Shipping Medical Waste – Online, On-Demand Training

Online On-Demand Shipping Medical Waste Training

Employers with facilities that generate regulated medical waste (biological, clinical, infectious, medical, biomedical, or etiologic) are required to train certain employees in applicable Department of Transportation (DOT) hazardous materials transportation regulations (49 CFR Parts 100-185). This, along with close following of proper handling and storage requirements as dictated by the state, will help ensure safety and compliance when shipping medical waste. Triumvirate Environmental's "Shipping Medical Waste Training" covers all relevant DOT regulations for employers like hospitals, health clinics, research labs, biopharma companies, and higher education institutions.

Shipping Medical Waste Training Format

• Online on-demand recorded video training (60 minutes)
  
  

Who Should Take Training on How to Ship Medical Wastes?

Employees who:

• Sign medical waste tracking form shipping papers, affix labels or markings to final packaging, seal containers for transport, or otherwise perform pre-transport functions covered by hazardous materials regulations
  
  

What You Will Learn

• General awareness overview of the hazardous materials regulations, including administrative responsibilities, including training, annual registration, security planning, security awareness, recordkeeping, and enforcement)
• Perspective on state programs regulating internal storage and handling
• Classification of infectious substances
• Categorization of pathogenic materials (Category A vs. Category B)
• Proper shipping names and hazmat shipping description formatting
• General package survivability requirements
• Specific packaging specifications
• Special provisions
• Hazard labeling and markings
• Completion/review of shipping papers
  
  

Stay Safe and Compliant with Training from Triumvirate Environmental

Companies serious about compliance turn to Triumvirate Environmental for training on Medical Waste Shipping. Our highly-skilled trainers come with years of industry experience and make a dry subject interesting and easy to absorb, ensuring maximum retention.