Dangerous Goods Regulations - IATA

1 DangerousGoodsRegulationsPACKINGINSTRUCT ION650 STATEVARIATIONS:BHG 02,CAG 05,DQG 03,GBG 05,GHG 02,IDG 02,VCG 04 OPERATORVARIATIONS:4C 04,4M 04,5X 01,AM 06/10,AS 08,BR 14,BZ 07,CM 05,E9 03,FX 04,G3 02,IP 03,JJ 04,KC 08,KE 06,L7 04,LA 07,LP 04,LU 04,M3 04,M7 04,MS 06,OU 12,PX 08,SV 12,TN 05,UC 04,WR 03,WS 03,XL 04,XQ ,strongenoughtowithstandtheshocksandload ingsnormallyencounteredtoduringtransport , ,byvibration,orbychangesintemperature, :(a)aprimaryreceptacle(s);(b)asecondaryp ackaging;and(c) ,undernormalconditionsoftransport,theyca nnotbreak, :(a) (s)mustbeleakproofandmustnotcontainmoret han1L; ; ,theymustbeeitherindividuallywrappedorse paratedtopreventcontactbetweenthem; ,suchascottonwool,mustbeinsufficientquan titytoabsorbtheentirecontentsoftheprimar yreceptacle(s)sothatanyreleaseoftheliqui dsubstancewillnotcompromisetheintegrityo fthecushioningmaterialoroftheouterpackag ing; ,withoutleakage, , (gauge) ,1 JANUARY2021568 PackingPACKINGINSTRUCTION650(continued) : flexiblereceptaclesandflexiblepackagings ; receptaclesandpackagingsfilledandclosedu nderanabsoluteatmosphericpressurelowerth an95kPa.

2 (b) (s)mustbesiftproofandmustnotexceedtheout erpackagingweightlimit; ; ,theymustbeeitherindividuallywrappedorse paratedtopreventcontactbetweenthem; ,organsorwholebodies, ,dryiceorliquidnitrogenwhenusedtokeepspe cimenscold; ,includingabsorbentmaterials, ,theremustbenoleakagefromtheprimaryrecep tacle(s)whichmustremainprotectedbyabsorb entmaterial,whenrequired, , (diamond-shaped)witheachsidehavingalengt hofatleast50mm, BiologicalSubstance,CategoryB ,thefollowingconditionsapplywhenpackages areplacedinanoverpack: theoverpackmustbemarkedwiththeword Overpack inletteringatleast12mmhigh;and ' ,1 JANUARY2021569 DangerousGoodsRegulationsPACKINGINSTRUCT ION650(continued)SpecificRequirementsRef rigeratedorfrozenspecimens:Ice,dryiceand liquidnitrogen: Whendryiceorliquidnitrogenisusedtokeepsp ecimenscold, , , ,thepackagingmustbedesignedandconstructe dtopermitthereleaseofcarbondioxidegastop reventabuild-upofpressurethatcouldruptur ethepackagings.

3 Theprimaryreceptacleandthesecondarypacka gingmustmaintaintheirintegrityatthetempe ratureoftherefrigerantusedaswellasthetem peraturesandthepressures, :(a)thenameandaddressoftheshipperandofth econsigneemustbeprovidedoneachpackage;(b )thenameandtelephonenumberofapersonrespo nsiblemustbeprovidedontheairwaybilloront hepackage;5(c) ;650(d) ;andto(e) :Whentheshipperorconsigneeisalsothe personresponsible asreferredtoinb)above,thenameandaddressn eedbemarkedonlyonceinordertosatisfythena meandaddressmarkingprovisionsinbotha)and b), , ,the NatureandQuantityofGoods boxmustshow UN3373 ,thetext BIOLOGICALSUBSTANCE,CATEGORYB andthenumberofpackages(unlessthesearethe onlypackageswithintheconsignment).Cleari nstructionsonfillingandclosingsuchpackag esmustbeprovidedbypackagingmanufacturers andsubsequentdistributorstotheshipperort othepersonwhopreparesthepackage( ) , , , ,1 JANUARY2021570