Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2011L00992:body:0:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2011L00992
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 37571–40639

A biohazard label must be attached to the outermost container.

Containment
      1.3.1.5           GMOs to be transported must be wholly contained inside a sealed, unbreakable primary container.

      1.3.1.6           The primary container must be packed inside a sealed, unbreakable secondary container, which must be packed inside a sealed tertiary container.

Loss, spill or escape of GMOs during transport
      1.3.1.7           In the event of the escape, unintentional release, spill, leak, or loss of GMOs, during transport or failure of the GMOs to be delivered to the recipient:
          * the GMOs must be contained to prevent further dispersal, including preventing any insect vectors from coming in contact with the spill;
          * efforts must be implemented as soon as reasonably practicable to locate and/or retrieve the GMOs and return the GMOs to containment or render them non-viable;
          * in the case of a spill or leak, efforts must be made to isolate the area to prevent inadvertent ingress by persons or animals;
          * the exposed area must be immediately decontaminated with an appropriate  decontaminating agent effective against the GMOs;
          * any material used in the clean up of a spill or personal protective clothing worn during the clean up of the spill must be decontaminated;
          * the incident must be reported to the Regulator as soon as reasonably possible; and
          * if water ice coolants were used during transportation, these must be decontaminated after transport has occurred.

      1.3.1.8           A person consigning the GMO for transport must take into account the risk associated with the GMOs being transported and must transport the material with accompanying:
          * instructions on how to decontaminate any material in the event of a spill or leak;
          * sufficient volume of effective decontamination agent to decontaminate any spill;
          * appropriate protective clothing for persons undertaking the decontamination; and
          * any other equipment necessary to undertake decontamination.

      1.3.1.9           Persons accompanying the GMOs being transported must also carry a functioning means of communication (e.g. mobile phone) to enable communication with the sender in the event of the unintentional release, spill, leak, or loss of GMOs.

Accounting requirements
      1.3.1.10       Documented procedures must be in place to ensure that all GMOs or, for micro-organisms, the number of primary containers of cultures of GMOs transported, can be accounted for and that a loss of GMOs during transport, or the failure of delivery, can be detected. These procedures must be implemented for all transport events.

      1.3.1.11       Except for transport entirely within a building, records of the transport of GMOs must be made and kept for at least three years after the transport event. These records must be made available to the Regulator, if requested.

The record of transport must include:
          * the name of the parent species of