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Emergency Response Guidebook 2012 Summary of Changes April 2012

Emergency Response Guidebook 2012 Summary of Changes April 2012. The Emergency Response Guidebook. The First Responder’s First Resource - Worldwide !. Published every four years 13 million copies distributed More than 17 languages More than 2.2 million copies ERG2012

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Emergency Response Guidebook 2012 Summary of Changes April 2012

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  1. Emergency ResponseGuidebook 2012Summary of ChangesApril 2012

  2. The Emergency Response Guidebook The First Responder’s First Resource - Worldwide! • Published every four years • 13 million copies distributed • More than 17 languages • More than 2.2 million copies ERG2012 • Android/iPhone Applications– Late 2012

  3. Guidebook Cover Updated

  4. General Information Pages(WHITE Pages) Various sections have been expanded and/or revised, including: • Shipping Documents (Papers) • How to Use this Guidebook During an Incident • User's Guide • Isolation and Evacuation Distances • Who to Call for Assistance • Table of Placards and Initial Response Guide to Use On-Scene

  5. General Information Pages(WHITE Pages - Cont’d) • Rail Car Identification Chart • Road Trailer Identification Chart • Fire and Spill control • Pipeline Safety Information • Criminal/Terrorist Use of Chemical/Biological/Radiological Agents • Glossary • Publication Data (and related information) • Emergency Response Telephone Numbers

  6. General Information Pages(WHITE Pages - Cont’d) • Added Information in the Users Guide to describe the new Table 3 - six common TIH gases • Added notes to several WHITE Pages to reflect addition of Table 3

  7. List in Order of ID Number • (YELLOW-Bordered Pages) • And List in Alphabetical Order • (BLUE-Bordered Pages) Added all new dangerous goods listed in UNRecommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goodsto 17th revised edition

  8. Safety Recommendations/ • Emergency Response Guides • (ORANGE-Bordered Pages) Tune-up of several guides:

  9. Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances, and the Table of Water-Reactive Materials That Produce Toxic Gases • (GREEN-Bordered Pages) • Added Table 3 Isolation and Evacuation Distances for six common TIH materials • Ammonia, anhydrous (UN1005) • Chlorine (UN1017) • Ethylene oxide (UN1040) • Hydrogen chloride (UN1050) and Hydrogen chloride, refrigerated liquid (UN2186) • Hydrogen fluoride (UN1052) • Sulfur Dioxide (UN1079)

  10. GREEN-Bordered Pages (Cont’d) • Added “How to Use Table 3” page • Tune-up of Initial Isolation and Protective ActionDistances • WHITE pages – added notes to several sections reflecting addition of Table 3 • Added Table 3 information within User’s Guide WHITE pages section.

  11. Glossary Section • Revised Definitions: • Compatibility Group • Acute Exposure Guideline Level (AEGL)

  12. Miscellaneous Additions • Table of Placards and Initial Response Guide to Use On-Scene: • New Limited Quantity placard

  13. Miscellaneous Additions (Cont’d) Added 59 material names to reflect the 17th edition of the UN Recommendations for the Transport of Dangerous Goods

  14. Miscellaneous Additions (Cont’d) • FIRE AND SPILL CONTROL White page section: • Added BLEVE-(Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) related information and a Safety Distances Chart

  15. Miscellaneous Additions (Cont’d) • “FIRE AND SPILL CONTROL” White pages section: • Added BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) related information and a Safety Distances Chart • “CRIMINAL/TERRORIST USE OF CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL/RADIOLOGICAL” WHITE pages section: • Added an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Safe Standoff Distance Chart

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