Train Derailment

1. SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM THE ERG 2008Michael MagdaLivonia Fire & Rescue, Western Wayne County HMRT

2. Train Derailment

3. Changes Guidebook cover has been updated General information (White) pages several sections have been moved to the back of the book Various section have been expanded and/or revised Index List of Dangerous Goods (YELLOW section) Added new chemicals

4. Changes Safety Recommendation/Emergency Response Guides (ORANGE section) Tune-up of some guides Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances (GREEN pages) Added six gases Tune-up distances Added BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSION (BLEVE) Chart Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Safe Standoff Chart

5. Shipping Documents

6. How to use this guidebook

7. Safety Precautions

8. Request for help

9. Hazard Classification

10. Placards

11. Placards

12. Rail car identification chart

13. Trailer chart

14. Intermodal

15. Pipelines

16. ID Number orYellow Section List goods in numerical order 4 digit number Same as UN number Example: UN # / ID # 2457 2,3 Dimethylbutane Guide # 128

17. Name of Material or Blue Section List materials in alphabetical order Example: Aldehydes, flammable, poisonous, n.o.s. Guide # 131 UN # or ID # 1988

18. Guide or Orange Section Most important section Safety recommendations Potential hazards Fire/explosion/health effects Public safety Isolation/PPE/respiratory Emergency response Fire/spill or leaks/first aid

20. Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances orGreen Section Protect people from vapors Toxic by inhalation (TIH) Initial Isolation SURROUNDING the incident Protective Action DOWNWIND

22. Water-Reactive Materialswhich produce toxic gases New under tune-ups for 2012 List goods in numerical order These Water Reactive materials are easily identified in Table 1 as their name in immediately followed by (when spilled in water) Example: UN or ID # 1716 Acetlybrominde

24. Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances for Different Quantities of Six Common TIH Gases New for 2012 6 most commonly encountered TIH Ammonia (UN1005) Chlorine (UN1017) Ethylene oxide (UN1040) Hydrogen chloride (UN1050) Hydrogen Fluoride (UN1052) Sulfur dioxide (UN1079) Alphabetical order Large spill <55g and up Different container types

26. BLEVE New for 2012 Situation involving: Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) Butane Butylene Isobutylene Propylene Isobutane Propane Capacity order Main hazards Fire Thermal radiation Blast projectiles

28. Improvised Explosive Device (IED)Safe Standoff Distance

29. Lets put it altogether

30. UN 1052

31. UN 1052

33. Hydrogen Fluoride

34. Hydrogen Fluoride

35. Butadiene

36. Butadiene

37. Butadiene

38. UN2055

39. Styrene

40. Styrene