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INGENIEUR
Reliable and respected investigators perform their tasks with
tremendous skill and integrity which cannot be gained merely
through training.
Specimen sampling can be done in two ways:
(1) random sampling — each item has an equal
chance to be selected or (2) non-random sampling
— multi-stage, quanta by type of cluster and any
combination of multi-stage and quanta.
The characteristics of an instrument such as
its readability, sensitivity, accuracy and precision
must be assured in order to provide good output.
If a test has been violated at an early stage in
the process, the results will probably deviate from
the objectives and targets of the investigation.
This is a waste of specimens and consumes a lot
of time and money.
4. Integrity of the Report.
Lastly, the report must be written in a well
thought out manner and include discussions and
crosschecks with colleagues from the forensic
investigation team. The forensic investigation
report must adhere strictly to the standard of
technical report writing summarising the overall
view of the complexity of the case and be
completely unbiased.
The investigating team’s report will form the
basis of the state office’s case for the purpose of
prosecution in a court.
Therefore, the report must be done with a
conscious mind and be truly bonded in integrity
and focus on the main factors, which correlate
with the cause of the accident.
The four elements of the integrity of an
investigation are holistic issues that need to be
addressed by all investigators in upholding their
oath to carry out their duties as a reliable and
respected professionals.
Conclusion
Reliable and respected investigators perform
their tasks with tremendous skill and integrity
which cannot be gained merely through training.
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It requires a lot of practice and experience before
someone can achieve the high ‘guru’ technical
ability to be an effective forensic investigator. It
does not matter how big the disaster caused
by occupational and health accidents may be,
the subject matter expert must overcome all
obstacles to complete a thorough and unbiased
forensic investigation. It is hoped that in time, this
blend of aptitude and attitude of SME forensic
investigators will be passed down to future
generations of investigators. This will generate a
higher level of integrity in forensic investigations in
Malaysia so that all accidents will be attended to
quickly, fairly, firmly and with accountability to the
victims and to citizens as a whole.
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