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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1. Introduction 1

2. Objective 1

3. Scope 1

4. Definition 1

5. Abbreviations 3

6. Procedures for air transport 3

6.1 General Requirements 3
6.2 Marking and labelling 6
6.3 Documentation 7
6.4 Arrangement with designated international referral laboratories 7
and transportation
6.5 Cargo acceptance at airport cargo area 8

7. Procedures for land and water transport 9
7.1 General Requirements. 9
7.2 Labelling, marking and documentation 10

8. Refrigerants 11

9. Procedures for biological materials stored in hazardous chemicals 11

10. References 13

Appendix 1: Classes of Dangerous Goods 14
Appendix 2: Classification of biological materials for transport 17
Appendix 3: Categories of specimen and preservatives 21
Appendix 4: Flow chart for specimen classification 23
Appendix 5: UN specification mark and labels 24
Appendix 6: Example of a Shipper’s declaration for dangerous goods 25
(SDDG)
Appendix 7: Examples of triple layer packaging 26
Appendix 8: Steps in triple layer packaging 27
Appendix 9: Emergency Response Procedure 28
Appendix 10: Example of Airway bill 31
Appendix 11: Packaging Instructions (PI) 32

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