2012 Emergency Response Guide Book Flashcards
The 2012 emergency response guidebook is used in what three countries?
Canada
United States
Mexico
The 2012 emergency response guidebook is for first responders during the _____ phase of the dangerous goods hazardous material incident?
Initial
Where will hazardous material shipping documents be kept on the ship?
Kept in a holder on the bridge
Shipping documents provide vital information regarding the hazardous materials/ dangerous goods to initiate_______ actions.
Protective
If you see a four digit identification number on the shipping documents what pages should you go to in the guidebook?
Yellow Pages
You should always approach an hazardous material incident from what direction?
Upwind, Uphill or upstream
What is step one of the DOT guidebook?
Identify the material
What is step two of the DOT guidebook?
Identify three digit guide number
Step three in the emergency guidebook has you turning to what color pages?
Orange bordered pages
What color is the three digit ID number index in the DOT guidebook?
Yellow bordered pages
To use the “name of the material index” which pages should you turn to in the DOT Guidebook?
Blue bordered pages
A guide number supplemented with the “P” indicates that the material may undergo:
Violent polymerization it subjected to heat or contamination.
Index entries in the DOT guidebook that are highlighted in green are possibly what three things?
- Toxic inhalation hazard
- Chemical warfare agents
- Dangerous water reactive material
In the DOT guidebook, in what color pages will you find the initial isolation and protective action distances?
Green bordered pages
In the emergency response guidebook, on what page would you find protective actions?
288
If a reference to a guide cannot be found and the incident is believed to involve dangerous goods, which three guides should you turn to?
111
112 explosives
114 explosives
If a Placard it is the only source of information you should use the three digit code and turned to what colored page?
Orange bordered pages
What is the last resort to identify a hazardous material?
Turn to pages 8 and 9 to identify what type of container hazardous material is stored in.
Where can you find an emergency response agency telephone number in the DOT guidebook?
Inside the back cover
You should always stay clear of what four things?
Vapor
Fumes
Smoke
Spills
What is the general notification sequence during a HAZMAT incident?
- notify your agency
- Call response number on the shipping document
- Call for national assistance (inside back cover)
What does an * on an orange placard represent?
Explosives
What does ** mean on an orange placard?
division of explosives
According to the DOT guidebook, which two placards require text on the placard to identify materials?
- Oxygen
2. Class 7 radioactive materials
