Packaging and Shipping Infectious Materials (Online CE Course)

Continuing Education Credits

P.A.C.E.® Contact Hours (acceptable for AMT, ASCP, and state recertification): 2 hour(s) Course number 578-020-18, approved through 6/30/2020

Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel Credit Hours - Supervision/Administration, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, and Safety: 2 hour(s) Course number 20-625863, approved through 9/1/2020

Objectives

• Identify who must receive training in packaging and shipping infectious materials, what must be included in the training, and what records must be maintained.
• Identify the classifications of hazardous materials and define Division 6.2 infectious materials.
• Identify specimens that are classified as Category A or Category B infectious substances and specimens that are exempt substances.
• Determine the type of packaging that is necessary based on the type of specimen, the classification of the specimen, the size of the specimen, the temperature at which the specimen must be maintained during shipment, the specimen components, and the mode of transportation.
• Determine the labels and markings that are required for packages containing category A or category B substances.
• Discuss the importance of security awareness when packaging and shipping hazardous materials.

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Course Outline

• Course Introduction
• Packaging and Shipping Infectious Substances
• Organizations Responsible for Regulating Transport of Hazardous Materials
• Training and Record Retention
• Who Must Receive Training?
• Training Requirements for Packaging and Shipping Category A Substances and Dry Ice
• Training Records and Frequency of Repeat Training
• Categories of Division 6.2 Hazardous Materials
• Classifications of Hazardous Materials
• Definitions
• Category A Definition and Examples
• Category A UN Identification Numbers and Proper Shipping Names
• Category B Definition, Shipping Name, and Identification Number
• Department of Transportation (DOT) Classification Decision Tree
• DOT Classification Decision Tree, continued
• DOT Classification Decision Tree, continued
• DOT Classification Decision Tree, continued
• Other Packaging and Labeling Requirements that May Apply to DOT Nonregulated Specimens
• DOT Classification Decision Tree, continued
• IATA Classification Decision Tree
• IATA and US Postal Service Exempt Specimens
• Classification Scenario 1
• Classification Scenario 2
• Classification Scenario 3
• If the blood sample in Scenario 3 that was collected for routine cholesterol screening is being sent by air on an IATA member airline (such as Fed Ex)...
• Classification Scenario 4
• Packaging Infectious Materials
• Packaging Considerations
• Selecting the Shipping Container
• Packaging for Category A Specimens
• Restrictions Applying to Category A Substances Transported By Air
• Packaging for Category B Substances
• Additional Packaging Requirements for Category A and Category B Substances
• Materials of Trade
• Exceptions for Category B Substances When Transported by Motor Vehicle as Materials of Trade (MOTs)
• Labels and Documents
• General Labeling Requirements
• Labeling and Marking a Package Containing a Category A Substance
• Labeling and Marking a Package Containing a Category B Substance
• Dry Ice
• Overpack
• Category A Packages: Shipper's Declaration For Dangerous Goods
• Preparing the Shippers Declaration For Dangerous Goods: FedEx Ship Manager Software
• Completed Shipper's Declaration For Dangerous Goods Form
• Air Waybills and Shipping Labels
• Transporting Category A Infectious Substances by Motor Vehicle
• Packaging and Labeling Scenarios
• Four scenarios will now be presented to evaluate your understanding of the material that has been presented on classifying, packaging, and labeling la...
• Scenario 2A sputum specimen from a patient suspected of having tuberculosis is being sent by commercial ground carrier to a reference laboratory. The ...
• A specimen that is classified as a category A substance affecting humans is being transported by aircraft at ambient temperature (does not require ref...
• What additional markings/labels would be added if the specimen needed to be kept cold, and dry ice is used as a refrigerant?
• Security Awareness
• Security Awareness
• Security Training Resource
• References
• References

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