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Substance for Classification

  • Is it known NOT to contain an infectious substance?
  • Are the micro-organisms present non-pathogenic to humans and animals?
  • Have the pathogens present been neutralized or inactivated they no longer pose a health risk?
  • Is it an environmental sample (e.g. food or water) that is not considered to pose a significant health risk?
  • Is it a biological product or a biological material (e.g. blood product, tissue, or organ) subject to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or U.S. Department of Agriculture regulation?
  • Is it a dried bloodspot or fecal occult blood?
  • Is it a laundry or medical equipment, or a used health care product that conforms to 29 CFR 1910.1030?
  • Is it forensic material that complies with U.S. state, local or Indian tribal government regulations?
  • Is it an agricultural product of food defined under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act?
  • Is it intended for transplant/transfusion?

If YES to these questions:

  • Not Subject to the requirements as Division 6.2 material

 

If NO continuse to these questions:

Does it meet the definition of Category A Substance?

If YES

  • UN2814 Infectious substance, affecting humans: or UN2900 Infectious substance, affecting animals (as appropriate)

 

If NO

  • Is it a patient specimen that is unlikely to cause disease in humans or animals or for which there is only a minimal likelihood that pathogens are present: or is it a patient sample transported by private or contract carrier in a motor vehicle used exclusively for these materials?

If YES

Not Subject to the requirements as Division 6.2 material

If NO

UN3373 Biological substance, Category B