Training for Couriers

It is the responsibility of the employer of the couriers to training the couriers. If it is an outside firm, you must state in the contract that the employer is required to provide bloodborne pathogen as well as shipping training to each courier that picks up from your site.

If your couriers are in house, you are responsible for their training. They are to be trained on bloodborne pathogens and shipping as well. They are to understand that they are responsible for the package when it is in their possession. They have the right to refuse to take a package that is not appropriately packed and labeled therefore they need to know what is required for proper packaging so they can tell at a glance whether to accept the package or not. They are not responsible for packaging the shipment. That has do be done by whomever is shipping the package. Anytime blood or body fluids go across a public street or highway they must be packaged according to DOT. If it is a doctor’s office that is shipping to you, then they need to have shipping training also.