{"72920":{"#nid":"72920","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Shipping Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Materials","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDid you know that shipping hazardous materials without proper training and certification is a violation of federal Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations? Improper shipment of hazardous materials can have serious legal consequences for individual researchers and for Georgia Tech, not to mention the potential risks to public safety and emergency response personnel. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBefore a hazardous material is transported, it must be properly classified, packaged and labeled as prescribed by DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR). DOT also mandates that all employees who \u201cdirectly affect the safety of hazardous materials transportation\u201d must be trained and tested on these regulations. These employees must also have additional training on the International Air Transport Association Dangerous Goods Regulations if shipping by air and International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code if shipping by ocean.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) has instituted a centralized Hazardous Materials Shipping Program whereby trained staff members ship biological materials, chemicals, and radiological materials for the GT community. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAny Georgia Tech laboratory, department or employee who needs to ship biological materials, chemicals, or radiological materials (including, but not limited to: samples for analysis, samples to share in collaborative research, return to vendors, etc.) is required to receive the Hazardous Materials Shipping Awareness Training.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the Georgia Tech Hazardous Materials Shipping Program, and to complete the required Awareness Training, please visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ehs.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EEHS website\u003C\/a\u003E and click on the \u201cShipping Hazardous Materials\u201d link.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you are unsure if the items you wish to ship may qualify as \u201chazardous materials\u201d, please contact one of the EHS employees below for clarification. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor biological shipments, please contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lisa.broadhurst@ehs.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELisa Broadhurst\u003C\/a\u003E (404-894-6120) or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:shane.gillooly@ehs.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EShane Gillooly\u003C\/a\u003E (404-894-6119).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor chemical shipments, please contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ryan.lisk@ehs.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERyan Lisk\u003C\/a\u003E (404-385-9531) or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:morgan.wright@ehs.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMorgan Wright \u003C\/a\u003E(404-385-0821).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor radiological shipments, please contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:christina.tabor@ehs.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EChristina Tabor\u003C\/a\u003E (404-894-8846) or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gary.spichiger@ehs.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGary Spichiger\u003C\/a\u003E (404-894-8847).\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EImproper shipment of hazardous materials can have serious legal consequences for individual researchers and for Georgia Tech, not to mention the potential risks to public safety and emergency response personnel.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Improper shipment of hazardous materials can have serious legal consequences for individual researchers and for Georgia Tech, not to mention the potential risks to public safety and emergency response personnel."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-11-22 15:00:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:42","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ehs.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Environmental Health and Safety"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"15149","name":"biological materials"},{"id":"15148","name":"chemical materials"},{"id":"10135","name":"environmental health and safety"},{"id":"7149","name":"inventory"},{"id":"1676","name":"lean"},{"id":"215","name":"manufacturing"},{"id":"237","name":"Productivity"},{"id":"15150","name":"radiological materials"},{"id":"171140","name":"shipments"},{"id":"170910","name":"shipping"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}