2024 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG2024)
PDF · 392 pages · English · Emergency Management

A comprehensive emergency response reference for first responders dealing with transportation incidents involving hazardous materials and dangerous goods. It provides guidance on hazard identification, initial protective actions, isolation distances, evacuation, and emergency response.
By Transport Canada, U.S. Department of Transportation, and Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT), Mexico · Published 2026-10-31 · Updated 2026-10-31
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK 2024 A guidebook intended for use by first responders during the initial phase of a transportation incident involving hazardous materials/dangerous goods
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 section) • Proper shipping name (go to blue section) • 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)* A Numbered Placard OR A Placard and an Orange Panel CONTRACT #: XX-XXXX-X ** EMERGENCY CONTACT 1-000-000-0000 NO. & TYPE OF PACKAGES 1 …
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