TDG - TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS
When did the TDG Act come into effect? - Answer -1980
What is TDGR? - Answer -Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations Clear Language
Edition
Why was TDGR adopted in Canada? - Answer -So all provinces and territories can
send dangerous good in the exact same way and as a result protect public safety.
Whose responsibility and authority is TDG? - Answer -Transport Canada
Whose regulations is TDG based on? - Answer -United Nations regulations
What is IATA? - Answer -International Air Transport Association
What is ICAO? - Answer -International Civil Aviation Organization
What is a consequence of not following TDG? - Answer -- fines up to $1 million
- jail time up to 2 years
Which class of dangerous goods do MLAs deal with? - Answer -Class 6 Division 2
What is Class 6 Division 1? - Answer -Toxic materials
What is Class 6 Division 2? - Answer -Infectious materials
What is a UN number? - Answer -A 'United Nations' number which is a universal
identification number that gives quick information about the item being transported.
What are the three UN numbers concerning MLAs? - Answer -- UN2814
- UN3373
- UN1845
What is UN2814? - Answer -Category A Infectious Substance
What is UN3373? - Answer -Category B Biological Substance
What is UN1845? - Answer -Dry Ice
What is a Shipping Name? - Answer -A unique name that goes with the UN number
that is always recorded in the same way.
What is the Shipping Name for UN2814? - Answer -"Infectious Substance Affecting
Humans"
, What is the Shipping Name for UN3373? - Answer -"Biological Substance Category B"
Define Patient Specimens. - Answer -Human or animal material including excreta,
blood and components, tissues and fluids, being transported for diagnosis, analysis, or
testing.
Define Infectious Substance. - Answer -Anything that is known or reasonably believed
to cause disease in humans or animals.
What is a Category A infectious substance? - Answer -An infectious substance
containing pathogens which are capable of causing permanent disability, life threatening
or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans or animals.
Which UN number is Category A substances? - Answer -UN2814
What is an ERAP? - Answer -Emergency Response Assistance Plan
How do we know which substances are Category A? - Answer -There is an "Indicative
List of Category A Infectious Substances" which will list them.
Give three examples of Category A substances. - Answer -1. Ebola virus
2. HIV cultures
3. Lassa virus
What is a Category B Infectious Substance? - Answer -Any infectious substance that is
not bad enough to be included in Category A.
In which category are most lab specimens sent? - Answer -Category B
Give three examples of Category B substances. - Answer -1. Hepatitis B
2. HIV
3. WNV
Which UN number is Category B substances? - Answer -UN3373
What are three exemptions to classifying infectious substances? - Answer -1.
Specimens believed not to contain infectious substances
2. Blood or components for transfusion
3. Tissues or organs for transplant
Which packaging is used for exempt specimens? - Answer -Leak proof 1B packaging
Why are most specimens transported under UN3373? - Answer -Because it is difficult
to verify the source, symptoms, and history of the human or animal where the specimen
came from.
When did the TDG Act come into effect? - Answer -1980
What is TDGR? - Answer -Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations Clear Language
Edition
Why was TDGR adopted in Canada? - Answer -So all provinces and territories can
send dangerous good in the exact same way and as a result protect public safety.
Whose responsibility and authority is TDG? - Answer -Transport Canada
Whose regulations is TDG based on? - Answer -United Nations regulations
What is IATA? - Answer -International Air Transport Association
What is ICAO? - Answer -International Civil Aviation Organization
What is a consequence of not following TDG? - Answer -- fines up to $1 million
- jail time up to 2 years
Which class of dangerous goods do MLAs deal with? - Answer -Class 6 Division 2
What is Class 6 Division 1? - Answer -Toxic materials
What is Class 6 Division 2? - Answer -Infectious materials
What is a UN number? - Answer -A 'United Nations' number which is a universal
identification number that gives quick information about the item being transported.
What are the three UN numbers concerning MLAs? - Answer -- UN2814
- UN3373
- UN1845
What is UN2814? - Answer -Category A Infectious Substance
What is UN3373? - Answer -Category B Biological Substance
What is UN1845? - Answer -Dry Ice
What is a Shipping Name? - Answer -A unique name that goes with the UN number
that is always recorded in the same way.
What is the Shipping Name for UN2814? - Answer -"Infectious Substance Affecting
Humans"
, What is the Shipping Name for UN3373? - Answer -"Biological Substance Category B"
Define Patient Specimens. - Answer -Human or animal material including excreta,
blood and components, tissues and fluids, being transported for diagnosis, analysis, or
testing.
Define Infectious Substance. - Answer -Anything that is known or reasonably believed
to cause disease in humans or animals.
What is a Category A infectious substance? - Answer -An infectious substance
containing pathogens which are capable of causing permanent disability, life threatening
or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans or animals.
Which UN number is Category A substances? - Answer -UN2814
What is an ERAP? - Answer -Emergency Response Assistance Plan
How do we know which substances are Category A? - Answer -There is an "Indicative
List of Category A Infectious Substances" which will list them.
Give three examples of Category A substances. - Answer -1. Ebola virus
2. HIV cultures
3. Lassa virus
What is a Category B Infectious Substance? - Answer -Any infectious substance that is
not bad enough to be included in Category A.
In which category are most lab specimens sent? - Answer -Category B
Give three examples of Category B substances. - Answer -1. Hepatitis B
2. HIV
3. WNV
Which UN number is Category B substances? - Answer -UN3373
What are three exemptions to classifying infectious substances? - Answer -1.
Specimens believed not to contain infectious substances
2. Blood or components for transfusion
3. Tissues or organs for transplant
Which packaging is used for exempt specimens? - Answer -Leak proof 1B packaging
Why are most specimens transported under UN3373? - Answer -Because it is difficult
to verify the source, symptoms, and history of the human or animal where the specimen
came from.
