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Shipping of Hazardous Materials

Warning! You may be in violation of Federal Law and create a public safety hazard if you ship dry ice, hazardous materials, or any other “Dangerous Goods” unless you have received specific training and the material is properly packaged and labeled.

The training and certification must be repeated every two years.

• "Dangerous Goods" include, but are not limited to, materials that are flammable, combustible, corrosive, reactive, oxidizing, toxic, radioactive, infectious, asphyxiating, elevated in temperature, or compressed, including aerosol cans. Dry ice is also regulated. If you are unsure whether your material is a "Dangerous Good" consult your MSDS, check with EH&S at 723-0448, and/or click here for a simplified flow chart.
  
  For help in classifying your material click here (link coming soon).
  
  
  • Important: Stanford personnel are not allowed to directly ship any radioactive materials.  If you need to have radioactive materials shipped, contact Health Physics at 723-2201

• The person(s) packing the material and/or signing the shipping papers must be trained and certified in the shipping of dangerous goods.
  
  
  • If you are shipping only biological or other materials and using  Dry Ice to preserve the samples, check the Biosafety section of the EH&S website for information regarding the on-line training program.

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/EHS/prod/researchlab/bio/practical.html#danger_goods

• If you need training or assistance in preparing to ship any other "Dangerous Goods" from Stanford, please contact Environmental Health and Safety at 723-5069 to consult with a certified hazardous materials shipper on our staff.  EH&S personnel are available and ready to help prepare any "hazardous material" for shipment.

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