Biological
Substance Category B Only (UN 3373) (IATA) - Online Course Information
(Formerly Diagnostic or Clinical Specimens)
Tuition: $125 per seat (multiple seat discounts available)
Prerequisite: None
Materials: No materials are required, but it would be beneficial to have a copy of the current IATA Regulations. If you need a current copy, we suggest purchasing one from DG Supply at 800-347-7879.
Training valid for: 24 months
Time Required: Initial and Recurrent Training
2 hours for initial training or recurrent training or for someone who has not regularly used the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.
1 to 2 hours for those who regularly use the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.
Who should take this course? Required training for UN 3373 only. Covers all IATA regulations to ship this one substance and associated fixatives (i.e. formalin, alcohol, formaldehyde, etc).
If you ship dry ice (UN 1845) or liquid nitrogen (other than "dry shippers") you will need to take the DOT Security Training, as well as additional function specific training or take the full Infectious Substance course instead which covers dry ice and liquid nitrogen.
If your specimen is listed below and meets the criteria of "Category A", you may NOT take this course. In this case, you must take the full Infectious Substance training course, which includes General Awareness, Safety and Function Specific training. You must also take the DOT Security Awareness training (SAT).
If your specimen is not listed below nor does it meet the criteria of a Category A substance, then you can take this “Diagnostic Specimens” course and this is the only training you will need for transport compliance.
Scope of this course: You can take this course if you are shipping patient specimens used for diagnosis or investigation and it is not likely that those specimens would contain a pathogen from Category A. Category A are the higher risk pathogens such as the following:
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
Ebola virus
Flexal virus
Guanarito virus
Hantaan virus
Hantavirus causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Hendra virus
Junin virus
Machupo virus
Marburg virus
Monkeypox virus
Nipah virus
Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus
Sabia virus
Variola virus
The following Category A list is for cultures only[1]… these refer to laboratory stock cultures or similar items.
African swine fever virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Avian paramyxovirus Type 1 – Velogenic Newcastle disease virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Bacillus anthracis (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Brucella abortus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Brucella melitensis (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Brucella suis (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Burkholderia mallei – Pseudomonas mallei – Glanders (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Burkholderia pseudomallei – Pseudomonas pseudomallei (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Chlamydia psittaci – avian strains (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Classical swine fever virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Clostridium botulinum (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Coccidioides immitis (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Coxiella burnetii (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Dengue virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Eastern equine encephalitis virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Escherichia coli, verotoxigenic (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Foot and mouth disease virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Francisella tularensis (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Goatpox virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Hepatitis B virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Herpes B virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Human immunodeficiency virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Japanese Encephalitis virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Kyasanur Forest disease virus Lassa virus
Lumpy skin disease virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Mycoplasma mycoides – Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Peste des petits ruminants virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Poliovirus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Rabies virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Rickettsia prowazekii (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Rickettsia rickettsii (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Rift Valley fever virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Rinderpest virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Russian spring-summer encephalitis virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Sheep-pox virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Shigella dysenteriae type 1 (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Swine vesicular disease virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Vesicular stomatitis virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
West Nile virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Yellow fever virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Yersinia pestis (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
Vesicular stomatitis virus (cultures only - does not include patient specimens)
[1] It’s important to note that diagnostic cultures of patient specimens can still be shipped as category B if the listing has the qualifier: cultures only.
Are any additional training courses required?
Hazmat Security Awareness Training (SAT)- In the United States this additional training is required. DGI offers free SAT on our website www.dgitraining.com.
Function Specific Training - If you are just preparing shipments of UN 3373 Diagnostic Specimens (next year this will be known as "Biological Substances, Category B") then this training should be sufficient. Ultimately (in the United States) your employer has final responsibility for determining if a hazmat employee is properly trained for their particular job function. Since there is a potential for limitless types of job functions as determined by an individual employer, we as your training provider can only suggest what types of additional training might be required.
Important note about Dry Ice - If you ship your specimens using dry ice, we recommend you take the full Infectious Substance course or you will also be required to take the additional Dry Ice and hazmat security awareness training courses.
For the best Online Training experience:
Able to work independently without an instructor present.
Familiar with the use of a computer and common software.
Knowledge or understanding of the applicable regulations.
Fluent in the English language.
It is recommended you use Internet Explorer.
High-speed connection is recommended, but not required.
You can log in and out of the training program at any time, and as often as you wish (except during the exam where you must complete the course in one sitting) Logging out during the exam will lock you out of the program and the entire exam must be taken again.
Log out if you must leave your desk. The program may lock up if your computer is left idle for more than 10 minutes.
Ensure sound is turned on and the volume is up as these courses have audio files.
Read instructions in the introduction to the program to learn how to navigate through the program.
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| 1-9: | $125 |
| 10-24: | $115 |
| 25-49: | $100 |
| 50-99: | $90 |
| 100+: | $80 |
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