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1
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SHIPPING DOCUMENTS FOR 
ROAD
RAIL
AVIATION
MARINE
A

ROAD - CAB
RAIL - W/CREW MEMBER
AVIATION - PILOT
MARINE - BRIDGE OF VESSEL

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WHAT IS ON SHIPPING DOCUMENTS (6)

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  1. 4 DIGIT UN NIMBER
  2. NAME
  3. CLASS OR DIVISION
  4. PACKING GROUP
  5. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TELEPHONE #
  6. HAZARDS OF MATERIAL
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HAZARD CLASSES

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EXPLOSIVES
GASES
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
FLAMMABLE SOLIDS
OXIDIZERS
TOXIC
RADIOACTIVE
CORROSIVE
MISCELLANEOUS
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DIVISIONS EXPLOSIVES (6)

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  1. 1 MASS EXPLOSION
  2. 2 PROJECTION HAZARD
  3. 3 FIRE HAZARD
  4. 4 NO HAZARD
  5. 5 VERY INSENSITIVE, MASS EXPLOSION
  6. 5 EXTREMELY INSENSITIVE, NO MASS EXPLOSION
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GASES DIVISIONS (3)

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  1. 1 FLAMMABLE GASSES
  2. 2 NON FLAMMABLE, NON TOXIC
  3. 3 TOXIC GASSES
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FLAMMABLE SOLIDS DIVISIONS (3)

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  1. 1 FLAMMABLE SOLIDS, SELF REACTIVE
  2. 2 SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
  3. 3 CONTACT W/H20, EMIT FLAMMABLE GASSES
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OXIDIZER DIVISIONS (2)

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  1. 1 OXIDIZING SUBSTANCE

5. 2 ORGANIC PEROXIDES

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TOXIC DIVISIONS (2)

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  1. 1 TOXIC SUBSTANCES

6. 2 INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES

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WHAT DOES A SINGLE * ON ORANGE PLACARD MEAN?

WHAT DOES ** MEAN?

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SINGLE - EXPLOSIVE COMPATIBILITY GROUP LETTER

DOUBLE - DIVISION OF EXPLOSIVE

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WHAT DO YOU USE IF THE ID NUMBER OR SHIPPING NAME IS NOT AVAILABLE?

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USE PLACARD WITH ASSOCIATED GUIDE NUMBER (PG 8-9)

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IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE PLACARDS, WHICH ONE DO YOU USE?

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USE MOST CONSERVATIVE GUIDE.

THE GUIDE REQUIRING THE GREATEST DEGREE OF PROTECTIVE ACTIONS

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WHAT IS THE ORANGE BOX WITH TWO NUMBERS FOUND ON?
WHAT DO NUMBERS MEAN? TOP AND BOTTOM?
TOP NUMBERED DOUBLED?
IF AN X NEXT TO NUMBER?

A 
INTERMODAL BULK CONTAINERS
TOP - HAZARD
BOTTOM - UN ID NUMBER
TOP NUMBER DOUBLED - INTENSIFICATION OF HAZARD
X - REACTS W/WATER
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FLAMMABLE PLACARD GUIDE #

A

127

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CORROSIVE PLACARD GUIDE #

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153

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DANGER OR DANGEROUS PLACARD GUIDE #

A

GUIDE #111

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UNKNOWN MATERIAL GUIDE #

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GUIDE 111

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EXPLOSIVES 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5 GUIDE #

A

112

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EXPLOSIVES 1.4, 1.6 GUIDE #

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114

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WHAT PRESSURE NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION LINES?
WHAT IS USED TO MAKE IT SMELL?
WHAT SIGHTS WILL NOT SMELL?

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200-1500 PSI

MERCAPTAN (DISTRIBUTION LINES)

GAS WELLS AND PRODUCTION PIPELINES WILL HAVE NO ODOR

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PIPELINE MARKERS ARE USED FOR WHAT LINES?

A

TRANSMISSION LINES

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THREE TYPES OF PIPELINES BURIED UNDERGROUND?

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TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, GATHERING

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IF MARKER SAYS SOUR OR POISON? WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

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H2S, HYDROGEN SULFIDE

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WHICH PIPELINES ARE NOT MARKED WITH ABOVE GROUND SIGNS?

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NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION LINES

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INDICATORS OF PIPELINE RUPTURE OR BREAK?

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HISSING, ROARING
FLAMES APPEARING FROM GROUND
VAPOR CLOUD
DIRT BLOWING OUT OF GROUND
MERCAPTAN SMELL
DEAD VEGETATION
AREA OF FROZEN GROUND IN SUMMER
MELTED SNOW IN WINTER
OIL SLICK/SHEEN ON WATER
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25
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T/F IT IS OK TO OPERATE PIPELINE VALVES?

A

FALSE

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26
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PIPELINE MAPPING, ACTUAL PIPELINES MAY BE WITHIN _____FT OF MARKERS.

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500FT

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27
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SHOULD YOU ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH A PIPELINE FIRE?

A

NO, NEVER BEFORE SUPPLY IS CUT OFF. COULD RESULT IN FLAMMABLE EXPLOSIVE VAPOR CLOUD

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28
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WHAT SHOULD NOT BE USED NEAR PIPELINE LEAKS?

A

ANYTHING THAT COULD PRODUCE IGNITION SOURCE

VEHICLE, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, OPEN FLAME

29
Q

IF NAME OF MATERIAL IS HIGHLIGHTED GREEN, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

A

TIH
PRODUCE TOXIC GASES UPON CONTACT WITH WATER
CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS

NO FIRE, GO TO TABLE 1
ON FIRE, GO TO ORANGE PAGES

30
Q

IF NAME ON TABLE 1 SAYS “WHEN SPILLED IN WATER” WHAT DO YOU DO?

A

TIH, PRODUCE ADDITIONAL TOXIC GAS WHEN SPILLED IN WATER

31
Q

WHAT IS TABLE 1? WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

A

FOR ENTRIES HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN
PROVIDES INITAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES
LISTED BY ID #

32
Q

WHAT IS INITIAL ISOLATION ZONE?

A

AREA SURROUNDING INCIDENT IN WHICH PEOPLE MAY BE EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS (UPWIND) AND LIFE THREATENING (DOWNWIND) CONCENTRATIONS OF MATERIAL.

33
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WHAT IS PROTECTIVE ACTION ZONE?

A

AREA DOWNWIND FROM INCIDENT WHERE PEOPLE MAY BECOME INCAPACITATED AND UNABLE TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION.

34
Q

WHAT FACTORS COULD CHANGE PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES?

A

FIRE
TERRORISM, SABOTAGE, CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT
MORE THAN ONE LARGE PACKAGE LEAKING
7+ MILES, MAY BE GREATER IN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS
VAPOR PLUME CHANNELED IN VALLEY OR BETWEEN BLDGS
DAYTIME SPILL W/TEMP INVERSIONS, SNOW COVER
IF TEMP OF LIQUID SPILL OR OUTDOOR TEMP EXCEEDS 86 DEGREES
WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS

35
Q

WITH WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS CHOOSE THE LARGER PROTECTIVE ACTION IF? (2)

A

NOT CLEAR IF SPILL IS LAND OR WATER

THE SPILL OCCURS BOTH ON LAND AND IN WATER

36
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WHAT IS TABLE 2?

A

WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS WHICH PRODUCE TOXIC GASES WHEN SPILLED IN WATER

37
Q

WHAT IS TABLE 3?

A

INITIAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES FOR LARGE SPILLS OF 6 COMMON TIH GASES

38
Q

WHAT ARE THE 6 COMMON TIH GASES IN TABLE 3?

A 
AMMONIA, ANHYDROUS
CHLORINE
ETHYLENE OXIDE
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE
SULFUR DIOXIDE
39
Q

WHAT IS A LARGE SPILL? SMALL SPILL?

A

LARGE- MORE THAN 55LBS, 660LBS

SMALL- LESS THAN 55LBS, 660LBS

40
Q

FACTORS USED TO DECIDE SHELTER IN PLACE VS EVACUATION?

A

DANGEROUS GOODS-DEGREE OF HAZARD, AMT SPILLED, CONTROL OF RELEASE

POPULATION THREATENED-LOCATION, # OF PPL, BLDG TYPE, TIME, SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS

WEATHER CONDITIONS-VAPOR CLOUD MOVEMENT, EFFECT OF WEATHER ON EVACUATION

41
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WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IN INITIAL RESPONSE PHASE?

A

PROTECTION ACTION/SECURE
CONFIRM DANGEROUS GOODS
REQUEST HAZMAT ASSISTANCE

42
Q

WHAT ARE THE GREEN PAGES FOR?

A

NEED ID, NAME, WIND, SMALL AND LARGE SPILL

TIH HAZARDS INITIAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES

43
Q

WHAT ARE THE YELLOW PAGES FOR?

A

USE ID # TO FIND NAME AND GUIDE #

44
Q

WHAT ARE THE BLUE PAGES FOR?

A

ORDERED ALPHABETICALLY BY NAME TO FIND GUIDE # AND ID #

45
Q

WHAT ARE THE ORANGE PAGES FOR?

A

MOST IMPORTANT SECTION
ALL SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE HERE
LEFT -SAFETY RELATED INFO AND EVACUATION DISTANCES
RIGHT- EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR FIRES, SPILLS, LEAKS, FIRST AID

46
Q

WHAT SHOULD BE WORN IN INITIAL ISOLATION DISTANCE

A

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

47
Q

ORANGE PAGES 3 SECTIONS

A

POTENTIAL HAZARDS - HAZARDS FIRE OR EXPLOSION, HEALTH
PRIMARY HAZARD LISTED FIRST

PUBLIC SAFETY- PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EVACUATION DISTANCES

EMERGENCY RESPONSE-PRECAUTIONS FOR FIRE, SPILL OR LEAK. FIRST AID GUIDANCE.

48
Q

IN ORANGE PAGES, WHAT SHOULD EMERGENCY RESPONDERS CONSULT FIRST?

A

POTENTIAL HAZARDS -
DESCRIBES HAZARD IN TERMS OF FIRE AND EXPLOSION.
HEALTH EFFECTS UPON EXPOSURE
PRIMARY POTENTIAL HAZARD LISTED FIRST

49
Q

WHAT DOES THE TERM ISOLATE MEAN?

A

INDICATES A ZONE OF NO ENTRY THAT APPLIES TO THE PUBLIC AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE NOT EQUIPPED, TRAINED, AND PREPARED TO MITIGATE THE INCIDENT.

50
Q

ERG IS PRIMARILY A GUIDE TO? (2)

A

ID HAZARDS OF MATERIALS INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTATION INCIDENT

PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC DURING THE INITIAL RESPONSE PHASE OF THE INCICDENT

51
Q

ERG DESIGNED TO BE USED ON DANGEROUS GOODS INCIDENTS WHERE?

A

HIGHWAY OR RAILROAD

52
Q

THE ERG DOES NOT? (3)

A

PROVIDE INFO ON CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIAL

REPLACE TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE, OR SOUND JUDGEMENT

ADDRESS ALL POSSIBLE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH A DANGEROUS GOODS INCIDENT

53
Q

DO CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS HAVE AN ASSIGNED ID NUMBER?

A

NO, BECAUSE NOT COMMERCIALLY TRANSPORTED

54
Q

ARE EXPLOSIVES INDIVIDUALLY LISTED BY NAME? WHY OR WHY NOT?

A

NO, RESPONSE WILL BE BASED ON DIVISION OF EXPLOSIVE, NOT INDIVIDUAL EXPLOSIVE.

55
Q

HOW MANY TYPES OF FOAM ARE THERE? WHAT ARE THEY FOR?

A

1) REGULAR - PROTEIN BASED, FLUOROPROTEIN, AFFF

2) ALCOHOL RESISTANT (POLAR SOLVENTS/KEYTONES)

56
Q

WHAT FACTOR CAN A THERMAL BARRIER REDUCE HEAT INPUT INTO A TANK BY WHAT FACTOR?

A

FACTOR OF 10 OR MORE

57
Q

WHAT ARE 5 EXPOSURE BARRIER TIME FRAMES?

A

10 MIN, 30 MIN, 1 HOUR, 4 HOUR, 8 HOUR

58
Q

WHAT ARE AEGL?

DESCRIBE CATEGORIES?

A

THRESHOLD EXPOSURE LIMITS

1 - DISCOMFORT, REVERSIBLE IF REMOVED FROM AREA

2 - IRREVERSIBLE OR SERIOUS LONG TERM HEALTH COMPLICATIONS OR REDUCES ABILITY TO ESCAPE

3 - LIFE THREATENING HEALTH EFFECTS/DEATH

59
Q

WHAT FLASHPOINT TO BE CONSIDERED COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID? CRYOGENIC LIQUID?

A

100-140 DEG F

CRYO - -130 DEG F

60
Q

IF TERRORISM EVENT, HOW FAR AWAY FROM INCIDENT SHOULD ALL CELL PHONES/RADIOS BE?

A

300 FT

61
Q

EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING GUIDELINES VALUES?

1 HR EXPOSURE

A

1 - MILD HEALTH EFFECTS

2 - NOT IRREVERSIBLE, BUT MORE SEVERE

3 - 1 HOUR W/O LIFE THREATENING

62
Q

WHAT ARE LEVELS OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING?

A

A - TOTAL ENCAPSULATION PLUS SCBA
B - SCBA PLUS SPLASH
C - RESPIRATOR PLUS SPLASH
D - COVERALL AND RESPIRATOR

63
Q

IF BIOLOGICAL, WHAT GUIDE NUMBER DO YOU GO TO?

A

158

64
Q

HOW FAR EVACUATION DISTANCE ON UNKNOWN RAIL CAR OR TANKER TRUCK?

A

1/2 MILE

65
Q

4 TYPES OF DECON

A

GROSS - QUICKLY REMOVING SURFACE CONTAMINATES, USE HOSE OR MECHANICALLY

TECHNICAL - PERFORMED BY HAZ MAT TEAM

MASS - REDUCING OR REMOVING SURFACE CONTAMINATES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE FOR LARGE # OF PPL

EMERGENCY - IMMEDIATELY REDUCING CONTAMINATION OF PEOPLE WITH LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS. MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE DECON CORRIDOR

66
Q

BLEVE?

HAZARDS

A

BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSION

FIRE

THERMAL RADIATION -4 TIMES THE FIREBALL

BLAST

PROJECTILES

66
Q

BLEVE?

HAZARDS

A

BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSION

FIRE

THERMAL RADIATION -4 TIMES THE FIREBALL

BLAST

PROJECTILES

67
Q

BLEVE OCCURS WHEN?

A

FIRE IMPINGED OR DAMAGED TANK CAR FAILS TO MAINTAIN ITS INTERNAL PRESSURE AND EXPLODES WITH A SUDDEN PRODUCT RELEASE. (MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR WITH DAMAGED PRESSURE TANK CARS.

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