#  Lab Shipping and Transportation Manual 

 



 

##  Lab Shipping and Transportation Manual 

**Summary**

Learn how to safely ship and transport lab and research materials within Harvard or anywhere in the world, including:

- Domestic and international transport and exchange.
- Exports and material transfer agreements.
- Hazardous research materials, including hazardous chemicals, biological materials, and radioactive materials and radiation generating devices.
- Lithium batteries.
- Local transportation, self-transportation, and hand-carrying.
- Personal biological sharps.
- Research animals.

**Who is this for?**

Lab and research staff, including lab administrators.

 

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 See also:- [ Labs and Research ](/audience/labs-and-research)
- [ Chemicals and Hazardous Materials ](/topic-areas/chemicals-and-hazardous-materials)
- [ Radiation ](/topic-areas/radiation)
- [ Shipping and Transportation ](/topic-areas/shipping-and-transportation)
- [ Biological and Dry Ice Shipping ](/topic-areas/biological-and-dry-ice-shipping)