TECRID stands for Test Evidence Credential Record Identifier. It gives a versioned laboratory evidence record a persistent identifier controlled by the issuing workflow—not by whoever later displays the report.

Open TECRID What is a TECRID? ↗

02 / INSTITUTIONAL MANDATE

One institution. Clear boundaries.

ICS governs who may publish what—and how each claim stays verifiable.

G / 01

Govern

Create, review, version, and supersede standards.

S / 02

Separate

Keep evidence, certification, and private program data distinct.

E / 03

Enforce

Control mark use, status, suspension, and withdrawal.

03 / SEPARATION OF POWERS

Separate roles. Clear authority.

Each surface has a defined job and data boundary.

PUBLIC LITERATURE

The index

Publishes source-faithful evidence. It sets no certification limit.

Open the active index ↗

CONFORMITY SYSTEM

The program

Publishes the standard, methodology, mark rules, and certification path.

Open the active program ↗

INSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY

The Institute

Governs impartiality, verification, and enforcement.

Read the rules →

INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE

Make every standard accountable.

Read the governance model

Standards should be traceable.

Governance, with sources.

Why Heavy-Metal Evidence Requires an Independent Public Index

From Evidence to Threshold: Why Occurrence Data and Certification Limits Must Remain Separate

Lab reports,made verifiable.