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TO E RO E K SOP No.015,REV.1 <br /> ASSOC[ATFS,[NC, PACKAGING AND SHIPPING SAMPLES <br /> I PAGE 4 <br /> 1.3 DEFINITIONS <br /> Custody seal: A custody seal is a tape-like seal. Placement of the custody seal is part of the <br /> chain-of- custody process and is used to prevent tampering with samples after they <br /> have been packaged for shipping. <br /> Dangerous goods: Dangerous goods are articles or substances that can pose a significant <br /> risk to health, safety, or property when transported by air; they are classified as defined <br /> in Section 3 of the DGR (IATA 2008). <br /> Environmental samples: Environmental samples include drinking water, most <br /> groundwater and ambient surface water, soil, sediment, treated municipal and <br /> industrial wastewater effluent, and biological specimens. Environmental samples <br /> typically contain low concentrations of contaminants and when handled require only <br /> limited precautionary procedures <br /> Hazardous Materials Regulations: The HMR are DOT regulations for the shipment of <br /> hazardous materials by air, water, and land; they are located in 49 CFR 106 through <br /> 180. <br /> Hazardous samples: Hazardous samples include dangerous goods and hazardous <br /> substances. Hazardous samples shipped by air should be packaged and labeled in <br /> accordance with procedures specified by the DGR; ground shipments should be <br /> packaged and labeled in accordance with the HMR. <br /> Hazardous substance: A hazardous substance is any material, including its mixtures and <br /> solutions, that is listed in Appendix A of 49 CFR 172.101 and its quantity, in one <br /> package, equals or exceeds the reportable quantity (RQ) listed in the appendix. <br /> IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations: The DGR are regulations that govern the <br /> international transport of dangerous goods by air. The DGR are based on the <br /> International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Instructions. The DGR <br /> contain all of the requirements of the ICAO Technical Instructions and are more <br /> restrictive in some instances. <br /> Nonhazardous samples: Nonhazardous samples are those samples that do not meet the <br /> definition of a hazardous sample and do not need to be packaged and shipped in <br /> accordance with the DGR or HMR. <br /> Overpack: An enclosure used by a single shipper to contain one or more packages and to <br /> form one handling unit (IATA 2008). For example, a cardboard box may be used to <br /> contain three fiberboard boxes to make handling easier and to save on shipping costs <br /> 1.4REFERENCES <br /> U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Parts 171 <br /> through 180, especially Parts 171 (general), 172 (table, emergency response, and so <br /> on), and 173 (for shippers).Available from <br /> httl2s:llwww.govinfo.gov/contentll2kglCFR-2012-title49-vol2/xml f CFR-2012- <br />