Lab Shipping and Transportation Manual

Lab Shipping and Transportation Manual

Summary

Learn how to safely ship and transport lab and research materials within Harvard or anywhere in the world, including:

  • Domestic and international transport and exchange.
  • Exports and material transfer agreements.
  • Hazardous research materials, including hazardous chemicals, biological materials, and radioactive materials and radiation generating devices.
  • Lithium batteries.
  • Local transportation, self-transportation, and hand-carrying.
  • Personal biological sharps.
  • Research animals.

Who is this for?

Lab and research staff, including lab administrators.

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