Shipping Training
Welcome to UNC-CH EHS Shipping Training. The following modules are designed to review the requirements for shipping hazardous materials specifically biological materials including infectious substances, biological products, patient samples and cultures. Completion of this training involves submitting a quiz. The training certificate is valid for two years. If you have any questions in regards to this training or any other safety questions, please call Environment, Health and Safety at (919) 962 - 5507.
Modules: click on Course Objectives to begin or use the links below to navigate to specific sections.
- Course Objectives
- Regulatory Oversight of HazMat Transportation
- What is a Dangerous Good/Hazardous Material?
- To Whom are the Regulations Applicable?
- Training Requirements
- Responsibilities
- Definitions
- Classification
- Identification
- Chemical Preservatives
- Packing Groups
- Shipping With Formalin
- "Dangerous Goods in Excepted Quantities"
- Diagnostic Packaging
- Shipping With Dry Ice
- Shipping With Overpacks
- Infectious Substances Packaging
- Infectious Substance Documentation
- Chemtrec Emergency Response
- Laboratory Security
- Contacts for Packaging Materials
- Other Regulatory Requirements
- Vapor Shipper
- Examples
- Summary
After Completion: remember that you must take and pass the post test in order to receive credit for this training.