What has changed in packing instruction 602 of ICAO TIs beginning January 1, 2005?
There are a number of new or modified requirements set out in the 2005/2006 ICAO packing instruction P602, including: • The outer packaging must be rigid. • A manufactured locking closure may be used to close a primary receptacle. • Inner packagings containing infectious substances must not be consolidated with inner packagings containing unrelated types of goods. • An overpack must be marked with the word “Overpack”, the proper shipping name, the UN number, class labels, and any special handling instructions. • The words “Suspected Category A infectious substance” must be included in parentheses following the proper shipping name on the itemized list of contents and, as required in special provision A140, on the transport document when the infectious substance is unknown but suspected of meeting the criteria for inclusion in Category A or when there is doubt regarding the classification. • The technical name must be shown on the transport document but not on the outer packaging (speci
