ASTM F 2995 : 2016
Superseded
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Standard Guide for Shipping Possibly Infectious Materials, Tissues, and Fluids
Hardcopy , PDF
02-02-2024
English
10-01-2017
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F 04
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Guide
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9
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American Society for Testing and Materials
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Superseded
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1.1This guide provides a general guide to transportation, including packaging and shipping, of possibly infectious materials, tissues, and fluids that have been removed from patients during revision surgery, at postmortem, or as part of animal studies, including packaging and shipping.
1.2This guide does not address any materials, tissues, or fluids that may contain prions.
1.3Individuals must be properly trained prior to shipping possibly infectious materials.
1.4This guide is a compilation of national and international regulations and guidelines that apply to the packaging and shipment of possibly infectious materials.
1.5The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.6This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Some specific hazards statements are given in Section 7 on Hazards.
| ASTM F 561 : 2019 | Standard Practice for Retrieval and Analysis of Medical Devices, and Associated Tissues and Fluids |
| ASTM D 4840 : 1999 : R2018 : EDT 1 | Standard Guide for Sample Chain-of-Custody Procedures |
| ASTM D 4840 : 1999 | Standard Guide for Sampling Chain-of-Custody Procedures |
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