ERG Guide

Question 0

Shipping Documents (Papers) are synonymous and can be found as follows:

Road
Rail
Aviation
Marine

Answer 0

Road - cab of motor vehicle

Rail - possession of crew member

Aviation - possession of aircraft pilot

Marine - kept in a holder on the bridge of a vessel

Question 1

Guidebook for First Responders During

the Initial Phase of a Dangerous Goods/ Hazardous Materials Transportation Incident?

Answer 1

ERG Guide

Question 2

______________provide vital information regarding the hazardous materials/dangerous goods to initiate protective actions*

Answer 2

Shipping Documents (Papers)

Question 3

The 4-digit ID Number may be shown on the diamond-shaped placard or on an adjacent orange panel displayed on the ____ and ______of a cargo tank, vehicle or rail car.

Answer 3

ends; and sides

Question 4

The terms hazardous materials/dangerous goods are? ERG

Answer 4

synonymous

Question 5

What’s step one to approaching Hazmat in the ERG?

Answer 5

IDENTIFY THE MATERIAL AND USE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

• IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (4-DIGIT ID AFTER UN/NA)

Question 6

How can you ID a hazmat material?

Answer 6

• PLACARD
• ORANGE PANEL
• SHIPPING PAPER OR PACKAGE

Question 7

Yellow boarded pages in the ERG contain what?

Answer 7

ID Number Index

Question 8

Blue Boarded pages in the ERG contain what?

Answer 8

NAME OF MATERIAL INDEX

Question 9

Guide number supplemented with the letter ( __ ) indicates that the material may undergo violent ____________ if subjected to heat or contamination.

Answer 9

“P” = Polymerization

Question 10

INDEX ENTRIES HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN ?

Answer 10

a TIH (Toxic Inhalation Hazard) material

a chemical warfare agent

a Dangerous Water Reactive Material (produces toxic gas upon contact with water).

Question 11

The green-bordered pages ?

Answer 11

INITIAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES

Question 12

IF A REFERENCE TO A GUIDE CANNOT BE FOUND AND THIS INCIDENT IS BELIEVED TO INVOLVE DANGEROUS GOODS:

USE GUIDE 111

USE GUIDE 112

USE GUIDE 114

Answer 12

until additional information becomes available

Explosives ( other than 1.4 and 1.6)

Explosives (1.4 and 1.6)

Question 13

The orange-bordered pages?

Answer 13

NUMBERED GUIDE

Question 14

AS A LAST RESORT: IF ONLY THE CONTAINER CAN BE IDENTIFIED, CONSULT THE ___________________________________________________________________________(pages 8-9). INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CONTAINERS IS FOR WORST-CASE SCENARIOS.

Answer 14

TABLE OF RAIL CAR AND ROAD TRAILER IDENTIFICATION CHART

Question 15

IF A PLACARD IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF INFORMATION, turn to pages ____ and use the ____
guide next to the placard and Proceed to ____________in orange-bordered pages.

Answer 15

6-7, 3-digit guide, numbered guide

Question 16

IDENTIFY THE HAZARDS USING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

Answer 16

-  Placards
• Container labels
• Shipping documents
• Rail Car and Road Trailer Identification Chart
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Knowledge of persons on scene
• Consult applicable guide page

Question 17

CALL THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TELEPHONE NUMBER ON THE SHIPPING DOCUMENT
• If shipping paper is not available, use guidance under next section “________________”

Answer 17

National Assistance

Question 18

The words “poison” or “poisonous” are synonymous with the word “____”

Answer 18

Toxic

Question 19

USE THE ________________ONLY WHEN THE ID NUMBER OR PROPER SHIPPING NAME IS NOT AVAILABLE.

Answer 19

Table of Placards

Question 20

_________ on orange placards represent explosives “Compatibility Group” letters; refer to the Glossary (page 375).

Answer 20

Asterisks (*)

Question 21

Double asterisks (**) on orange placards represent the ________________?

Answer 21

division of the explosive

Question 22

Diamond with red stripes and white background indicates?

Answer 22

flammable solids

Question 23

Blue Diamond Placard indicates?

Answer 23

Dangerous when wet

Question 24

Yellow diamond placard indicates ?

Answer 24

oxidizers

Question 25

Hazard identification numbers utilized under European and some South American regulations, may be found in the _______________ on some intermodal bulk containers. The United Nations 4-digit identification number is in the bottom half of the orange panel.

Answer 25

top half of the orange panel

Question 26

A hazard identification number prefixed by the letter “__ ” indicates that the substance will react dangerously with water (i.e., ___).

Answer 26

“X”

Example : X88

Question 27

Doubling of a digit indicates an ___________ of that particular hazard (ie. 88 or 99)

Answer 27

intensification

Question 28

Which guide is the “mixed load/unidentified cargo” ?

Answer 28

Guide 111

Question 29

According to ERG what’s the evacuation distance for “fire” purpose of a tank, rail car or tank truck?

Answer 29

per guide 111

• isolate 1/2 mile in all directions
• initial is 1/2 mile in all directions as well

Question 30

Per Guide 111; what’s the immediate precautionary isolation distance of a spill or leak?

Answer 30

330 feet in all directions