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 through FedEx online at Stanford is to request a FedEx.com account. Active employees may:
- Request creation or removal of a FedEx.com account
- Add PTA(s) to or remove PTA(s) from an existing account
Access Stanford FedEx Account Application
- Requests for all new FedEx.com accounts, PTA changes, and account removals will be processed within three (3) business days after they are received.
- After a new FedEx.com account is created, a Stanford login and password will be emailed by the system to the requester for use on the FedEx website. The password can be changed immediately after logging into the new account. Please note: Do not select the option to use an email address as the User ID as that will result in the account becoming inaccessible.
- A system-generated email notification will be sent to the requester when PTA changes or account removal requests have been processed.
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 website.
- Learn about Hazardous Shipping Training Certification (under "Training" section) on the EH&S website for more information.
