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Part II. How to Ship Preparing the package properly for shipping is extremely important!! Use the following steps to help you get ready to ship! A. Classification B. UN Identification number and Proper Shipping Name C. Packaging D. Marking and labeling E. Documentation Revised: April 2011 10
A. Classification (What are you sending?) You must classify the materials you will be shipping. The categories are: 1. Infectious Substances, Category A 2. Biological Substances, Category B 3. Genetically modified organisms and microorganisms 4. Patient specimens, human or animal 5. Biological products 6. Exemptions 1. Infectious Substances Infectious Substances are materials which are known or are reasonably expected to contain an animal or human pathogen. Pathogens are defined as microorganisms (including bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, parasites, fungi) and other agents such as prions or recombinant microorganisms, which can cause disease in humans or animals. There are two divisions in Class 6. Class 6.1 is dedicated to toxins while 6.2 is for Infectious Substances. Toxins from plant, animal or bacterial sources which do not contain any infectious substances or toxins that are not contained in substances which are infectious substances should be considered for classification in Division 6.1. Infectious Substances are divided into two categories, Category A and Category B. These categories are based on a detailed, case-by-case, risk assessment of microorganisms known to be pathogens (see Table 1). The categorization is the result of the consideration of scientific data concerning the risks of transmission and infection posed during transport of each species of microorganism. Category A - an infectious substance which is transported in a form that, when exposure to it occurs, is capable of causing permanent disability, life-threatening or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans or animals. An exposure occurs when an infectious substance is released outside of the protective packaging, resulting in physical contact with humans or animals. Substances that meet this criteria can be found in Table 1. 2. Biological substances, category B Category B – an infectious substance that does not meet the criteria for inclusion in Category A. These are referred to as Biological Substances. Revised: April 2011 11
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