Category A Infectious SubstancePackage, label, and ship high-risk specimens as a Category A infectious substance affecting humans (UN 2814) in accordance with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Hazardous Materials Regulations and the International Air Transport Association Dangerous Goods Regulations. Show Packing and shipping Category A clinical specimens diagram All persons packing and shipping infectious materials must be trained and certified every two years in compliance with the Department of Transportation or the International Air Transport Association.
Category B Infectious SubstancePackage, label, and ship low- or moderate-risk specimens as a Category B infectious substance (UN 3373) in accordance with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Hazardous Materials Regulations and the International Air Transport Association Dangerous Goods Regulations. Packing and shipping Category B clinical specimens diagram
What packing instruction is used for packaging Category A infectious substance?Category A infectious substances must be tripled packaged and compliant with IATA Packing Instruction 602 diagrammed below. The maximum quantity of Category A infectious substance that can be shipped by air in one package is 4 L or 4 kg. The maximum allowable quantity on passenger aircraft is 50 ml or 50 g.
What is a Category A infectious substance?Category A classifies an infectious substance as in a form capable of causing permanent disability or life-threatening or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans or animals when exposure to it occurs.
When packing Category A shipments the packaging must include?Category A Infectious Substance. Infectious substance (diamond shaped label). Proper shipping name and UN 2814 certification mark.. Shipper and consignee identification (name, address, and telephone). Package orientation arrows if primary receptacle exceeds 50 mL or more.. What is packing instruction 620?Before an empty packaging is returned to the consignor, or sent elsewhere, it must be disinfected or sterilized to nullify any hazard and any label or marking indicating that it contained an infectious substance must be removed or obliterated.
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