Shipping Infectious Substances Online Course





Shipping infectious substances can vary greatly from shipping other types of hazardous materials.  Those who ship infectious substances must be aware of these often subtle differences and must be able to perform their jobs accordingly.  The U.S. DOT requires all hazmat employees receive general awareness, security awareness, and function-specific training (49 CFR 172.704).  Air shippers must also comply with additional regulatory mandates provided in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.  With enforcement and fines for non-compliance on the rise, it is critical that shippers of infectious substances are fully trained in the regulations. 

This online course is designed to meet the U.S. DOT and IATA's training mandate for all hazmat employees, and it covers the specific rules regarding shipments of infectious substances.  Students who complete this course will be prepared to accurately classify and name infectious substances, as well as package, mark, label, and document these shipments.

Registration includes an easy-to-download compliance notebook, along with Lion's top-notch reference materials. 

Infectious Substances Training Topics:

  • What is a DOT hazardous material?
  • General packaging requirements
  • Packaging requirements for Category A materials
  • Packaging requirements for Category B materials
  • Marking and labeling packages
  • Preparing shipping papers and manifests
  • Recognizing and responding to security threats

Who Should Attend:

Any employee who performs pre-transportation functions for the shipment of infectious substances, such as packaging, marking, labeling, completion of shipping papers, and/or supervision of the previously mentioned 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.

Public Workshop Web Seminar Online Course
Course Code: HMT S23
Duration: 2.25 hours approx.
CEUs awarded: 0.23
Length of Access: 30 days
Certificate: Yes Yes Yes
IHMM CM Points: N/A
ABIH CM Points: Up to 0.33
NEHA Contact Hours: 0
Pre-Requisite: N/A
Membership: N/A
Regulations: N/A
Compliance Reference: N/A
Free Prep Course: N/A N/A N/A
Start Time: N/A
Price: $175
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About Online Training

If you can't make it to one of our popular public workshops, Lion's online training is the next best thing! Produced and reviewed by Lion's team of regulatory training experts, our online training is up-to-date and designed for maximum retention.

Why take online training?

  • Automatic bookmarking lets you resume your training from where you left off
  • Track your progress with the detailed course status display
  • Convenient access to your complete Lion training history
  • Lion's instructors are available to answer any course material question
  • Engaging interactions to improve retention
  • Training exercises to reinforce critical topics
  • Quizzes to test student knowledge
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