Infectious substances definition

Infectious substances means substances that are classified under Division 6.2 of the Technical Instructions. The definition and classification of such substances are also available in the above-mentioned ICAO AC 102-37.
View Source
Infectious substances means substances which are known or are reasonably expected to contain pathogens. Pathogens are defined as micro-organisms (including bacteria, viruses, rickettsia, parasites and fungi) or recombinant micro-organisms (hybrid or mutant) that are known or are reasonably expected to cause infectious diseases in animals or humans.
View Source
Infectious substances means substances which are known or are reasonably expected to contain Pathogens, and including infectious substances affecting humans, infectious substances affecting humans and animals, infectious substances affecting animals only, Clinical Wastes and biological specimens;
View Source

More Definitions of Infectious substances

Infectious substances. (Class 6, Division 6.2) means a material known to contain or suspected of containing a pathogen (i.e., virus, micro-organism or a proteinaceous infectious particle) that has the potential to cause disease in humans as defined in 49 CFR 173.134;
View Source
Infectious substances means any substances classified as Class 6.2 in the IMDG Code;
View Source

Related to Infectious substances

  • Dangerous Substances means a substance or article described in regulation 3 of the Dangerous Substances Regulations;

  • Dangerous Substance means any radioactive emissions and any natural or artificial substance (whether in solid or liquid form or in the form of a gas or vapour and whether alone or in combination with any other substance) which, taking into account the concentrations and quantities present and the manner in which it is being used or handled, it is reasonably foreseeable will cause harm to man or any other living organism or damage to the Environment including any controlled, special, hazardous, toxic, radioactive or dangerous waste.

  • Substances means chemical elements and their compounds in the natural state or obtained by any production process, including any additive necessary to preserve the stability of the products and any impurity deriving from the process used, but excluding any solvent which may be separated without affecting the stability of the substance or changing its composition;

  • Infectious waste means a solid waste that contains or may reasonably be

  • Wastes means and includes any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, liquid, substance or material (including petroleum products and derivatives), the generation, handling, storage, disposal, treatment or emission of which is subject to any Environmental Law.