Forensic lab software for quality and accreditation — around your case system, not replacing it
Controlled procedures in the field, competency by subdiscipline, dispatch and testimony readiness, and CAPA in one system — so your ISO 17025 / A2LA accreditation holds, and you never dispatch someone who isn’t current.
What should forensic lab software cover on the quality side?
Beyond case management and evidence tracking, a forensic lab has to keep its accreditation defensible — controlled procedures, competency by subdiscipline, testimony and dispatch readiness, proficiency testing, and corrective action — and prove it to an ISO 17020 / A2LA assessor on demand. LabMODO is the forensic lab software that runs that quality side, around your case-management system, so accreditation never rests on one person’s memory and no analyst or investigator works outside their authorization.
One person holds the accreditation together — while the lab grows
Forensic labs carry a heavier quality load than most, and it usually lands on a single QA manager juggling tools that don’t talk.
- One person owns all of it. Accreditation, document control, CAPA, training records, and equipment oversight — often one manager, often while standing up a new site. If they’re out, so is the lab’s compliance.
- You can’t safely dispatch who isn’t current. There’s no systemic check that an assigned analyst or investigator is trained and authorized for that activity at the time of dispatch — a liability, not just an inconvenience.
- The tools don’t talk, and the field runs on PDFs. Case software, shared drives, Outlook, and spreadsheets, none connected — and procedures downloaded to iPads with no version control the moment someone leaves for a scene.
How LabMODO fits a forensic lab
Not the whole product tour — the parts that keep your accreditation, your people, and your evidence defensible.
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Controlled procedures, current in the field.
One approved version of every procedure, current on the bench and the iPad in the field — no superseded PDF in a go-bag. → SOP & document management · Versioning & tracking
02
Testimony readiness — tracked, evaluated, documented.
Know who’s qualified to testify, when their last evaluation was completed, and who’s due for review — with alternative evaluations triggered automatically when the annual requirement comes due, so no examiner falls behind and every evaluation is on record. → Testimony tracking · Annual evaluations & alternative assessments
03
Evidence log — from collection to final disposition.
Know where every item of evidence is, who handled it, and what happened at each step — a complete chain of custody and a traceable record, so nothing is lost, mishandled, or left unaccounted for. → Evidence tracking · Chain of custody & disposition records
04
Competency by subdiscipline — and authorization to dispatch.
Who’s qualified for which subdiscipline, current and provable, with lapses flagged before they happen — so an analyst or investigator is never assigned work they’re not authorized for, and testimony competency is tracked the same way. → Competency tracking · Method coverage & DOC windows
05
Equipment, PT, and the schedule.
Instrument calibration, proficiency tests, and reviews on one schedule that surfaces due dates before they pass. → Quality schedule · Calibration & equipment
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Findings closed, accreditation proven.
Nonconformities and corrective actions caught, closed, and provable, with your ISO 17025 / A2LA scope and audit calendar in one register. → CAPA & nonconformance · Standards & accreditations
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Works with your case management tool.
LabMODO runs the quality, accreditation, testimony, and evidence side of the lab alongside your case-management system — the two work together, rather than one replacing the other. → Works with your case management tool
One system, watched from above
LabMODO runs the quality side of a forensic lab as one loop — rules → able people → daily work → checked against your standards — with Mission Control as the lid: lab status Green/Yellow/Red, subdiscipline coverage, and everything past due or upcoming. When an assessment or a failed PT finds something, the finding updates the rules and the loop closes — so your A2LA (CAB) assessment is a walkthrough, and readiness is a status you can see.
What a forensic lab gets from forensic lab software built for quality
No one works outside their authorization.
Dispatch and testimony readiness are tied to current competency, so an assignment never rests on a lapsed qualification.
Accreditation stops depending on one person.
Documents, competency, and findings live in the system, so a key manager’s absence — or a second site — doesn’t put the accreditation at risk.
The field works from the current procedure.
One approved version, on the iPad, wherever the work happens.
Audit-ready for A2LA, every day.
Scope, competency, and evidence producible on demand — the assessment is a walkthrough, not a reconstruction.
Twenty minutes about your lab — and what to fix first
Bring how you run quality today — the procedures, the competency and testimony records, the dispatch process. We’ll look at where an analyst could be assigned work they’re not current for, and what an A2LA assessor would struggle to find. You get a plan either way.
Common questions
FAQ
If yours isn’t here, ask it on the demo.
Is LabMODO forensic lab software, or a case-management system?
Is LabMODO forensic lab software, or a case-management system?
LabMODO is forensic lab software for the quality and accreditation side — procedures, competency, scheduling, and corrective action. It isn’t case management, evidence tracking, or chain-of-custody software and doesn’t replace them. Your case system runs the casework; LabMODO runs the quality system around it.
Does it do forensic lab automation or evidence workflow?
Does it do forensic lab automation or evidence workflow?
Not in the case-workflow sense — forensic lab automation software that moves evidence and case data is your case system’s job. What LabMODO automates is the quality side: competency windows, retraining when a procedure changes, scheduled PTs and reviews, and escalation on overdue actions.
Can it stop us dispatching someone who isn’t authorized?
Can it stop us dispatching someone who isn’t authorized?
Authorization is tied to current competency per subdiscipline, so a lapsed qualification flags before an analyst or investigator is assigned work they’re not current for — closing the “was the assigned person authorized?” gap.
Does it help with A2LA / ISO 17025 accreditation?
Does it help with A2LA / ISO 17025 accreditation?
Yes — LabMODO keeps the evidence an A2LA (CAB) or ISO 17025 assessor checks current and producible. It doesn’t grant accreditation — bodies accredit labs, not software — it keeps you ready for the assessment.
Does it work with our existing systems?
Does it work with our existing systems?
Yes — LabMODO works with or without your LIMS or case-management system. Where they stop — the quality and accreditation side — LabMODO starts.