ERG Flashcards
Shipping Documents -
Provide vital information regarding the hazardous materials to initiate protective actions
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Information provided -
Yellow pages -
Blue Pages -
Orange -
Green -
White -
Yellow pages - 4-digit number, Un or NA (numerical)
Blue Pages - Proper shipping name
Orange - Guides for handling incident
Green - Isolation zone and protective action distances
White - Glossary
If reference number can’t be found at an incident use:
Guide ___ - Until additional info becomes available
Guide ___ - Explosives other than 1.4 and 1.6
Guide ____ - Explosives 1.4 and 1.6
Guide 111
Guide 112
Guide 114
Examples of placard and panel 4-digit ID number may be shown:
On the diamond-shaped placard
On the orange panel displayed on the ends and sides of a tank, vehicle or rail car.
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Three steps
Step 1 - Identify the material
Step 2 - Identify 3-digit guide number in blue or yellow pages
Step 3 - Turn to number guide and read orange pages carefully
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Step 1 - Identify the material
4 digit number
- Placard
- Orange panel
- Shipping papers or package
Where to find the name of the material
- Shipping document
- Shipping package
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Step 2 - Identify 3 0digit guide number using
- Yellow pages - ID number
- Blue pages - Name of material
Identify initial isolation and protective distance
- See ERG page 288
- If no protective actin is required, use info jointly with the 3-digit guide
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“P” means the material may undergo violent polymerization if subject to hear or contamination
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“Green Entries” is a toxic inhalation hazard (TIH), chemical warfare agent or dangerous water reactive material
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Step 3 - Turn to the number guide and read carefully
- If an ID or guide can’t be found but a placard is visible turn to pages 6 and 7.
- If only the container can be identified consult the table of rail car and trailer ID chart
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Safety Precautions
Approach cautiously from upwind
Secure the scenes Isolate
ID hazard
Access the situation
Obtain help
Respond wearing appropriate equipment
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- An asterisk on Orange Placards represents ______
** Double asterisks reprints the Division of the explosive
Explosives
Under what regulations are Intermodal Containers used?
European
Intermodal containers use a ___ digit number
3
Where can you find information stenciled on a rail car
sides and ends