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Hazardous

Material

Regulations (HMR)

General

Awareness

•Lyn Souter, MT(ASCP) , MAOM•Richard B. Castle, MT (ASCP), SBB

Objectives Describe Hazardous Material

Regulations and their purpose

Identify hazmat employees in your

organization

Classify hazmat for transportation

Pack hazmat for shipment

Complete labeling and documentation

of hazmat shipmentsGeneral

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Introduction

Employees

Classification

Packing

Communication

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IntroductionHMRs

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Why

800,000 daily hazardous material shipments

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Why

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What

Packing

Labeling

Documentation Transportation

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Where and Who

http://www.phmsa.dot.gov

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Where

http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov http://bookstore.gpo.gov

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Who

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EmployeesHMRs

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Who are Hazmat Employees

Packing Pre-transportation

Transportation

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Hazmat Employee Functions

Identify hazmat

Select packaging

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Pack

Mark/Label Boxes

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Prepares

Shipping Papers

Reviews Shipping

Papers

Provides response

info

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Loads Hazmat

Transports Hazmat

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49 CFR Part 171.1

• Defines pre-transportation and

transportation functions = Hazmat

employee

• http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov

HMR Definition

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Couriers who transport hazmat • i.e. a courier taking patient samples to an

outside laboratory

Staff who prepare hazmat for transportation • i.e. a research technician packing and

labeling highly infectious cultures for shipment

A Blood Banking technician • i.e. preparing a blood component with

suspected bacterial contamination for delivery to an off-site lab for further analysis

Your Hazmat Employees

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Training Requirements

General

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Function

specific

Safety

In depth

securitySecurity

awareness

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Training Timelines

Initial training for new employees,

or changes in job function, within 90

days

Recurrent training every

3 years

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49 CFR Part 172, Subpart H

• 172.700 – purpose and scope

• 172.704 – detailed requirements

• http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov

HMR Training Requirements

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HMR Training Resource

http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/training-

outreach

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Identify Your Employees

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ClassificationHMRs

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Hazardous materials:

• “Any material capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety and

property when transported in commerce.” (DOT)

Classification affects packing and

communication requirements.

• Ensure classification is correct, so you are following the regulations appropriately.

Why Classifications

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Where to Find Classifications

Hazardous Materials Table49 CFR, part 172.101

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Medical Facilities

Infectious Substances

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Infectious Substances

Known or expected to contain pathogens

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Medical Facility Example One

3 patients with symptoms of Chagas

2 patients positive

Blood samples sent for testing

Sharps and disposable

materials that came in contact

1 patient negative

Blood samples sent for testing

Prepare for transportation per the HMRs

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Medical Facility Example Two

• Preparing

RBCs and

platelets

• Notices bacteria

• RBC and

platelet

from same

donor

Hospital

Blood Bank

External

Blood Bank

• Directs to

send RBC

and

platelet to lab

• Further

analysis

needed

Hospital

Blood Bank

• Treat RBC

and

platelet as

infectious substances

• Prepare for

transport

per HMRs

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Category A:

• An infectious substance

in a form that, when

exposure to it occurs, is

capable of causing

permanent disability,

life-threatening or fatal

disease, to humans or

animals.

Which Category?

49 CFR, part 173.134Class 6, Division 6.2 – Definitions and

Exceptions

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Which Category?

Category B:• An infectious substance

that is not in a form generally capable of causing permanent disability or life-threatening or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans or animals when exposure to it occurs.

49 CFR, part 173.134Class 6, Division 6.2 – Definitions and

Exceptions

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Categories – Key Points

Exposure

•Outside

protective packaging

•Physical

contact

Risk Level

•Category A

= higher risk•Main

difference

Medical

•Medical

facilities = primarily

Category B

Impacts

•Packing

•Commun-ication

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Infectious Substances - HMT

Hazardous Materials Table49 CFR, part 172.101

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Category A Examples

Viruses

• Ebola

• Variola (causes Smallpox)

• Monkeypox

Cultures only:

• Herpes B virus

• HIV

• Rabies and other lyssaviruses

• West Nile virus

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More Category A Examples

DOT – http://hazmat.dot.gov

PHMSA - http://www.phmsa.dot.gov

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Category B Examples

Herpes B

Hepatitis C

HIV

West Nile

SARs

H1N1

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Transfusible Blood Components

Usually not considered infectious substances

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Is It an Infectious Substance?

Is the

substance

known or expected to

contain

pathogens?

Possibly an

Infectious

substance

Not an

infectious

substance

Yes No

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Is It Hazmat?

Is the

substance

capable of posing an

unreasonable

risk… when

transported?

Infectious

substance

(Division 6.2)

Not an

infectious

substance

Yes No

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Is It Hazmat?

Have the

pathogens been

neutralized or inactivated so

they no longer

pose a health risk

Not hazmat per

the HMRs

Infectious

substance

(Division 6.2)

hazmat

Yes No

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Is It Hazmat?

Have the blood

components been

collected and tested per 21 CFR,

and expected to

be pathogen

free?

Not hazmat per

the HMRs

Infectious

substance

(Division 6.2)

hazmat

Yes No

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Which Category?

Is the substance

in a form capable

of causing disability, or life-

threatening or

fatal disease?

Category A Category B

Yes No

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Additional Resources

Category B

http://www.phmsa.dot.gov

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Identify Your Hazmat

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Basic Packing Requirements

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Triple Packing

Primary

receptacle

Secondary

receptacle

Outer

packaging

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Absorbent Material

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Example

Primary packaging

Absorbent material

Secondary packaging

Outer container

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Category A

Withstand temperature

deviations (-40C to +55C)

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Category B

Secondary

packaging

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Packaging effectiveness must not

be substantially reduced by:

• Variations in temperature

• Changes in humidity and pressure

• Loadings and vibrations

Successful drop tests from at least

3.9 feet - Part 178.609(d)

Category B

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Other Packing Requirements

You are preparing

hazmat for transportation = must follow HMRs

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Identify Your Packaging Needs

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CommunicationHMRs

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Communication Requirements

Shipping Papers

Labels

Markings – outer

packaging

Emergency

contact

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Category A – Shipping Papers

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Category A – Shipping Papers

Emergency Contact Info

Shipper’s

Certification – Part

172.204

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Shipping Paper Example

X

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Shipping Paper Example

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Emergency Response

Applies to Category A and

Category B

Must be monitored at all times

Must be monitored by a person

who is knowledgeable

• Can provide emergency response

and incident mitigation information

Part 172.604

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Category B Information

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Category A Labeling

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Category B Labeling

Part 172, Subpart E

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Potential Additional Labels

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Markings

Part 172, Subpart D

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Complete Category A Example

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Complete Category B Example

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Identify Your Communication Needs

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