The International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s Dangerous Goods Regulations have recently undergone sweeping changes that impact how specimens must be classified and packaged. Furthermore, as a result of increased security efforts individuals that fail to fully comply with the current rules are subject to severe and unprecedented enforcement actions. Therefore, it is now more critical than ever for all shippers to be fully trained on the latest standards.

World Courier has developed a specialized 1-day* training course designed specifically for shippers involved in the transportation of clinical specimens via air. This globally offered course can either be conducted on-site at your facility and tailored to your specific shipping needs, or attended publicly in most major cities worldwide.

Proper instruction on the current regulations will help you:

• Avoid shipment rejections and delayed and/or compromised specimens
• Ensure your company's compliance with the latest rules
• Perform your job functions more efficiently and effectively
• Enhance safety
• Avoid substantial fines and penalties
• Reduce shipping and packaging costs
  

Our interactive and hands on sessions enable shippers to obtain certification for the transport of biological substances, infectious substances and dry ice by air. The course was specifically created for shippers, such as investigator sites, sponsors, laboratories and anyone else involved in the transport of clinical trial patient specimens and other regulated biological material.

Topics covered include: Classification, packing, marking, labeling and required documentation for shipping dangerous goods related to the biopharmaceutical industry, along with an overview of the latest revisions to the regulations.

Our on-site training course at your facility allows you to schedule convenient dates while enabling your company to avoid travel-related expenses or the loss of employees for several days in order to attend typical dangerous goods training courses. World Courier's customized courses also afford you the flexibility to direct which areas of training should be emphasized for your employees, and our trainers can avoid non-essential items that are not pertinent to your business.

For those with only one or two individuals in need of training, we offer convenient public courses in most countries.

Additionally in the United States, World Courier Inc. offers "tele-training", a teleconference style training course ideal for multiple sites. Attendees join a web based meeting and view the training presentation on their screen while listening to a live instructor. Participants can ask questions and get answers in real time. It is a personalized training course, without the on-site training expense. This course will soon be available worldwide.

For more information contact World Courier Training or register today on-line for one of our many publicly offered training courses worldwide.

What past attendees have to say about our training….

"World Courier is our only choice for high value, fragile, and perishable Cargo. They treat their Customer's freight as if it was their own. Their training is the most thorough and comprehensive I have encountered. They are the source I consult most often, when contemplating export and hazardous material/dangerous goods regulations."        Tom Hinsdale, Compliance Supervisor, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

"World Courier developed an outstanding training program. The ability to interact with skilled instructors and have questions answered on the spot was invaluable. For anyone involved in clinical research (who ships or receives) hazardous or dangerous goods/materials or products, this is an essential course!"      Margaret F. Fay, Ph.D., RN, CCRC, Chief Executive Officer, Linked Urology Research Network

"I had the pleasure of taking the World Courier Infectious Substance Certification Course...our confidence in World Courier was both upheld and increased. I would encourage anyone dealing with or shipping infectious substances or diagnostic specimens of any kind to take this course..."      Bill Clark, Advion BioSciences

To view the 2008 amendments of the IATA's Dangerous Goods Regulations, please click on the following link, 2008 Update

*In Germany and South Africa due to local requirements, World Courier offers a 2-day course.