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Shipping Documents (Papers) ..................................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) ......14
Hazard Identification Numbers Displayed on Some Intermodal Containers ...........16
Pipeline Transportation ...................................................20
ID Number Index ........................................................26
Name of Material Index ...................................................92
Guides ...............................................................159
Introduction to Green Tables ..............................................289
Protective Action Decision Factors to Consider .........................291
Protective Actions ...............................................292
Background on Table 1 – Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances ....293
Table 1 - Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances ........................294
Table 2 - Water-Reactive Materials which Produce Toxic Gases ...................346
Table 3 - Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances for Large Spills for Different
Quantities of Six Common TIH (PIH in the US) Gases . .........................354
ERG 2016 User's Guide .................................................358
Guidebook Contents .............................................359
Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH) materials ...............................360
Isolation and Evacuation Distances ..................................361
Protective Clothing .....................................................363
Fire and Spill Control ....................................................365
BLEVE - Safety Precautions ..............................................368
Criminal/Terrorist use of Chemical/Biological/Radiological Agents .................370
Improvised Explosive Device Safe Stand Off Distance .........................374
Glossary .............................................................376
Canada and United States National Response Centers .........................390
Emergency Response Assistance Plans (ERAP) . .............................391
Emergency Response Telephone Numbers ..................................396
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