Hair/Fiber collection techniques

Hair

1. if possible use fingers/tweezers to pick up the hair then seal in paper bindiles or coin envelopes, then seal in a larger envelope. Label

2. if it is in dry blood, or caught in metal, or a crack of glass. Then don't try to remove it. take the object if it is small and wrap it and mark it. if it is large then wrap it in paper.

Fiber:

For threads or large Fibers


1. Pick up and put in paper bindle, then in a coin enevelope
2. then seal and lable
**Do Not put the fiber directly into mailing envelope it can be lost.

If Fibers are short or few in number

1. Wrap the whole area or the entire item and send it to the laboratory
2.Only pick up fibers with tape if the laboratory in your jurisdiction allows it.
3. send all clothing from persons which the fibers may have originated from.