Volunteer Training Summit 2012 2/20/2012 1 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE The ERG (Emergency Response Guide) Provides initial information about the response to a hazardous material or dangerous goods incident. EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE Three Main Sections Yellow Blue Guide
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The ERG (Emergency Response Guide) Provides initial information about the response to a hazardous material or dangerous goods incident.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEThree Main Sections
YellowBlue
Guide
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The ERG (Emergency Response Guide) Provides four ways to gather initial information.
• Name of Product• UN Number• Placard• Container
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The shipping documents often provide this vital information. It is usually a good starting point.
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Truck Driver, or in door pocket
Aircraft Pilot
Train Conductor
Ship Officer of the bridge
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HOW TO USE AN ERGStep One:Identify the material by finding any one of the following:• 4 -Digit ID number on a
placard or orange panel• 4 - Digit ID number on a
shipping document or package
• The Name of the materialon a shipping document, placard or package
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Name
4- Digit Number
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HOW TO USE AN ERGStep Two:Look up the material’s 3 -Digit Guide Number in either:• The ID Number Index
(yellow-bordered pages)• The Name Index
(blue-bordered pages)
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The Yellow Pages of the ERG list the four (4) digit UN numbers of all the products in numerical order:
10011002100310041005100610071008
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The Blue Pages of the ERG list the names of all the products in alphabetical order:
AminophenoisAminopropylmorpholineAmmonia, anhydrousAmmonia, anhydrous
liquefiedAmmonia, solution
with more than 10%but less than 35%
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Highlighted sections in either the Yellow or Blue sections indicate especially dangerous materials. Additional information can be found in the Green section
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HOW TO USE AN ERGCaution!
If the guide number is supplemented with the letter “P”, it indicates that the material may undergo violent polymerization.
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDETWO NEW SYMBOLS
TIH
TIH/Water-Reactive
Substances with this label associated with their Name or UN number indicate they are reactive with water.
Substances with this labeled associated with their Name or UN number indicate they are toxic/poisonous via inhalation.
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HOW TO USE AN ERGStep Three:Turn to the numbered (orange-bordered pages) and read carefully
The ERG contains Guides 111 - 170. Additional information can be found in the green section
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HOW TO USE AN ERGStep Four:If a numbered guide cannot be obtained by following the above steps, and a placard or container can be seen, locate the placard or tanker picture in the ERG and go to the appropriate guide.
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The general color scheme, symbol or class of the material will lead you to a generalized “Guide”
Color scheme
Symbol
Material class
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Some of the anticipated changes in the 2012 ERG include:
• Updated material names and identification numbers in the yellow and blue pages from domestic and international regulations
• Green initial isolation and protective action distances pages updated as needed
• Significant revisions to and reorganization of the white pages
• Additional information added to the pipeline transportation section in the white pages
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Quiz One• What is the Guide
Number?• How much protection
would structural firefighting clothing provide?
• How far would you evacuate?
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Quiz Two• What is the Guide
Number?• What are the first three
Health concerns?• Would you use water
or foam to extinguish a fire involving this product?
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Quiz Three• What does the symbol in
figure #1 indicate• What does the symbol in
figure #2 indicate• What does the symbol in
figure #3 indicate• What does the symbol in
figure #4 indicate• What does the symbol in
figure #5 indicate
2
3 4 5
1
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Quiz Four• What guide would you use? This is a non-pressurized
liquid tank.
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Quiz Five1. What is your main
Hazardous material? Hint: think fuel.
2. What Guide Number would you use?
3. What would be the corresponding UN 4 -digit number?
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Quiz Six• What Guide would
you use?
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Quiz Seven• What guide would you
use? Hint this is a High-pressurized tank.
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Quiz Eight• What guide would you
use? • What is the 4 - Digit
number?
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Quiz Nine• What guide would you
use? Hint this is a Hopper Dry Bulk car
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Quiz Ten• What is the first
product name listed for the 4 - Digit number 1760?
• What is the product name for the 4 - Digit number 1075?
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Quiz Eleven• What guide would you
use?
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