Stanford offers PTA-associated FedEx.com accounts to active employees for quick and easy online preparation of document and commodity shipments (both domestic and international), accurate accounting for shipping expenditures, and automatic invoice processing.
For shipments involving dangerous goods, both the person(s) packing the material and the individual signing the shipping papers must be trained and certified before shipping.
Stanford's shipping program through FedEx.com provides:
- Easy comparison of shipping option rates, online address book maintenance, advance preparation of return-to-sender airbill, and ability to email a prepaid airbill link
- Direct billing to a PTA or an option to select from a specified list of PTAs (specified by the account requestor in the Stanford FedEx.com Account Management Application)
- Inclusion of shipment expenditures on the monthly Expenditure Statement
The first step to shipping via FedEx online at Stanford is to request a FedEx.com account. Active employees may:
- Request creation of a FedEx.com account
- Add PTA(s) to an existing account
- Remove PTA(s) associated to an existing account
Access Stanford FedEx Account Application
Requests will be processed within three days.
- After requesting a new FedEx.com account, a Stanford login and password will be emailed to the requester use on the FedEx website. The password can be changed immediately after logging into the new account.
- After requesting to add or remove PTA(s) from a FedEx.com account, an email will be sent to the requester with a notification that the PTA(s) has been added to or removed from the FedEx.com account.
- To request the removal of a FedEx.com user account, please submit a support request.
When shipping dry ice, biological materials, hazardous chemical materials, compressed gases, environmental pollutants, noxious items, or any other regulated "Dangerous Goods" in any amount, Federal regulation and Stanford Policy (Admin Guide Policy 5.1.1 and 5.1.2) require that both the person(s) packing the materials and the individual signing the shipping papers must be trained and recertified. Active employees that do not frequently ship "Dangerous Goods" (other than biological materials or dry ice), can use the services of an EH&S-certified shipper to prepare and package materials and sign the shipping papers.
Stanford personnel are not allowed to ship any radioactive materials. To ship radioactive materials, contact Health Physics:
For questions about shipping hazardous materials:
- Consult Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) if you are unsure whether your material is a "Dangerous Good."
- Visit the Shipping Hazardous Materials page on the Environment Health & Safety web site.
- Learn about Hazardous Shipping Training Certification (under "Training" section) on the EH&S web site for more information.
