• Chemical Shipment Returns to the Vendor
• Do You Need U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Training?

Chemical Shipment Returns to the Vendor

Have you ever received the wrong chemical from a vendor? One might believe all you need to do is close the box and send it back to the company. NOT SO! Many materials are considered dangerous goods by DOT and require shipping documents, proper packaging and labeling, and must be prepared by trained individuals.

In addition, vendors often complicate the matter by sending a UPS call ticket with instruction to simply return via UPS. Purdue is not authorized by UPS to send dangerous goods.

So, the next time you need to return a chemical to the vendor contact Lanie Hazlewood at 67367 or lshazlewood@purdue.edu in Radiological and Environmental Management (REM) to assist.

If you frequently need to ship hazardous materials or dangerous goods, you may consider receiving the proper training to do this yourself. The training is provided by REM free of charge and usually takes two hours. Please contact Lanie to schedule training, or to assist with any of your hazardous material shipping needs.

Do You Need
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Training?

1.  Do you ship any of the following by UPS, FedEx, US Mail, or other carrier?
   • Animal / human tissue or fluid samples that are known to contain an infectious disease or pathogen.
   • Materials that contain an infectious disease or pathogen.
   • Chemicals or materials that are combustible, flammable, corrosive, toxic, oxidizing, pyrophoric, water reactive, or explosive.
   • Compressed gas cylinders (even if empty).
   • Samples in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
   • Radioactive chemicals or materials.
2. Do you prepare shipping papers (Bill of Lading, FedEx/UPS forms, etc.) for    shipments any of the above listed items?
3. Do you package or label any of the above listed items for shipment?
4. Do you load packages of any of the above listed items onto transport vehicles in connection with shipments leaving campus? 
5. Do you unload packages of any of the above listed items from transport vehicles in connection with shipments entering campus? 

If you answered YES to any of the above questions, USDOT requires that you receive training.

We Can HELP!

Radiological and Environmental Management provides USDOT training.  If you answered yes to any of the above questions or if you are not sure if you need training, please contact Lanie Hazlewood, Hazardous Materials Program Coordinator. Phone number 67367 or e-mail lshazlewood@purdue.edu.  The goal of this service is to provide: safe, compliant and timely shipment of DOT hazardous materials.  

In an effort to better serve all customers and due to the personnel reorganization, if you would like to have a hazardous material shipped the following pre-shipment procedures have been implemented:

1. Material will continue to be shipped from WTHR 225 every normal business day.
2. Material must be received PRIOR to 12 P.M. to ensure they will be shipped the same day.
3.  Items received after 12 P.M. will go out the following day.
4. Material that are to be shipped will need to be brought to WTHR 225 in appropriate containers.
5. Please make arrangements well in advance for special requests, unusual material or large volume shipments.
6. The following information will need to be provided with your material:
   • Destination of material
   • Name of person that  will receive the material
   • Address
   • Telephone number of the receiver
   • Valid account number to charge the shipping to
   • Researcher that is shipping the material name and telephone number
   • A description of the material being shipped
   • Material safety data sheet (MSDS) for material

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