Shipping Biologicals

DOT regulates the shipping of hazardous materials and international air shipments are regulated by IATA.  If you will be shipping infectious or potentially infectious materials such as: blood, tissues, specimens, micro organisms, etc. your shipment is regulated and you must comply with the appropriate regulations.   Everyone who ships these materials must have IATA training.  Please contact OLS (4-2630) for details on obtaining training.  Those who prepare a package must have had training and know the proper way to prepare their shipment.  Those who sign the air waybill or declaration form are certifying that the package is packed properly.  It is very important that nobody sign an airway bill or declaration form with out having been trained and also ensuring the package is packed correctly. It is also a good idea to get advice from OLS before shipping a catagory A package if you have not done it before. below are resources for shippers.

IATA Shipping guide - Step by step instructions for shipping each catagory

Dry Ice label - DOT compliant

Dry Ice label (exempt human specimen) - DOT compliant

Dry Ice label (exempt animal specimen) - DOT compliant

UN 3373 marking for catagory B shipments