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initiate protective actions

1
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All shipment of hazardous materials are required to have

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shipping documents.

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2
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What is listed first on shipping documents

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Four digit UN number

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What is listed second on the shipping documents

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Proper chemical shipping name

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4
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The packaging group Will provide an indication of

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How dangerous hazardous material will be

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The packaging groups are

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Packaging group 1 High danger
Packaging group 2 medium danger
Packaging group 3 low danger p. 101

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6
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The ERG was written by who to address what

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PHMSA, transportation quantities and products

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7
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What is a guide to aid emergency responders and quickly identifying the initial hazmat hazards involved in a transportation emergency incident

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ERG

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What allows you to help protect yourself and others during incidents initial response phase by avoiding and minimizing hazards

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ERG

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9
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The ERG is primarily designed to be used that hazardous material incident occurring at

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Highways railroad and pipelines

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10
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The ERG does not address all possible circumstances that may be associated with what

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Dangerous goods/hazardous material incident p. 102

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11
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You can locate the appropriate initial action guide page in the ERG by:

Identifying the’’ identification number (‘’ panel)

referencing the ‘’ of the ‘’ involved (‘’ boarded page)

Identifying the materials transportation ‘’ then referencing the ‘‘digit code (and the ‘’ ball/ circle)

Referencing the containers ‘’ provided in the (‘’ pages) in the front of the book

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Identifying the four digit UN identification number (Orange panel)

referencing the name of the material involved(Blue boarded page)

Identifying the materials transportation placard then referencing the three digit code(and the black ball/ circle)

Referencing the containers profile provided in the (white pages) in the front of the book

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12
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What pages provide instructions for using the ERG

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White pages

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How many sections of white pages are there

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  1. One in the front one in the back
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The front white page section provides information on:
‘’ docs
‘‘to use
Local ‘’
‘‘precautions
‘’ and ‘’ for tech info
‘’ classification systems
intro to the table of ‘’ x2 and ‘’
Rail ‘’
Road ‘’
Global’’ system/labeling of’’
Hazardous info displayed on some ‘’ containers
‘’ transportation

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shipping docs
How to use
Local emergency phone numbers
Safety precautions
Notification and request for tech info
Hazardous classification systems
Intro to the table of marking labeling and placards
Rail card identification
Road trailer identification
Global harmonize system/labeling of chemicals
Hazardous info displayed on some intermodel containers
Pipeline transportation p. 103

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The back section of the white pages provides information about:
‘’ user guide
Protective ‘’
‘’ and ‘‘control
‘’ and heat induced tear
‘’ safety precautions
Criminal/terrorist use of ‘‘x3
IED safe standoff ‘’
Glossary Canada, United States national ‘’
24 hour emergency response ‘’

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ERG user guide
Protective cloth
Fire and spill control
BLEVE and heat induced tear
BLEVE safety precautions
Criminal/terrorist use of chemicals, biological and radiological agents
IED safe standoff distance
Glossary Canada, United States national response center
24 hour emergency response telephone number

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Where is the four digit UN/NA ID number located?

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Yellow border

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Green highlighting in the yellow boarded index indicates that the substances are what

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Gases or may release gases that are toxic and inhalation hazards p. 104

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18
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TIH is also also known as

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Poisonous inhalation , hazard PIH

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19
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The P following the guide numbers indicates material is

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polymerizes

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20
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What is a violent reaction that releases great amounts of heat and energy

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Polymerization

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21
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Other terms denoting possible polymerization include

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monomer , stabilizer and inhibitors

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22
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What boarded pages of the ERG provide an index of dangerous goods and alphabetical order by name?

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Blue border

23
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Green highlighting on substances listed in the blue boarded pages indicates what

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Release of TIH p. 105

24
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What is the books most useful section color?

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Orange bordered sections

25
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What color boarded section provide safety recommendations in general hazard information

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Orange bordered section

26
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The potential hazard section addresses how many hazard types under separate headings

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2 hazards:
fire or explosive hazards.
The highest Hazard potential is listed first.

27
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What section provides some initial precautionary actions for first arriving or on scene personnel also provides general information regarding protective clothing, and respiratory protection recommendations and evacuation distances for small and large spills and for fires

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The public safety section p. 106

28
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What is the distance within which all personnel should consider for evacuation in all direction from hazmat spills or leaks?

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Initial isolation distance

29
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Initial isolation distance can be used to identify and establish what

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Initial isolation zone p. 107

30
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Who will probably be involved in evacuation beyond the initial isolation phase

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Awareness level personnel

31
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What section describes emergency response topics including precautionary for incident involving fire, spills at leaks and first aid

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3rd section in the emergency response section
p. 108

32
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Who should never enter hazardous atmospheres or potentially contaminated areas?

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Awareness level personnel

33
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Who should not handle or touch contaminated or potentially contaminated victims at hazardous incident, even to provide basic first aid

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Awareness level person

34
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The green boarded section consist of three tables. What are they?

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Table one initial isolation and protective action distance

Table 2 water reactive materials which produced toxic gases

Table 3 initial isolation and protective action distance for (six common TIH)

35
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Table one in the green boarded section lists TIH materials by

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Four digit UN/NA ID number p. 110

36
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What conditions can significantly affect the size of a chemical hazard area?

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Atmospheric p. 111

37
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The warmer more active atmosphere common during the day disperses chemical contaminants more WHAT than cooler, calmer conditions common at night

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Readily

38
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Lower toxic concentration may spread over a larger area during the’’ as compared to the ‘’ when higher concentrations may exist in a smaller area

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day/ night

39
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The initial isolation distance provided in the ‘’. Pages are the distances within which all person should be considered for evacuation in the direction from an actual hazardous material spill/leak source. This distance will always be at least.

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green bordered/ 100 feet

40
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If hazardous materials are on fire or have been leaking for longer than what the ERG table does not apply

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30 mins

41
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Table 2 also identifies the TIH gases produced as a result of the spill the materials are listed in ‘’ order. If the water reactive material is ‘’ a TIH and this material is ‘’ spilled in water table 1 /2 do not apply in the safety distances will be found within the appropriate ‘’ guide.

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id # , not , not , orange

42
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Isolation distance is provided in the white boarded pages

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Orange

43
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Six toxic inhalation hazards materials

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Ammonia, anhydrous
Chlorine
Ethylene oxide
Hydrogen chloride
Hydrogen fluoride
Sulfur dioxide

44
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Table 3 has a chart to assist in the estimation of what

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Wind speed

45
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Wind speed is broken down into three descriptions, which are

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Low medium and high

46
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Wind speed estimates are not only useful for hazardous isolation and protective distances but can also be used for other emergency services such as

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air Ambulance landings
Firefighter tactics
Use of products such as foam p. 112

47
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What is on the first page of an ERG?

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A flow chart, addressing each step in the decision-making process, especially useful for new users. 113

48
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A boundary established to prevent unauthorized access to and egress from the scene

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Isolation perimeter p. 114

49
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At any hazmat incident awareness level personnel should do all the following

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Isolate Incident/ deny entry

Prevent contaminated person/animal from leaving the scene

Avoid contacting contaminants

Remember that WMD agents may be deadly and small amounts and biological agents may not cause symptoms for several days

50
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What pages at the back of the ERG provide the differences between chemical biological and radiological incidences and possible indicators?

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White pages p. 115

51
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Awareness level personnel, maybe become an important witness if so, law-enforcement will want to know what you saw so once you do the following

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Document your observation
Take pictures photos if possible
Make note of other witnesses
Protect evidence

52
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Any photo or video maybe come what and phones maybe

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Evidence/confiscated

53
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Awareness level personnel should collect and provide as much information as possible, including:
‘’ involved known
‘’/ label if, visible
Location of’’
‘’ of incident
Direction in which the ‘‘e is moving
Altitude and movement of the ‘’
Color of the ‘’
Significant ‘’ and’’
Number of ‘’
Description of a vehicle involved/any identification ‘‘x3

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Chemical involved known
placard/ label if, visible
Location of inciden
Size of incident
Direction in which the plume is moving
Altitude and movement of the plume
Color of the smoke
Significant changes and conditions
Number of injuries
Description of a vehicle involved/any identification marks numbers or placards p. 117

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