<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Nope. Never. What did UPS say when you called them?<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 2, 2022, at 6:02 PM, Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley@ku.edu> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal">There is no such requirement in the dangerous good regs but that does not mean that UPS or others do not have other rules regarding labeling. I have never had a package returned or delayed due to this in the past although we rarely send
anything UPS – usually FedEx. I can reach out to my UPS contact to see if this is indeed something we should be doing in future and will let you know what I hear.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Andy Bentley<br>
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Fax: <a href="tel:%28785%29%20864-5335" target="_blank" title="tel:%28785%29%20864-5335"><span style="color:#954F72">(785) 864-5335</span></a> <br>
Email: <a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu" target="_blank" title="mailto:abentley@ku.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">abentley@ku.edu</span></a> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">ORCID: </span><span style="color:#494A4C;background:white"><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0002-3093-1258&data=04%7C01%7Cabentley%40ku.edu%7C5720c0e4d0f94b9e0df008da0127752c%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637823566221065460%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=LFnPbiFA9HMZ8k85%2F0%2FOx5vJxTNhZTjAo7S%2BqrDAh6c%3D&reserved=0" title="Original URL:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><a href="http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu/" target="_blank" title="http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu/"><span style="color:#954F72">http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Cody Thompson <cwthomp@umich.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, May 2, 2022 at 3:45 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" <nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Nhcoll-l] Special Provision A180<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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I recently had a package kicked back from me by UPS. The specimens were ethanol-preserved vouchers that were packed according to special provision A180. The box was also labeled as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Package marking says "Scientific research specimens not restricted, special provision A180 applies", however the same information is not presented on the thermal label.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is the first time I have had this problem in 9 years. In fact, I had another package with fluid-preserved specimens sent the next day that is enroute to the same recipient.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone had a similar experience with UPS or any other courier? If so, any potential solutions would be helpful.<br>
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should be shipped without prior notification, and collection visits, loan requests, gifts, exchanges, etc. should be coordinated with the appropriate curatorial staff. Please expect delayed responses. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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