Laboratory Specimens

Contact Information
Emergency CDC
Director's Emergency Operations Center
Atlanta, Georgia
770-488-7100
http://intra-apps.cdc.gov/od/otper/programs/deoc-main.asp 
Non Emergency CDC                           National Center for Environmental Health
Division of Laboratory Sciences
Atlanta, Georgia
770-488-7950
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/dls 
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Bioterrorism Rapid Response and Advanced Technology Laboratory
Atlanta, Georgia
404-639-4910
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Cincinnati, Ohio
800-356-4674
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html 
Environmental Protection Agency
National Response Center
Washington, DC
800-424-8802
http://www.epa.gov 
Food and Drug Administration
Forensic Chemistry Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
513-679-2700, extension 184
http://www.fda.gov 
Laboratory Response Network
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Washington, DC
202-822-5227
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/lrn
Erie County Public Health Laboratory
Clinical Center Building AA
462 Grider Street
Buffalo, New York 14215

Phone: (716) 898-6100
Fax: (716) 898-6110

Shipping_Infectious_Substances USDOT.pdf

Specimen_Manual ECPHL.pdf

Test Requisitions

Clinical ECPHL.pdf

Environmental ECPHL.pdf

 

Typical Packing for Shipment

Containers

Bag Specimens and place in inner container

Container in box

Cool Pack

Specimen box in insulated carrier

Cool Pack in outer container ready for sealing
Anthrax Anthrax Lab.pdf
Botulism Botulism Lab.pdf
Plague Plague Lab.pdf
Smallpox Vaccinia-specimen-collection.pdf
Tularemia Tularemia Lab.pdf
Viral Hemorrhagic fevers  
Packaging Packaging Info.pdf
  Specimen Selection.pdf
  Shipping-Chemical Samples.pdf
  Chemical Specimen Collection.pdf

Packaging and Shipping Biological Specimens

 

  • Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 100-185 is the legal authority for regulating packaging and shipping of hazardous materials.
  • Training and documentation requirements are defined in 49 CFR 172.704.
  • HAZMAT employers and/or employees may train themselves to be in compliance with 49 CFR 172.704.
  • The employer is responsible for certifying that employees are trained to package and ship hazardous materials.
  • Persons conducting training (unless the trainer is the employer) do not certify that an employee has been trained.
  • Employers attest to or certify that employees completed training and have the knowledge and skills needed to appropriately recognize, handle, pack, and offer for shipment the hazardous materials the employee is responsible for.
  • Any test (written, oral, or demonstration) that ensures that an employee can perform the assigned duties associated with packaging and shipping is acceptable.  Employers must maintain documentation of the training and testing for each employee.
  • Training programs are available.  Saf-T-Pak offers a CD-ROM based self-paced program that can be completed in about 3 sessions.

 

Packaging materials are available from the following vendors:

 

Saf-T-Pak: 10807 182nd Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5S 1J5

1-800-814-7484 www.saf-t-pak.com

Air Sea Containers, Inc.: 2749 NW 82nd Ave., Miami, FL 33122

1-866-ASC-9880 www.airseacontainers.com

EXAKT Technologies, Inc.: 7416 N Broadway, Extension, Suite E, Oklahoma City, OK 73116-9066

1-800-866-7172 www.exaktusa.com

 

Diagnostic Specimens and Infectious Substances Affecting Humans will be accepted and shipped by the USPS.  FedEx, UPS and Airborne Express will only transport Diagnostic Specimens.

 

 

 

 

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