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Which of the following marks and or labels must be displayed on a package when shipping 500 ml of a category B infectious substance?
Does category B requires a Class 6 infectious label on the box?
When testing a category a package the drop height must be at least?
How are Category A infectious substances listed on the list of dangerous goods?

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, 2016. 15.6 Packing and Shipping Infectious Substances, p.15.6.14-15.6.19. Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 4th Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC.

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, 2016. 15.6 Packing and Shipping Infectious Substances, Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 4th Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781683670438.CMPH.ch25.6

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Which of the following marks and or labels must be displayed on a package when shipping 500 ml of a category B infectious substance?

Category B infectious substances have the proper shipping name “Biological Substance, Category B” and the identification number UN 3373.

Does category B requires a Class 6 infectious label on the box?

If the culture being sent is not listed by IATA as a Category A infectious substance, then it can legally be sent as a “Biological Substance, Category B,” eliminating the need to prepare a Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods or to use a UN-certified container with the Class 6 hazard label.

When testing a category a package the drop height must be at least?

The completed package must be capable of successfully passing the drop test described in 6.5. 4.4 as specified in 6.5. 4.2 except that the height of the drop must not be less than 1.2 m.

How are Category A infectious substances listed on the list of dangerous goods?

(a) Category A infectious substances must be assigned to UN 2814, UN 2900 or UN 3549, as appropriate. Solid medical waste containing Category A infectious substances generated from the medical treatment of humans or veterinary treatment of animals may be assigned to UN 3549.