This course is designed for anyone who has responsibility in their role, or an interest in, the safe packaging and transportation of biological materials, dry ice or liquid nitrogen.

Thursday, 07 April 2011

09:15 - 12:30 hrs

The course will cover:

1. Shipping class 6 division 6.2 dangerous goods, biological substances, GMOs and dry ice. 
2. Specimen classification and identification through to packing, marking and labelling, to cover:

• Category A infectious substances
• Category B infectious substances
• Non-infectious biological substances
• Exempt human and animal specimens
• Genetically modified organisms
• Dry ice
• Dry and wet liquid nitrogen
• Excepted quantities

This course is for those employees who have responsibility for/interest in the packaging and transport of biological material, dry ice and liquid nitrogen.

None.

Keith Harrington from RoadSafe Europe Ltd.

45 places available.

There will be at least 6 participants on this course.

Please complete the On-line Booking Form submitting to Staff Development.

Booking Conditions apply.

About the workshop content:
Contact Dr Sarah Nelson (Safety Services Office) email: sc128@le.ac.uk  tel: (0116) 252 2020.

About the workshop arrangements:
Contact Us at the Staff Development Partnership email staffdev@le.ac.uk Tel: 252-5680.