Course Outline
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- Course Introduction
- Training and Record Retention
- Categories of Division 6.2 Hazardous Materials
- Classifications of Hazardous Materials
- Classifications of Hazardous Materials, continued
- Definitions
- Category A
- Category A: Definition and Examples
- Category A: UN Identification Numbers and Proper Shipping Names
- Category B
- DOT Classification
- IATA Classification
- IATA Classification Decision Tree
- IATA and US Postal Service Exempt Specimens
- Classification Scenarios
- Classification Scenario 1
- Classification Scenario 2
- Classification Scenario 3
- Suppose the blood sample in Scenario 3 that was collected for routine cholesterol screening is being sent by air on an IATA member airline (such as Fe...
- Classification Scenario 4
- Match each of the following definitions to the term that it defines.
- Packaging Infectious Materials
- Labels and Documents
- Packaging and Labeling Scenarios
- Four scenarios will now be presented to evaluate your understanding of the material that has been presented on classifying, packaging, and labeling la...
- Scenario #2A sputum specimen from a patient suspected of having tuberculosis is being sent by a commercial ground carrier to a reference laboratory. T...
- Scenario #3A specimen that is classified as a category A substance affecting humans is being transported by aircraft at ambient temperature (does not ...
- Scenario #4What additional markings/labels would be added if the specimen needed to be kept cold and dry ice is used as a refrigerant?
- Security Awareness
- References
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Basic
Intended Audience: This course is designed for health care personnel who package, ship, and transport Division 6.2 hazardous materials such as patient specimens and cultures.
Author Information: Barbara Cebulski, MS, MLS(ASCP) has over 40 years of experience in the medical laboratory profession as a technologist, section supervisor, and laboratory manager. She was an Inspection and Technical Specialist for nine years with the College of American Pathologists in the Laboratory Accreditation Program and, until her retirement in 2015, was Program Director for MediaLab, Inc. Barbara holds a Masters in Instructional Technology from Georgia State University.
Reviewer Information:
Joshua J. Cannon, MS, MLS(ASCP)CMSHCM received his Bachelor
of Science and Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Science from Thomas
Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. He holds Medical Laboratory Scientist
and Specialist in Hematology certifications through the ASCP Board of
Certification. He was a professor at Thomas Jefferson University for seven
years before transitioning into his current role as Education Developer at
MediaLab. His areas of expertise and professional passions include clinical
hematology and interprofessional education.
Daniel J. Scungio, MLS(ASCP), SLS, CQA(ASQ) has over 25 years of experience as a certified Medical Technologist. He has a bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology from the State University of New York at Buffalo in Amherst and Buffalo, New York. Dan worked as a laboratory generalist in hospitals ranging in size from 75 to 800 beds before becoming a laboratory manager. After 10 years of lab management, he became the Laboratory Safety Officer for a system of more than 10 hospitals and over 20 laboratories and draw sites in the Tidewater area of Virginia.
