International Crime Scene Investigators Association (ICSIA)
    http://www.icsia.com

  • High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)
    http://htcia.org/index.html

  • Internet Resources for Criminal Investigation
    http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/315/315links.htm

  • Law Enforcement Software & Hardware
    www.officer.com/prodcom.htm

  • New Technologies Inc.
    http://www.forensics-intl.com

  • SmartDraw for Crime Scenes by SmartDraw Software Inc.
    http://www.smartdraw.com/goto.htm

  • Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers
    http://www.scafo.org/

  • 3DEyeWitness by DesignWare Inc.
    https://ssl2.hostme.com/designsoftware.com

• CRIMINAL JUSTICE

  • Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
    http://www.cjlf.org

  • Drug Enforcement Administration
    http://www.usdok.gov/dea

  • European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control
    http://www.vn.fi/om/heuni

  • Europol
    http://www.europol.nl/home2.htm

  • Interpol
    http://www.interpol.int

  • International Justice Statistics
    http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ijs.htm

  • National Forensic Science Technology Center
    http://www.nfstc.org

  • Office of International Criminal Justice,Inc. (OICJ)
    http://www.oicj.org/oicj2k/index.htm

  • World Justice Info Network
    http://www.justinfo.net/html/about_wjin.htm

• DACTYLOSCOPY / IDENTIFICATION

  • Canadian Identification Society
    http://www.cis-sci.ca

  • DNA Fingerprinting in Human Health and Society
    http://www.accessexcellence.org

  • International Association for Identification
    http://www.theiai.org

  • Latent-prints.com (forensic platform)
    http://www.scafo.org/

  • Scientific Working Group on Fingerprinting or Friction Ridge Analysis
    http://www.for-swg.org/swgfasthm.htm

  • Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis, Study, and Technology
    http://www.swgfast.org

  • Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers (SCAFO)
    http://www.iinet.com/market/scafo

• DIGITAL EVIDENCE

  • Scientific Working Group for Digital Evidence
    (FBI supported working group considering standards in digital evidence)
    http://www.for-swg.org/swgdehm.htm

• DNA

  • Association of Forensic DNA Analysts and Administrators (AFDAA)
    http://www.afdaa.org

  • Scientific Working Group for DNA Analysis Methods
    (FBI supported working group considering standards in Forensic DNA analysis)
    http://www.for-swg.org/swgamhm.htm

• DOCUMENT EXAMINERS

  • American Board of Forensic Document Examiners
    http://www.asqde.org

  • American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE)
    http://www.asqde.org

  • National Association of Document Examiners
    http://www.expertpages.com/org/nade.htm

  • Southeastern Association of Forensic Document Examiners
    http://www.expertpages.com/org/nade.htm

• ENGINEERING

  • National Academy of Forensic Engineers
    http://www.nafe.org

  • Society of Forensic Engineers & Scientists
    http://www.forensic-society.org

• ENTOMOLOGY

  • American Board of Forensic Entomology
    http://www.missouri.edu/%7Eagwww/entomology/index.html

  • Entomological Society of America
    http://www.entsoc.org

  • National Forensic Academy (The Body Farm)
    http://www.leic.tennessee.edu/forensic

• FORENSIC SCIENCES

  • American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
    http://www.aafs.org

  • Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society
    http://www.nifs.com.au/ANZFSS

  • Canadian Society of Forensic Science
    http://www.csfs.ca/index.htm

  • European Network of Forensic Science Institutes
    http://www.enfsi.org

  • Forensic Science Society
    http://www.forensic-science-society.org.uk/

  • International Association of Forensic Sciences
    http://www.iafs2002.com

  • Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists (MAAFS)
    http://www.gwis.circ.gwu.edu/%7Efors/maafs/links.htm

  • Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists (MAFS)
    http://www.member.aol.com/mafsweb/index.html

  • National Forensic Science Technology Center
    http://www.nfstc.org

  • North Eastern Association of Forensic Scientists (NEAFS)
    http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/5122

  • Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists (NWAF)
    http://www.users.aol.com/lctox/nwafshome.htm

  • Southern Association of Forensic Scientists (SAFS)
    http://www.southernforensic.org

  • South Western Association of Forensic Scientists (SWAFS)
    http://www.cripkit.com/swafs/swafs.html

• LABORATORIES

  • American Society of Crime Lab Directors
    http://www.ascld.org

  • Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
    http://www.aphl.org

• LAW ENFORCEMENT

  • American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center
    http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/home.html

  • American Correctional Association
    http://www.aca.org/index.asp

  • American Jail Association
    http://www.corrections.com/aja/index.html

  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
    http://www.atf.treas.gov

  • Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)
    http://www.post.ca.gov/

  • Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC)
    http://www.cisc.gc.ca/

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
    http://www.fbi.gov

  • International Association of Chiefs of Police
    http://www.theiacp.org

  • International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC )
    http://www.ichiefs.org/onscene/archive/arc1-1999.shtml

  • International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors
    http://www.ialefi.com

  • International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Agents
    http://www.ialeia.org

  • International Corrections and Prisons Association
    http://www.icpa.ca/

  • National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)
    http://www.naag.org/

  • National Criminal Justice Resource
    http://www.ncjrs.org

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA)
    http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov

  • National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center
    http://www.nlectc.org

  • National Sheriffs' Association (NSA)
    http://www.sheriffs.org

  • Office of Law Enforcement Standards
    http://www.nlectc.org/oles/

  • Metropolitan Police (Scotland Yard)
    http://www.fas.org/irp/world/uk/mps

  • Police Officer Standards and Training Council
    http://www.post.state.ct.us/

  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP/GRC)
    http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

  • United States Department of Justice
    http://www.usdoj.gov

• LINGUISTICS

  • International Association of Forensic Linguistics
    http://www.iafl.org

• MEDICINE

  • Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine
    http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/electrical/314/histiafm.html

  • Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
    http://www.vifp.monash.edu.au

• METEOROLOGY

  • Forensic Meteorology Association,Inc
    http://www.forensic-weather.com

  • National Weather Association
    http://www.nwas.org/

• NURSING

  • American Forensic Nurses
    http://www.amrn.com

  • American Nurses' Association
    http://www.ana.org

  • Emergency Nurses' Association
    http://www.ena.org

  • International Association of Forensic Nurses
    http://www.iafn.org

• ODONTOLOGY

  • American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO)
    http://www.abfo.org

• PALYNOLOGY

  • American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists (AASP)
    www.palynology.org

  • Canadian Association of Palynologists
    http://www.scirpus.ca/cap/cap.shtml

• PATHOLOGY /TOXICOLOGY

  • American Association of Pathologists' Assistant (AAPA)
    http://meds.queensu.ca/medicine/aapa

  • American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI)
    http://www.slu.edu/organizations/abmdi/index.shtml

  • American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)
    http://www.ascp.org

  • American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP)
    http://www.asip.org

  • Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)
    http://www.afip.org

  • Association of Directors of Anatomic & Surgical Pathology (ADASP)
    http://www.panix.com/~adasp

  • Association for Pathology Informatics (API)
    http://www.pathologyinformatics.org

  • American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT)
    http://www.abft.org

  • International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (IAFT)
    http://www.tiaft.org

  • International Society of Forensic Toxicologists
    http://www.tiaft.org

  • Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT)
    http://www.soft-tox.org

• PHOTOGRAPHY

  • Evidence Photographers' International Council (EPIC)
    http://expertpages.com/org/epic.htm

  • Law Enforcement/Emergency Services Video Association (LEVA)
    http://www.leva.org

  • Professional Photographers of America
    http://www.ppa.com

• PHYSICAL EVIDENCE / SCIENCE

  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
    http://www.astm.org

  • International Association for Property and Evidence
    http://www.iape.org

  • National Academy of Forensic Engineers
    http://www.nafe.org

  • National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
    http://www.nas.edu

• PSYCHIATRY / PSYCHOLOGY

  • American Academy of Forensic Psychiatry (AAFP)
    http://www.abfp.com/

  • American Board of Forensic Psychology (ABFP)
    http://www.abfp.com/board.htm

  • American Psychiatric Association
    http://www.psych.org

  • American Psychological Association
    http://www.apa.org

  • Katherine Ramsland
    http://www.katherineramsland.com/

• SEROLOGY

  • American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
    http://www.aabb.org

  • Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
    http://www.aphl.org

  • National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/nchstp.html

  • National Serology Reference Laboratory (NRL)
    http://www.nrl.gov.au

• RADIOLOGY

  • American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
    www.astro.org

  • Radiological Society of North America
    http://www.rsna.org

  • Society for Computer Applications in Radiology
    http://www.scarnet.org

• OTHER

  • Academy of Behavioral Profiling
    http://www.profiling.org

  • American Association of Tissue Banks
    http://www.aatb.org

  • American College of Forensic Examiners
    http://www.acfe.com

  • American Organ Transplant Association
    http://www.a-o-t-a.org

  • Children's Organ Transplant Association
    http://www.cota.org/customsites/cota/index.asp

  • International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts.
    http://www.iabpa.org/

  • National Forensic Academy (The Body Farm)
    http://www.leic.tennessee.edu/forensic

Engineering Websites

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers

• Society of Manufacturing Engineers

• American National Standards Institute

Codes & Standards

• Building Officials and Code Administrators International

• Consumer Products Safety Commission

• Occupational Safety And Health Administration

• National Safety Council features home, environment and workplace safety resources.

• NHTSA Recall Links From the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Features information on recalls for cars, child safety seats, school buses and more.

• Bureau of Labor Statistics Features labor data, surveys, publications and more.

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers

• CPSC Access product recalls and other consumer info.

• Federal Aviation Administration Official FAA website.

• Food and Drug Administration Official FDA website.

• Ins. Inst. for Hwy. Safety Crash tests, regulations, traffic laws.

• Nat. Hwy. Transp. Safety Admin. Auto recalls and tests.

• Nat. Transp. Safety Board Information on plane, train, auto and boat accidents.

Safety

• National Safety Council Features home, environment and workplace safety resources.
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Features consumer publications, product recalls, statistics and more.
• Safety & Health on the Job From the AFL-CIO. Features resources on job safety, injuries, illnesses and fatalities. 
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety / Highway Loss Data Institute Features vehicle ratings, safety facts, publications and more.
• National Patient Safety Foundation Features patient safety literature.
• NHTSA Recall Links from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Features information on recalls for cars, child safety seats, school buses and more.
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Information about automobile recalls, product safety, and auto research.
• OSHA Ergonomics Standard Features the ergonomics standard proposal, ergonomics FAQs and more.

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