ERG Flashcards
Shipping paper locations Road- Rail Aviation- Marine
Road- kept in the cab
Rail- kept in possession of a crew member
Aviation- possession of pilot
Marine- Kept in a holder on the bridge of a vessel
How to identify the hazard on a haz mat
Placards Container labels Shipping documents Rail car type Msds Applicable guide page Persons on scene
9 hazard classes E G F F O T R C M
Explosives Gases Flammable liquids Flammable solid Oxidizing substances and organic peroxide Toxic substances and infectious substances Radioactive materials Corrosive substances Miscellaneous
Guide 111
Use when the dangerous placard is displayed or the material is unknown
Use the table of markings labels and placards when…….
Materials can’t be identified by the shipping papers, numbered placard or orange panel number page 8-9
GHS stands for?
Globally harmonized system of classification
Yellow pages are for?
If you have the 4 digit ID number
Blue Pages are for?
If you have the name of the material
If the material in the yellow and blue pages is highlighted green?
Without fire
With fire
If there is no fire
Go to table 1 of green pages
Identify initial isolation distances
Then consult orange guide
With fire
Orange guide for evac distances
Then green table 1 downwind distances
For explosives divisions 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.5 use guide….
112
For explosives divisions 1.4, and 1.6 use guide……
114
Orange page guides contain what info?
P
P
E
-Potential Hazards-
Fire or Explosion
Health
-Public Safety-
Protective clothing
Evacuation
-Emergency response-
Fire
Spill or leak
First aid
Green Pages provide what info?
Initial Isolation and protective action distances.
Small spills and large spills
Isolation distances day or night?
Used to protect people from vapors resulting from spills that are considered toxic by inhalation (TIH or PIH)
Using the green pages the + symbol means ?
Distance can be larger in certain atmospheric conditions
Table 2 of Green Pages contains
Water reactive materials which produce toxic gases. List materials that produce large amounts of TIH when spilled in water.