Definition
A material, other than a gas, which is known to be so toxic to humans as to afford a hazard to health during transportation, or which in the absence of adequate data on human toxicity. Is presumed to be toxic to humansbecause it falls withinany of the following:
- Oral toxicity not more than 300 mg/kg LD50
- Dermal Toxicity not more than 1000 mg/kg LD50
- Inhalation Toxicity dust or mist not more than 4 mg/L LC50
Subsets of class 6 are:
- Poison Inhalation Hazards (PIH) are toxic substances that are volatile and present a gas phase exposure risk. The PIH designation is broken into zones with Zone A posing the highest risk.
Shipping Options:
- Become Trained - All shipments of Class 6.1 material require the shipper to be trained and certified. EHS certifies all shippers at Cornell. All training whether on-site or by an outside vendor, EHS must review training and issue a certificate of training.
- Contact EHS - EHS has employees trained in the shipping of hazardous material and can ship your material for you (EHS 607-255-8200).
