Specials License

The analytical protocols and the handling and data security protocols are extremely important. I recently was reminded that if you have to ship samples to another country for analysis, that may require additional time, additional expense, and the customs, agriculture, and drug enforcement officials may want to thoroughly inspect your shipment thoroughly. Your laboratory may also require a special license to handle soil and water samples from out of the country. The logistics cannot be ignored, except at your peril. 

Health and safety requirements. Special licenses are required to operate an instrument that uses radioactive substances (e.g., the radioactive sources for the electron capture detector)... 

On 30 March 1984, the United Nations Security Council issued a statement condemning the use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War. The same day the US government announced it was instituting a special licensing requirement for exports to Iran and Iraq of particular chemicals that could be used in the manufacture of chemical weapons. Other governments took similar steps. Following this statement, reports... 

All barbiturates have the potential to be abused and cause addiction. Different barbiturates are designated as schedule II, III, and IV drugs, which means that all barbiturates require a prescription from a doctor or health care provider and the prescription must contain the doctor s DEA number. Physicians must obtain a special license to get a DEA number in order to prescribe controlled or addictive substances such as barbiturates. Doctors are very cautious about prescribing barbiturates to patients who have a history of drug abuse. 

During the troubles in Northern Ireland only indoor-type fireworks could be purchased without a special license. Analysis of particles originating from the use of indoor-type fireworks showed only a few spherical particles the majority was large irregularly shaped flakes. The elements aluminum, barium, chlorine, chromium, iron, potassium, sulfur, and antimony were detected, all of which were at a major level. 

Like methanol, ethanol is an excellent solvent of low toxicity that is cheap to produce. Unfortunately, the liquor tax makes ethanol relatively expensive. Use of untaxed ethanol is possible, but it requires extensive record keeping and purchase of a special license. Denatured alcohol is ethanol that contains impurities that make it undrinkable. Denatured ethanol is untaxed, but the impurities (methanol, methyl isobutyl ketone, aviation gasoline, etc.) also make it unsuitable for many laboratory uses. 

Consequently, these firms sell either the internal suppressor components or the outer tubes, or the components and tube blanks which require some machine work before they can be assembled into functional units. There are no legal restrictions on owning a set of outer tubes or a parts kit, so one can purchase these items directly from the firms without any special license or permit. These kits are priced around 120 to 130 at the time of... 

Induction of ovulation in mares may be stimulated by the administration of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). This has physiological actions similar to LH but differs structurally in both protein and carbohydrate content. It is produced by the human placenta and is extracted commercially from the urine of pregnant women. hCG may be administered to mares in the transitional period to stimulate ovulation. A dose of 3300 lU administered to mares with a follicle of >40 mm in diameter and signs of estrus that have been present for more than 3 days hastens the first ovulation of the season by approximately 1 week compared with control mares (Ball 2000a). In some states of the USA, hCG is a controlled substance that requires a special license for purchase and use. 

After steady advances in anatomy and physiology, the dawn of the nineteenth century found European and American society confronted with a dilemma. As medical schools multiplied, the demand for corpses as instructional materials for students and surgeons escalated. Because the legal supply of cadavers was unable to meet this demand, a brisk business in black market cadavers arose. Resurrectionists dug up recently interred bodies and even manufactured cadavers by euthanizing vagrants. In 1831, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in 1832, the British Parliament passed the so-called Anatomy Acts, which permitted the use of unclaimed bodies for dissection by specially licensed teachers. 

Thalidomide (thalomid) is best known for the severe birth defects it caused when administered to pregnant women. For this reason, it is available only under a restricted distribution program and can be prescribed only by specially licensed physicians who understand that thalidomide should never be taken by women who are pregnant or who could become pregnant while taking the drug. Nevertheless, it is indicated for the treatment of patients with erythema nodosum leprosum (see Chapter 47) and also is used in conditions such as multiple myeloma. Its mechanism of action is unclear. 

Because of the use of radiation, special licensing, training of personnel and controls are required. To achieve high sensitivities, high neutron fluxes are required, which are expensive. 

Safety, no need for special licensing, and convenience of disposal. 

Qualifications Were all maintenance personnel qualified in terms of education, training, and/or experience to perform aligned tasks If special licenses or certifications were required, did personnel have them ... 

Vapor phase deposition and polymerization requiring special license from Union Carbide. 

Process technicians work in water and wastewater treatment facilities located around the world. (See Figure 20-5.) City water supplies require employees with strong backgrounds in process equipment and technology. Special licenses and certifications are required to work in these areas. Whether their jobs deal with safe drinking water supplies, wastewater treatment, or another part of the water system, technicians should receive highly specialized training. 

Will special skills be required Will special licenses be needed. 

To assist in this, the procedures would involve instructing drivers on which fleet vehicles require a specialized license or endorsement to operate, and requiring them to report any contact with law enforcement or any changes in license status within 24 hours. 

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