A guidebook intended for use by first responders during the initial ...

A guidebook intended for use by first responders during the initial phase of a transportation incident

involving hazardous materials/dangerous goods

2020

EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK

SHIPPING PAPERS (DOCUMENTS)

For the purpose of this guidebook, shipping documents and shipping papers are synonymous. Shipping papers provide vital information regarding the hazardous materials/dangerous goods to initiate protective actions. A consolidated version of the information found on shipping papers may be found as follows:

? Road ? kept in the cab of a motor vehicle ? Rail ? kept in possession of a crew member ? Aviation ? kept in possession of the pilot or aircraft employees ? Marine ? kept in a holder on the bridge of a vessel

Information provided:

? 4-digit identification number, UN or NA (go to yellow pages) ? Proper shipping name (go to blue pages) ? Hazard class or division number of material ? Packing group ? Emergency response telephone number ? Information describing the hazards of the material (entered on or attached to the shipping

paper)*

EMERGENCY CONTACT 1-000-000-0000

EXAMPLE OF EMERGENCY CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER

CONTRACT #: XX-XXXX-X **

HAZARD CLASS OR DIVISION NO.

QUANTITY

UN1219

ISOPROPANOL 3

II

12 000 LITERS

NO. & TYPE OF PACKAGES

1 TANKTRUCK

ID NUMBER SHIPPING NAME PACKING GROUP

EXAMPLE OF PLACARD AND PANEL WITH ID NUMBER

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

A Numbered Placard

A Placard

OR

and an

Orange Panel

* In the United States, this requirement may be satisfied by attaching a guide from the ERG2020 to the shipping paper, or by having the entire guidebook available for reference.

** In the United States, a registration or contract number may be required on a shipping paper.

HOHOWWTTOO UUSSEETTHHISISGGUUIDIEDBEOBOOKOK

RESIST RUSHING IN! APPROACH INCIDENT FROM UPWIND, AND UPHILL AND/OR UPSTREAM STAY CLEAR OF ALL SPILLS, VAPORS, FUMES, SMOKE, AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS

WARNING: DO NOT USE THIS FLOWCHART if more than one hazardous material/dangerous good is involved. Immediately call the appropriate emergency response agency telephone number

listed on the inside back cover of this guidebook.

Do you see an explosive YES

placard or label?

For Divisions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, or 1.5 For Divisions 1.4 or 1.6

Use GUIDE 112 Use GUIDE 114

NO

Do you know NO the UN/NA ID number?

Do you know NO the name of the material?

Do you see NO a placard or

label?

Do you see NO Use

a railcar or

GUIDE

road trailer?

111

YES

Search for the ID number in the

Yellow Pages

YES

Search for the material in the

Blue Pages

YES

Refer to Pages 8-9

YES

Refer to Pages 10-14

Determine the Guide Number

If the Guide Number has a "P" next to it, the material may suffer

a violent polymerization

Is the material NO highlighted in

green?

YES

Use the appropriate Orange Guide

YES

USE the appropriate Orange Guide for

EVACUATION distances, THEN

PROTECT in downwind direction according to TABLE 1

for residual material release

NO

USE TABLE 1 for isolation and protective action distances, AND

CONSULT the appropriate Orange Guide

If product includes the reference (when spilled in water), consult TABLE 2 for a list of the generated gases (for information

purposes only), AND do not use water as extinguishing agent.

BEFORE AN EMERGENCY - BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THIS GUIDEBOOK! First responders must be trained in the use of this guidebook.

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LOCAL EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS Please populate this page with emergency telephone numbers

for local assistance:

HAZMAT CONTRACTORS

RAIL COMPANIES

FEDERAL/STATE/PROVINCIAL AGENCIES

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Shipping Papers (Documents). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside front cover How to Use this Guidebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Local Emergency Telephone Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Notification and Request for Technical Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hazard Classification System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Introduction to the Table of Markings, Labels And Placards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Table of Markings, Labels, and Placards and Initial Response Guide to Use On-scene . . 8 Rail Car Identification Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Road Trailer Identification Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). . . . . . 16 Hazard Identification Numbers Displayed On Some Intermodal Containers. . . . . . . . . . . 18 Pipeline Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 ID Number Index (yellow pages). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Name of Material Index (blue pages) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Guides (orange pages). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Introduction to Green Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Protective Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Protective Action Decision Factors to Consider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Background on Table 1 ? Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances. . . . . . . . . . . 292 Table 1 ? Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Table 2 ? Water-Reactive Materials That Produce Toxic Gases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Table 3 ? Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances for Large Spills for Different Quantities of Six Common TIH (PIH in the US) Gases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 ERG2020 User's Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Protective Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Decontamination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Fire and Spill Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 BLEVE and Heat Induced Tear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 BLEVE ? Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Criminal or Terrorist Use of Chemical, Biological and Radiological Agents . . . . . . . . . . 368 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Safe Stand-Off Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Publication Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Canada and United States National Response Centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 24-Hour Emergency Response Telephone Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

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