Guidance

Transporting infectious substances

How to classify, package and label infectious substances (note 17) when transporting them.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 18 March 2013

Documents

Guidance note number: 17/2012[REV.7]

Ref: Ref: 17/2012.rev.7

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Details

This note gives guidance on the classification, exemptions and packaging of infectious substances.

This guidance was issued on 18 March 2013. It is applicable in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

See further guidance notes on transporting all other classes of dangerous goods.

Published 18 March 2013