International Air Shipments:
The references used for the International Air recommendations are: In addition to a and b above in
International Ground Shipments, the following are the recommendations for international air
shipments:
1. Maximum allowable package sizes are:
i. Sixty (60) liters (3000-vials) for passenger aircraft, and
ii. Two hundred twenty (220) liters (11,000-vials) for cargo aircraft.
2. Packages containing more than sixty (60) liters of product must be clearly marked “FOR
CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY”
3. The vials must be shipped in United Nations (UN) certified 4G packaging for any quantity in
an aircraft. (e.g., ThinPrep
®
PreservCyt
™
Solution 250-vial box or equivalent.) Pack vials in a
manner (adding protective packing material as necessary) as to limit movement of individual
vials.
4. Limited Quantity exemption can only be used if the package has a maximum net quantity of
2-liters.
5. Packaging manufacturer’s specifications markings are not required when shipping Limited
Quantity.
6. It is optional to place an ”Air Eligibility” label (an airplane in a circle) adjacent to the words
“Flammable liquids, toxic, n.o.s. (Methanol Solution)”.
7. When a “Cargo Aircraft Only” marking is required, it must be affixed on the same package
surface and near the hazard labels.
8. The shipper is responsible for the completion of a “Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous
Goods” form.
C. Shipping ThinPrep
®
PreservCyt
™
Solution With Patient Sample (e.g. physician to a laboratory)
Risk Group 1 samples are those which contain pathogens under such conditions that their ability to
produce disease is very low to none. An independent laboratory challenged ThinPrep
®
PreservCyt
™
Solution with a variety of microbial and viral organisms. The organisms became non-viable after 15-
minutes in the solution. This challenge allows you to place a patient sample in ThinPrep
®
PreservCyt
™
Solution into the Risk Group 1 classification.
Domestic (U.S.) Shipments:
Follow the appropriate U.S. DOT regulations for shipping Risk Group 1 Biological Substances,
Category B (49 CFR 173.134).
These regulations do not apply when the specimens are transported by a private or contract
carrier in a motor vehicle used exclusively to transport diagnostic specimens.
International Shipments:
Follow the appropriate IATA, ADR, or country specific regulations for shipping Risk Group 1
diagnostic specimens.
D. Shipping ThinPrep
®
CytoLyt
™
Solution Only (such as from a laboratory to a physician)
Domestic Ground Shipments:
ThinPrep
®
CytoLyt
™
Solution has a flash point of 109° F. For domestic ground transportation only, a
flammable liquid with a flashpoint at or above 100° F that does not meet the definition of any other
hazard class may be reclassed as a combustible liquid. As such, ThinPrep
®
CytoLyt
™
Solution,
shipped via ground, is exempt from the requirements of the DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations.
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Notes:
1. This method of shipping patient samples is an alternative method to the method detailed in
Section A of this document.
2. US DOT Hazard Material Employee training (49 CFR 172.700) is required if you use this
method of shipment.
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