ERG 2016 Flashcards
What provides vital information regarding the hazardous material/dangerous good to initiate protective actions?
Shipping document (papers)
Where are shipping papers kept when in transit on the road (truck)?
In the cab of the motor vehicle
Where are the shipping papers kept on a train?
The possession of train crew member
Where are shipping papers kept on an air craft?
Pilots possession (cockpit)
Where are shipping papers kept on a boat?
In holder on the bridge of a vessel
What do the yellow pages provide?
4 digit number, UN or NA (numerical)
What do the blue pages provide?
Proper shipping name (alphabetical)
What do the orange pages provide ?
Guides for handling incident
What do the green pages provide?
Isolation zone and protective action distances
What do the white pages provide?
Glossary
What 2 “signs” provide a 4 digit number?
Diamond shaped placard and orange panel displayed ends and sides of tanks, vehicle, or rail car
What are the 3 steps used in the ERG to gain information on a hazardous material?
Identify material,
Identify 3 digit number in blue or yellow pages
Turn to number guide and read orange pages carefully
For step 1 in the ERG, identifying the material, locate the how many digit number on the placard, orange panel, or in shipping papers or package?
4 digit number
For step 1 of identifying the material, where are the places you can find the name of the material?
Shipping document or shipping package
For step 2 in the ERG, identifying the 3 digit guide number, what 2 colored pages in the ERG provide information for the product?
Yellow pages (ID number) Blue pages (name of material)
To identify initial isolation and protective distances see which page number in the ERG?
Page 288
If page 288 in the ERG does not provide protective action, use information jointly with the what numbered guide?
3 digit guide
If a reference guide cannot be found and the incident is believed to involve dangerous goods use what reference guide number until additional information becomes available?
Guide 111
For explosives other than 1.4 and 1.6 use which reference guide number (evacuation 1/2 mile)?
Guide 112
For explosive 1.4 and 1.6 use which reference guide number (evacuation 800 feet)?
Guide 114
A guide number supplemented with what letter means the material may undergo violent polymerization if subject to heat or contamination?
“P”
Guide numbers supplemented with what is a toxic inhalation hazard (TIH), chemical warfare agent or dangerous water reactive material?
“Green entries”
If an ID or guide number cannot be found but a placard is visible, turn to which pages in the ERG?
6 and 7
If an ID or guide cannot be found but the what can be identified, consult the table of Rail Car and Rail Trailer Identification Chart?
Container
What 3 sections are guides divided into?
Potential hazard
Public safety
Emergency response