ERG Guide Flashcards
Shipping Documents (Papers) are synonymous and can be found as follows:
Road
Rail
Aviation
Marine
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
Guidebook for First Responders During
the Initial Phase of a Dangerous Goods/ Hazardous Materials Transportation Incident?
ERG Guide
______________provide vital information regarding the hazardous materials/dangerous goods to initiate protective actions*
Shipping Documents (Papers)
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.
ends; and sides
The terms hazardous materials/dangerous goods are? ERG
synonymous
What’s step one to approaching Hazmat in the ERG?
IDENTIFY THE MATERIAL AND USE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
• IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (4-DIGIT ID AFTER UN/NA)
How can you ID a hazmat material?
- PLACARD
- ORANGE PANEL
- SHIPPING PAPER OR PACKAGE
Yellow boarded pages in the ERG contain what?
ID Number Index
Blue Boarded pages in the ERG contain what?
NAME OF MATERIAL INDEX
Guide number supplemented with the letter ( __ ) indicates that the material may undergo violent ____________ if subjected to heat or contamination.
“P” = Polymerization
INDEX ENTRIES HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN ?
a TIH (Toxic Inhalation Hazard) material
a chemical warfare agent
a Dangerous Water Reactive Material (produces toxic gas upon contact with water).
The green-bordered pages ?
INITIAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES
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
until additional information becomes available
Explosives ( other than 1.4 and 1.6)
Explosives (1.4 and 1.6)
The orange-bordered pages?
NUMBERED GUIDE
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.
TABLE OF RAIL CAR AND ROAD TRAILER IDENTIFICATION CHART
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.
6-7, 3-digit guide, numbered guide
IDENTIFY THE HAZARDS USING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
- 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
CALL THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TELEPHONE NUMBER ON THE SHIPPING DOCUMENT
• If shipping paper is not available, use guidance under next section “________________”
National Assistance
The words “poison” or “poisonous” are synonymous with the word “____”
Toxic
USE THE ________________ONLY WHEN THE ID NUMBER OR PROPER SHIPPING NAME IS NOT AVAILABLE.
Table of Placards
_________ on orange placards represent explosives “Compatibility Group” letters; refer to the Glossary (page 375).
Asterisks (*)
Double asterisks (**) on orange placards represent the ________________?
division of the explosive
Diamond with red stripes and white background indicates?
flammable solids
Blue Diamond Placard indicates?
Dangerous when wet
Yellow diamond placard indicates ?
oxidizers
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.
top half of the orange panel
A hazard identification number prefixed by the letter “__ ” indicates that the substance will react dangerously with water (i.e., ___).
“X”
Example : X88
Doubling of a digit indicates an ___________ of that particular hazard (ie. 88 or 99)
intensification
Which guide is the “mixed load/unidentified cargo” ?
Guide 111
According to ERG what’s the evacuation distance for “fire” purpose of a tank, rail car or tank truck?
per guide 111
- isolate 1/2 mile in all directions
- initial is 1/2 mile in all directions as well
Per Guide 111; what’s the immediate precautionary isolation distance of a spill or leak?
330 feet in all directions
