№ lp_2_3_43934
Internal hospital procedure establishing responsibilities, regulatory references, definitions, and detailed processes for the safe categorisation, packaging, labelling, dispatch, and transport of laboratory specimens in compliance with health and safety regulations.
Organization: St. James’s Hospital
Department: LabMed Directorate
Document type: Procedure
Scope: Transportation of specimens to, from, and within St. James’s Hospital
Subject: Packaging, labelling, categorisation and transport of laboratory specimens
Regulatory framework: ADR Regulations 2017; Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act 2005; SHAWW Biological Agents Regulations 2013; Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR Regulations) 2023
Referenced standards: ISO 15189 in Laboratory Medicine
Related policies: Policy on the Prevention of Sharps Injuries; Staff Health and Safety Manual; Management of Health & Safety; Specimen Referral and Dispatch; Management of Non-conformances in the LabMed Directorate
Infectious substance categories: Category A; Category B; UN3373 Biological Substance Category B
Transport methods: Authorised hospital staff; General Practitioners; Patients; Courier; Taxi; Pneumatic Tube Transport System; Hospital Porters
Definitions included: ADR; IATA; Infectious Substance; Patient specimens; Cultures; LIS; CHI; PTTS; UN
Price: 8 / 10 USD
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