Shipping of Infectious Substances and Diagnostic Specimens

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Category B Packaging
Shipping Infectious Substances with Dry Ice• Two options• “All packed in one fibreboard box”• UN Specification Box that holds both thesamples and the dry ice in one outerpackage. UN Specification markings arevisible on outside of this box• “Overpack used”• Infectious substances packaged in a smallerUN Specification Box that does not hold thedry ice• This smaller UN Specification Box is placedin an outer box or overpack that can hold thedry ice• Overpack is not a UN Specification Box butmust be marked• “Inner packages comply with prescribedspecifications”• All markings and labels on inside box mustalso be on overpack• Outside box must be marked with word“overpack”• Overpacks used when several packages arecombined to form one unit and sent to thesame destination by a single shipperRemember, dry ice is a Class 9 dangerous good
Page 3: Material Transfer Agreement (MTA)
Page 9 and 10: Nine Classes of Dangerous Goods•
Page 11 and 12: Classifying and Identifying Samples
Page 13 and 14: Category A Infectious Substances•
Page 15 and 16: Exemptions - Examples• Blood or b
Page 17 and 18: Overview of Packaging• Triple pac
Page 19 and 20: Packaging, Labeling, Marking for Ca
Page 21: Packaging, Labeling, Marking for Ca
Page 25 and 26: Facility Responsibilities in Shippi
Page 27 and 28: 27Risk Perception in Transportation

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