ERG Flashcards
SHIPPING DOCUMENTS FOR ROAD RAIL AVIATION MARINE
ROAD - CAB
RAIL - W/CREW MEMBER
AVIATION - PILOT
MARINE - BRIDGE OF VESSEL
WHAT IS ON SHIPPING DOCUMENTS (6)
- 4 DIGIT UN NIMBER
- NAME
- CLASS OR DIVISION
- PACKING GROUP
- EMERGENCY RESPONSE TELEPHONE #
- HAZARDS OF MATERIAL
HAZARD CLASSES
EXPLOSIVES GASES FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS FLAMMABLE SOLIDS OXIDIZERS TOXIC RADIOACTIVE CORROSIVE MISCELLANEOUS
DIVISIONS EXPLOSIVES (6)
- 1 MASS EXPLOSION
- 2 PROJECTION HAZARD
- 3 FIRE HAZARD
- 4 NO HAZARD
- 5 VERY INSENSITIVE, MASS EXPLOSION
- 5 EXTREMELY INSENSITIVE, NO MASS EXPLOSION
GASES DIVISIONS (3)
- 1 FLAMMABLE GASSES
- 2 NON FLAMMABLE, NON TOXIC
- 3 TOXIC GASSES
FLAMMABLE SOLIDS DIVISIONS (3)
- 1 FLAMMABLE SOLIDS, SELF REACTIVE
- 2 SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
- 3 CONTACT W/H20, EMIT FLAMMABLE GASSES
OXIDIZER DIVISIONS (2)
- 1 OXIDIZING SUBSTANCE
5. 2 ORGANIC PEROXIDES
TOXIC DIVISIONS (2)
- 1 TOXIC SUBSTANCES
6. 2 INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES
WHAT DOES A SINGLE * ON ORANGE PLACARD MEAN?
WHAT DOES ** MEAN?
SINGLE - EXPLOSIVE COMPATIBILITY GROUP LETTER
DOUBLE - DIVISION OF EXPLOSIVE
WHAT DO YOU USE IF THE ID NUMBER OR SHIPPING NAME IS NOT AVAILABLE?
USE PLACARD WITH ASSOCIATED GUIDE NUMBER (PG 8-9)
IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE PLACARDS, WHICH ONE DO YOU USE?
USE MOST CONSERVATIVE GUIDE.
THE GUIDE REQUIRING THE GREATEST DEGREE OF PROTECTIVE ACTIONS
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?
INTERMODAL BULK CONTAINERS TOP - HAZARD BOTTOM - UN ID NUMBER TOP NUMBER DOUBLED - INTENSIFICATION OF HAZARD X - REACTS W/WATER
FLAMMABLE PLACARD GUIDE #
127
CORROSIVE PLACARD GUIDE #
153
DANGER OR DANGEROUS PLACARD GUIDE #
GUIDE #111
UNKNOWN MATERIAL GUIDE #
GUIDE 111
EXPLOSIVES 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5 GUIDE #
112
EXPLOSIVES 1.4, 1.6 GUIDE #
114
WHAT PRESSURE NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION LINES?
WHAT IS USED TO MAKE IT SMELL?
WHAT SIGHTS WILL NOT SMELL?
200-1500 PSI
MERCAPTAN (DISTRIBUTION LINES)
GAS WELLS AND PRODUCTION PIPELINES WILL HAVE NO ODOR
PIPELINE MARKERS ARE USED FOR WHAT LINES?
TRANSMISSION LINES
THREE TYPES OF PIPELINES BURIED UNDERGROUND?
TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, GATHERING
IF MARKER SAYS SOUR OR POISON? WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
H2S, HYDROGEN SULFIDE
WHICH PIPELINES ARE NOT MARKED WITH ABOVE GROUND SIGNS?
NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION LINES
INDICATORS OF PIPELINE RUPTURE OR BREAK?
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
T/F IT IS OK TO OPERATE PIPELINE VALVES?
FALSE
PIPELINE MAPPING, ACTUAL PIPELINES MAY BE WITHIN _____FT OF MARKERS.
500FT
SHOULD YOU ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH A PIPELINE FIRE?
NO, NEVER BEFORE SUPPLY IS CUT OFF. COULD RESULT IN FLAMMABLE EXPLOSIVE VAPOR CLOUD
WHAT SHOULD NOT BE USED NEAR PIPELINE LEAKS?
ANYTHING THAT COULD PRODUCE IGNITION SOURCE
VEHICLE, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, OPEN FLAME
IF NAME OF MATERIAL IS HIGHLIGHTED GREEN, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
TIH
PRODUCE TOXIC GASES UPON CONTACT WITH WATER
CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS
NO FIRE, GO TO TABLE 1
ON FIRE, GO TO ORANGE PAGES
IF NAME ON TABLE 1 SAYS “WHEN SPILLED IN WATER” WHAT DO YOU DO?
TIH, PRODUCE ADDITIONAL TOXIC GAS WHEN SPILLED IN WATER
WHAT IS TABLE 1? WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
FOR ENTRIES HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN
PROVIDES INITAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES
LISTED BY ID #
WHAT IS INITIAL ISOLATION ZONE?
AREA SURROUNDING INCIDENT IN WHICH PEOPLE MAY BE EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS (UPWIND) AND LIFE THREATENING (DOWNWIND) CONCENTRATIONS OF MATERIAL.
WHAT IS PROTECTIVE ACTION ZONE?
AREA DOWNWIND FROM INCIDENT WHERE PEOPLE MAY BECOME INCAPACITATED AND UNABLE TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION.
WHAT FACTORS COULD CHANGE PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES?
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
WITH WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS CHOOSE THE LARGER PROTECTIVE ACTION IF? (2)
NOT CLEAR IF SPILL IS LAND OR WATER
THE SPILL OCCURS BOTH ON LAND AND IN WATER
WHAT IS TABLE 2?
WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS WHICH PRODUCE TOXIC GASES WHEN SPILLED IN WATER
WHAT IS TABLE 3?
INITIAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES FOR LARGE SPILLS OF 6 COMMON TIH GASES
WHAT ARE THE 6 COMMON TIH GASES IN TABLE 3?
AMMONIA, ANHYDROUS CHLORINE ETHYLENE OXIDE HYDROGEN CHLORIDE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE SULFUR DIOXIDE
WHAT IS A LARGE SPILL? SMALL SPILL?
LARGE- MORE THAN 55LBS, 660LBS
SMALL- LESS THAN 55LBS, 660LBS
FACTORS USED TO DECIDE SHELTER IN PLACE VS EVACUATION?
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
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IN INITIAL RESPONSE PHASE?
PROTECTION ACTION/SECURE
CONFIRM DANGEROUS GOODS
REQUEST HAZMAT ASSISTANCE
WHAT ARE THE GREEN PAGES FOR?
NEED ID, NAME, WIND, SMALL AND LARGE SPILL
TIH HAZARDS INITIAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES
WHAT ARE THE YELLOW PAGES FOR?
USE ID # TO FIND NAME AND GUIDE #
WHAT ARE THE BLUE PAGES FOR?
ORDERED ALPHABETICALLY BY NAME TO FIND GUIDE # AND ID #
WHAT ARE THE ORANGE PAGES FOR?
MOST IMPORTANT SECTION
ALL SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE HERE
LEFT -SAFETY RELATED INFO AND EVACUATION DISTANCES
RIGHT- EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR FIRES, SPILLS, LEAKS, FIRST AID
WHAT SHOULD BE WORN IN INITIAL ISOLATION DISTANCE
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
ORANGE PAGES 3 SECTIONS
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.
IN ORANGE PAGES, WHAT SHOULD EMERGENCY RESPONDERS CONSULT FIRST?
POTENTIAL HAZARDS -
DESCRIBES HAZARD IN TERMS OF FIRE AND EXPLOSION.
HEALTH EFFECTS UPON EXPOSURE
PRIMARY POTENTIAL HAZARD LISTED FIRST
WHAT DOES THE TERM ISOLATE MEAN?
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.
ERG IS PRIMARILY A GUIDE TO? (2)
ID HAZARDS OF MATERIALS INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTATION INCIDENT
PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC DURING THE INITIAL RESPONSE PHASE OF THE INCICDENT
ERG DESIGNED TO BE USED ON DANGEROUS GOODS INCIDENTS WHERE?
HIGHWAY OR RAILROAD
THE ERG DOES NOT? (3)
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
DO CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS HAVE AN ASSIGNED ID NUMBER?
NO, BECAUSE NOT COMMERCIALLY TRANSPORTED
ARE EXPLOSIVES INDIVIDUALLY LISTED BY NAME? WHY OR WHY NOT?
NO, RESPONSE WILL BE BASED ON DIVISION OF EXPLOSIVE, NOT INDIVIDUAL EXPLOSIVE.
HOW MANY TYPES OF FOAM ARE THERE? WHAT ARE THEY FOR?
1) REGULAR - PROTEIN BASED, FLUOROPROTEIN, AFFF
2) ALCOHOL RESISTANT (POLAR SOLVENTS/KEYTONES)
WHAT FACTOR CAN A THERMAL BARRIER REDUCE HEAT INPUT INTO A TANK BY WHAT FACTOR?
FACTOR OF 10 OR MORE
WHAT ARE 5 EXPOSURE BARRIER TIME FRAMES?
10 MIN, 30 MIN, 1 HOUR, 4 HOUR, 8 HOUR
WHAT ARE AEGL?
DESCRIBE CATEGORIES?
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
WHAT FLASHPOINT TO BE CONSIDERED COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID? CRYOGENIC LIQUID?
100-140 DEG F
CRYO - -130 DEG F
IF TERRORISM EVENT, HOW FAR AWAY FROM INCIDENT SHOULD ALL CELL PHONES/RADIOS BE?
300 FT
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING GUIDELINES VALUES?
1 HR EXPOSURE
1 - MILD HEALTH EFFECTS
2 - NOT IRREVERSIBLE, BUT MORE SEVERE
3 - 1 HOUR W/O LIFE THREATENING
WHAT ARE LEVELS OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING?
A - TOTAL ENCAPSULATION PLUS SCBA
B - SCBA PLUS SPLASH
C - RESPIRATOR PLUS SPLASH
D - COVERALL AND RESPIRATOR
IF BIOLOGICAL, WHAT GUIDE NUMBER DO YOU GO TO?
158
HOW FAR EVACUATION DISTANCE ON UNKNOWN RAIL CAR OR TANKER TRUCK?
1/2 MILE
4 TYPES OF DECON
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
BLEVE?
HAZARDS
BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSION
FIRE
THERMAL RADIATION -4 TIMES THE FIREBALL
BLAST
PROJECTILES
BLEVE?
HAZARDS
BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSION
FIRE
THERMAL RADIATION -4 TIMES THE FIREBALL
BLAST
PROJECTILES
BLEVE OCCURS WHEN?
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.
