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Shipping infectious substances poses numerous challenges. The U.S. DOT provides many special provisions and conditions due to the unique hazards posed by infectious substances. They are packaged and shipped differently than the more typical hazardous materials like flammable liquids, corrosives, and poisons. Air shippers must also comply with additional regulatory mandates provided in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.
Reduce your risk of accidental releases and protect your business from potential fines and liabilities with this new, targeted online course on the DOT and IATA shipping rules. Course content and instruction is designed specifically for those individuals employed by a hospital, university, pharmaceutical company, medical clinic or office, research facility, diagnostic laboratory, or related facility.
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Shipping Infectious Substances Topics:
- How to classify infectious substances
- What are category A & B substances
- Procedures for shipping with dry ice or other refrigerants
- How to complete shipping papers
- How to package, mark, and label medical shipments
- Key emergency response requirements
- General and security awareness
Who Should Attend:
Any employee who performs pre-transportation functions for the shipment of infectious substances, such as classification, packaging, marking, labeling, completion of shipping papers, and/or supervision of these activities. This includes employees at hospitals, colleges, pharmaceutical companies, medical clinics or offices, research facilities, or other facilities that have diagnostic specimens or samples containing live cultures of pathogenic organisms.
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Duration: 2.25 hours
Time allotted: 30 days
CEUs awarded: 0.23
ABIH CM Points: 0.33
Additional Resources
Course Catalog (pdf)
FREE Regulatory Newsletter
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Shipping Infectious Substances (HMT S23)