Moving medical goods is not like couriering products from other sectors. The stakes are higher because people’s lives depend on receiving the shipments on time. They also need to be in a safe and stable condition.
Let’s check out 5 safety procedures all medical couriers should follow when transporting medical supplies and substances to fight infectious diseases.
Licensed for TDG
Sometimes, the law and good safety policy coincide. R Courier is fully licensed to transport dangerous goods (TDG), as required by law. We can move radioactive 7” and class 7 radioactive goods.
Reliable medical couriers in Hamilton and across the GTA need to be licensed for TDG, and R Courier certainly is.
Appropriate Vehicles
Medical couriers can’t just use the same type of vehicle for every delivery. Some medical deliveries involve just a package or a letter, say, if it’s a person’s referral for a clinic.
Infectious disease transport requires vehicles that can safely contain the packages and cargo being moved, whether they involve infectious diseases, radioactive specimens, or whatever else. Nothing will physically move around during transport, and the storage is all temperature-controlled.
Any other important variables will be taken care of, too. Having the right fleet to handle a variety of vehicles and services is a fundamental part of R Courier’s offerings.
Route Optimization
When you can’t afford to wait around for vital healthcare shipments, you need to know that they’re arriving quickly and safely. Our trained drivers always balance speed with safety.
Our powerful optimization technology for planning routes dispatches drivers on the shortest path to patients, so they arrive promptly without being hurried.
Secure Hand Off
Transporting the goods related to infectious diseases is part of the puzzle, but it’s also essential to ensure it safely gets to where it needs to be. The handoff needs to be secure.
R Courier ensures there’s a safe handoff by making recipients sign for the goods. If the patient or recipient isn’t there to receive the package in person, they can contact us beforehand to make for a safe alternative arrangement.
Our system provides proof of delivery that people can log into and find at any time.
GPS Tracking
Vehicles should be outfitted with GPS technology at all times, so it’s easy to trace the infectious disease goods. Patients need to know where they are, so they can tell when it will arrive.
It shouldn’t get lost, of course, but it’s helpful to be able to plug into our services and see where it is at any given moment.
Carrying supplies, samples, and medications for infectious diseases is a big responsibility, and the leading medical couriers need to be up to the task. R Courier has taken these challenges seriously for decades, and these continue to be our values as we forge ahead. Hopefully, all medical couriers take this responsibility seriously and incorporate safety procedures into their everyday business operations.
