Helpful links for materials transport, safety, etc. relating to experiment safety at the APS.

Internal Reference Material:

  1. Transporting Hazardous Materials (Summary Document )
  2. "Natural" radioactivity
  3. DOT Small Quantity Exception to Hazardous Material Transport, APS Technical Update 23 (TUD-23)
  4. Air shipments of cryopreserved biological samples in dry-shippers, APS Technical Update 25 (TUD-25)
  5. Useful material shipping forms
  6. Institutional Review Board and Human Tissue use
  7. APS Beamline Guide to using the ANL Chemical Management System
  8. ANL-E ES&H Manual
  9. APS Protocol for Receipt of Hazardous Materials

External References:

  1. US Department of Transportation
  2. DOT Hazardous Materials Training Course Workbook.  This link may be used as a reference and guide for shipping hazardous materials.  This link is to a workbook.  Reading this information DOES NOT mean that you are trained in Hazardous Materials Shipping.  If you have any questions about shipping materials to/from the ANL/APS please contact your institution's shipping department or your CAT.
  3. International Air Transport Association (IATA) and dangerous goods info online - NOTE:  This site requires the use of Internet Explorer to be viewed properly.  
  4. NFPA Chemical Hazards Labels
  5. How to Use the Hazardous Materials Regulations CFR 49 Parts 100-185, a guide from the USDOT.  This is a pdf document.
  6. Additional Guidance on the DOT Small Quantity Exception (from University of New Hampshire)
  7. APS DOT Small Quantity Exception class slides.

Please contact Bruce Glagola if you have any questions or comments about this page.