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ii. Contact name and organization address of both referral and referring
laboratories including 24 hours emergency contact number of the referring
laboratory.

iii. If refrigerants are used, their presence is indicated.

iv. Documents identifying the contents of the primary receptacle or request
forms should be outside the secondary package. v. Any documents
required by a transporter shall be accessible without opening the package.

8. REFRIGERANTS

i. Mark the outer packaging to indicate what refrigerant is being used. This is
important because some of the refrigerants pose some hazards.

ii. Use a leak-proof outer packaging or overpack if wet ice is used. Contain the
ice within its own container, for example a freezer brick or gel pack or within
the outer packaging or overpack. All the primary receptacles should not be in
direct contact with the refrigerants

iii. Design and construct the outer packaging so that the release of carbon
dioxide gas is permitted to prevent a build-up of pressure that could rupture
the packagings. Mark the outer packaging “Dry ice”.

iv. If liquid nitrogen is used as refrigerant, note the presence in the outer
packaging. The outer packaging should have provision for the escape of the
expanding refrigerant when a dry shipper is not used. Mark the outer
packaging “Liquid nitrogen”

v. Shipper shall ensure adequate and appropiate refrigerants being used in order
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to maintain required temperature(4-8 C) upon arrival at the referral
laboratories .This is important to ensure good quality specimens.

9. PROCEDURES FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS STORED IN HAZARDOUS
CHEMICALS

Note: Biological materials that are stored in chemical preservatives may be non-
infectious but are classified as Dangerous Goods, and assigned according to
the Hazard class of the chemical. Four substances that are commonly used to
inactivate or preserve biological substances are ethanol, isopropanol, formalin
and glycerine. Glycerine or glycerol used for stained specimens are not regulated
in any concentrations. (Refer Appendix 3)

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