UN3373

BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE, CATEGORY B

• Class: 6.2
• Packing Group / Category: Category B
• Special Provisions: 38, 164, 165
• Explosive Limit and Limited Quantity Index: 0
• Excepted Quantities: E0
• ERAP Index: None
• Passenger Carrying Vessel Index: None
• Passenger Carrying Road Vehicle or Passenger Carrying Railway Vehicle Index: 4 kg or 4 L

Special Provision 38

A person must not offer for transport, handle or transport these dangerous goods in a large means of containment if they are in direct contact with the large means of containment.

Special Provision 164

1. Other dangerous goods must not be packed in the same small means of containment as dangerous goods that are Class 6.2, Infectious Substances unless

   1. the other dangerous goods are necessary for maintaining the viability or stability of the dangerous goods that are Class 6.2, Infectious Substances, for preventing their degradation or for neutralizing the hazards that they represent;

   2. the other dangerous goods are included in Class 3, 8 or 9;

   3. the quantity of the other dangerous goods packed in each primary receptacle does not exceed 30 mL; and

   4. the other dangerous goods are packed in accordance with the applicable packing instruction set out in CGSB-43.125.

2. Part 3 (Documentation), Part 4 (Dangerous Goods Safety Marks) and Part 5 (Means of Containment) do not apply to the offering for transport, handling or transporting of the other dangerous goods if the requirements in subsection (1) are met.

Special Provision 165

Despite section 4.2 of Part 4 (Dangerous Goods Safety Marks) or section 6.1 of the Act, the marking for a Type P650 packaging that is set out in CGSB-43.125 may be displayed on an empty packaging.

CAUTION: This information is provided for information purposes only. It does not replace the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR). Please check the TDGR using this link.