[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-1-en-105":3,"doc-seo-262546-105":53,"doc-detail-262546-en":127},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,14,19,24,29,34,39,44,49],{"id":8,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":11,"show_sort_weight":12,"slug":13},11,1,"Template","Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":15,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":16,"show_sort_weight":17,"slug":18},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":20,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":21,"show_sort_weight":22,"slug":23},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":25,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":26,"show_sort_weight":27,"slug":28},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":30,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":31,"show_sort_weight":32,"slug":33},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":35,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":36,"show_sort_weight":37,"slug":38},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":40,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":41,"show_sort_weight":42,"slug":43},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":45,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":46,"show_sort_weight":47,"slug":48},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":50,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":51,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":52},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":54,"data":55},"ok",{"site_id":56,"language":57,"slug":58,"title":59,"keywords":60,"description":61,"schema_data":62,"social_meta":120,"head_meta":122,"extra_data":124,"updated_unix":126},105,"en","fau-impartiality-and-confidentiality-policy-personnel","FAU Impartiality and Confidentiality Policy - Personnel","","Forensic Anthropology Unit (FAU) personnel follow impartiality and confidentiality requirements aligned with ISO/IEC 17020 and governing Quality Manual guidance. FAU staff maintain independence from outside financial, commercial, or other pressures, and are not compensated based on case characteristics. The policy requires awareness and compliance with OCME rules, including signing a Code of Conduct Form covering bias, impartiality, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, and work ethic. It also defines conflict-of-interest reporting, director review and documentation, and consequences for non-disclosure, while ensuring case information remains protected and official requests route through the OCME Legal Department.",{"@graph":63,"@context":119},[64,80,102],{"@type":65,"itemListElement":66},"BreadcrumbList",[67,71,74,77],{"item":68,"name":69,"@type":70,"position":9},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":72,"name":10,"@type":70,"position":73},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/",2,{"item":75,"name":36,"@type":70,"position":76},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/forms/",3,{"item":78,"name":59,"@type":70,"position":79},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/fau-impartiality-and-confidentiality-policy-personnel/262546/",4,{"url":78,"name":59,"@type":81,"image":82,"author":87,"headline":59,"publisher":90,"fileFormat":93,"inLanguage":57,"description":61,"dateModified":94,"datePublished":95,"encodingFormat":93,"isAccessibleForFree":96,"interactionStatistic":97},"DigitalDocument",{"url":83,"@type":84,"width":85,"height":86},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/fau-impartiality-and-confidentiality-policy-personnel/262546.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":88,"@type":89},"Melati","Person",{"url":68,"name":91,"@type":92},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-23","2026-09-14",true,{"@type":98,"interactionType":99,"userInteractionCount":101},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":100},"ViewAction",7,{"@type":103,"mainEntity":104},"FAQPage",[105,111,115],{"name":106,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":108},"How does the FAU ensure impartiality and independence?","Question",{"text":109,"@type":110},"FAU personnel must maintain independence from outside financial, commercial, or other pressures that could compromise impartiality. They are salaried and not compensated based on the requesting agency, type, or number of cases analyzed.","Answer",{"name":112,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":113},"What should FAU personnel do if they become aware of a conflict of interest?",{"text":114,"@type":110},"FAU personnel must immediately inform the Forensic Anthropology Director if they become aware of any relationship that may be viewed as a conflict of interest. The Director evaluates the situation and documents the perceived bias and the reasoning for removing or retaining the analyst.",{"name":116,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":117},"What confidentiality obligations apply to FAU information and records?",{"text":118,"@type":110},"FAU personnel must keep information obtained or created during casework confidential except as required by law. They must protect OCME records, route official requests for case files through the OCME Legal Department, and refrain from unauthorized disclosure or posting photos/information about OCME cases on social media without authorization.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":121,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":123,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":125,"site_id":56},262546,1790211929,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":128},{"doc_id":125,"user_id":129,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":130,"doc_module":9,"category_id":35,"category_name":36,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":131,"file_id":132,"file_url":133,"file_type":134,"file_size":135,"view_count":101,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":136,"language":137,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":138,"faqs":139,"seo_title":140,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":141,"read_time":79},962085570644,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_994ba38a5ba835b3df7d355c54d3ed8d","1. Policy  \nThe Forensic Anthropology Unit (FAU) adheres to the principles of impartiality and confidentiality in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17020. Documentation ofFAU impartiality, confidentiality, and the training and competence of FAU personnel is maintained in accordance with this Quality Manual document.  \n2. Scope  \nThe policies and procedures outlined in the sections below apply to all FAU personnel.  \n3. Impartiality and Independence  \nFAU personnel are responsible for the impartiality of their anthropological casework and shall maintain their independence from outside financial, commercial or other pressures that could compromise impartiality.  \n3.1 No member of the FAU shall be compensated in a way that influences the results of their analyses and findings. FAU personnel are salaried employees of the City of New York and are not compensated based on the requesting agency, type, or number of cases analyzed.  \n3.2 All FAU personnel shall be familiar with and abide by the rules and regulations in the OCME Policy Manual. Additionally, they will read, sign and date a FAU Code of Conduct Form to show they acknowledge the policies on bias, impartiality, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, and work ethic that they are required to uphold. The signed Code of Conduct Form will be kept in each employee’s personnel binder.  \n3.3 The FAU is committed to identifying and minimizing bias and to act accordingly to ensure that all analyses and reported findings are fair and objective. The FAU aims to accomplish this by following the policies and procedures outlined in the OCME Policy Manual, and the FAU Standard Operating Procedures and FAU Quality Manual documents.  \n3.4 FAU personnel shall immediately inform the Forensic Anthropology Director (Director) if he or she becomes aware of any relationship (e.g., personal, financial, commercial) that may be viewed as a conflict of interest.  \nAfter the Director has become aware of a perceived bias, he or she will evaluate the situation and either remove the analyst from the assigned case or let him or her continue  \nwith the casework. For either outcome, the Director shall document the perceived bias and his or her reasoning for removing or retaining that analyst on the case. All pertinent documentation shall be retained by the Director.  \nIf the person with the perceived bias/conflict of interest is the Director then his or her immediate supervisor, the First Deputy Chief Medical Examiner (First Deputy) shall be responsible for reviewing the suspected bias and provide an appropriate response. The documented response shall be retained by the First Deputy.  \nIn a situation where an FAU employee does not come forward about a possible conflict of interest he or she shall be immediately removed from the case and a written reprimand will be retained. If an employee gets more than three reprimand letters within a year those letters will be handed over to the First Deputy for review and action.  \n3.5 Top management of the FAU and the OCME have a commitment to impartiality. All cases of perceived bias/conflict of interest shall be properly evaluated and the conclusions of the evaluation shall be thoroughly documented and kept with the respective employee’s personnel file.  \n3.6 The FAU is considered a Type C Inspection Body according to the ISO/IEC 17020 classification system. A Type C refers to a forensic unit that provides forensic services to its own parent organization (NYC OCME), as well as outside agencies.  \n3.6.1 It is essential that the FAU meet the criteria of independence as it pertains to its analyses. Independence is demonstrated by providing the following safeguards:  \n􀁸 The FAU is identifiable on the NYC OCME organization chart as a distinct unit (see the agency’s organization chart on the Intranet home page) . Personnel from other departments do not participate in the functional decisions of the FAU.  \n􀁸 Policies and procedures on maintaining independence outlin","cbCairwwVSNz3jZ8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairwwVSNz3jZ8","pdf",881022,10,"English","# Policy\n# Scope\n# Impartiality and Independence\n## No compensation based on case outcomes\n## OCME policy manual compliance and Code of Conduct\n## Conflict of interest reporting and director review\n# Confidentiality\n## Management of information and records\n## Legal approval for official requests\n## Media and social media restrictions","[{\"question\":\"How does the FAU ensure impartiality and independence?\",\"answer\":\"FAU personnel must maintain independence from outside financial, commercial, or other pressures that could compromise impartiality. They are salaried and not compensated based on the requesting agency, type, or number of cases analyzed.\"},{\"question\":\"What should FAU personnel do if they become aware of a conflict of interest?\",\"answer\":\"FAU personnel must immediately inform the Forensic Anthropology Director if they become aware of any relationship that may be viewed as a conflict of interest. The Director evaluates the situation and documents the perceived bias and the reasoning for removing or retaining the analyst.\"},{\"question\":\"What confidentiality obligations apply to FAU information and records?\",\"answer\":\"FAU personnel must keep information obtained or created during casework confidential except as required by law. They must protect OCME records, route official requests for case files through the OCME Legal Department, and refrain from unauthorized disclosure or posting photos/information about OCME cases on social media without authorization.\"}]","FAU Impartiality and Confidentiality Policy - Personnel | PDF",1789363104]