U.S. Department of Transportation releases 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook for First Responders

Guidebook for First Responders During the Initial Phase of a Dangerous Goods/ Hazardous Materials Transportation Incident

• English Emergency Response Guide helps satisfy 49 CFR 172.602 — DOT’s requirement that hazardous materials shipments be accompanied by emergency response info
• ERG guide aids in emergency preparedness, planning, and training
• Emergency Response Guidebook formats come in standard size (5-1/2″ x 7-1/2″) or pocket size (4″ x 5-1/2″)
• Formerly known as the North American Emergency Response Guidebook
• Bound pocket size version ($5.95).
• Youtube video overview/introduction.

2016 Emergency Response Guidebook Summary of Changes from 2012 ERG

• Replaced written instructions on page 1 with a flow chart to show how to use the ERG2016.
• Expanded Table of Placards and updated title to Table of Markings, Labels, and Placards and Initial Response Guide to Use on Scene.
• Expanded Rail Car Identification Chart and Road Trailer Identification Chart to two pages each.
• Updated Table 1 and Table 3 based on new TIH data and reactivity research.
• Updated pipeline emergency response information.
• Added information about Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) markings.
• Added all new dangerous goods/hazardous materials listed in UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods to 19th Revised Edition.
• Added information on Emergency Response Assistance Plans (ERAP) applicable in Canada.