Every specimen is a patient waiting for a result.
Scheduled routes, same-day runs and 90-minute STAT for pathology specimens, packed and sealed to UN3373.
What goes wrong today
- 01
Specimens degrade with time and heat, so a late or warm tube can mean a redraw and a delayed diagnosis.
- 02
Most couriers that carry specimens are generalists with no UN3373 training, no tamper seals and no record a lab auditor can use.
- 03
Clinics and depots outside the metros often wait for one pick-up a day, which pushes results to the next shift.
How Hazchem fixes it
- Scheduled clinic and practice pick-up routes, built around your lab's processing cut-offs.
- Same-day (4-hour) and STAT (90-minute) runs, 24 hours a day, for urgent specimens.
- Inter-lab referral boxes on scheduled trunk routes, plus frozen and Category A add-ons where the packaging allows.
- Environmental and wastewater sample shipments at 4 C, based on the model we run for national surveillance work.
Four steps, one record.
- Step 01
Book or schedule
Set up recurring stops or book a STAT job in Hazchem Business or by phone.
- Step 02
Collect and seal
The crew scans every bag, applies a numbered tamper seal and logs the time and place.
- Step 03
Track to the lab
CarTrack telematics feed the live map and SLA clock. Exceptions go to Control in minutes.
- Step 04
Handover and proof
The lab desk signs on the device. A Proof-of-Custody record is ready to download.
Done properly, and documented.
- UN3373 Biological Substance Category B handled in triple packaging to P650.
- Specimen-trained crews; PrDP-D held for loads above exempt quantities.
- Spill kits, first-aid kits and fire extinguishers in every route vehicle.
- Requisition forms and labels carried as sealed confidential information under POPIA.
Published prices, no surprises.
Business prices exclude VAT. Surcharges for after-hours, weekends and waiting time are listed on the pricing page.
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Ready to start specimen and lab logistics?
Book a STAT run now, or tell us about your routes and we will design the service around your sites.