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Shipping Dangerous Goods (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive Materials, and DRY ICE)

Overview of Services

Dangerous Goods (Hazardous Materials) must be shipped by an Office of Environmental Health & Safety (OEHS) staff member or other trained personnel. Federal law requires that dangerous goods shipments are properly labelled, packed, and documented by only trained personnel. This includes any packages containing dry ice. Under FAA and DOT Dangerous Goods regulations, penalties for violations are severe.

Shipping requests must be submitted at least one day in advance for domestic shipments and seven days in a advance for international shipments.
 
OEHS ships via FedEx. You may provide your own FedEx account number or a Department Index number for us to bill.
 
Priority Overnight is the quickest way to ship, but also the most expensive. If your materials aren't on dry ice, and it isn't necessary for the package to arrive overnight, let us know on your form and we will ship them in a less expensive category.
Packages shipped by FedEx Priority Overnight should arrive (within the contiguous 48 states) the following business day before noon.
 
OEHS discourages Thursday or Friday shipments, in case a delivery problem delays your package until the following Monday (not good for Dry Ice/ frozen sample shipments).

DRY ICE (Class 9 Dangerous Goods): ALL materials on dry ice are regulated and must be shipped as dangerous goods.  

LITHIUM BATTERIES (Class 9 Dangerous Goods): These batteries are regulated and require special packaging and labeling.

Only non-regulated chemical and biological compounds may be shipped without Dangerous Goods training.

Contact OEHS at 313-577-1200 for assistance.

Leadership

Richard Harrison | Associate Director, Environmental Compliance

Location and Shipping Arrangements

Shipping Arrangements Location

Please submit your shipping request at least 1 day in advanced for domestic shipments,      

and at least 3 days in advanced for international.       

Wayne State University
5425 Woodward Avenue, Suite 300
Detroit, Michigan 48202

Links and Resources

Shipping Chemical, Biological, and Radioactive Materials

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