# Methanol (ID 1230)

**Citation:** ERG 2024 ID 1230  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** U.S. DOT / Transport Canada / SICT  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2024-04-04

ERG2024 assigns Methanol (ID 1230) to Guide 131: Flammable Liquids - Toxic.

## Document text

ERG identification number: 1230.
Material: Methanol.
Assigned response guide: Guide 131, Flammable Liquids - Toxic.
The ERG index does not mark this entry with the P polymerization-hazard indicator.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/erg/material?materialName=Methanol&materialUn=1230>
- Source ID: `phmsa-erg-2024`
- SHA-256: `6bfb4b15d8471d880d1a43727b0c1e28fd33f75d9eb725739fb93f3b1e90eb15`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T11:31:32.574Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T12:53:40.027Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-erg-2024-material-id1230-methanol`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "edition": 2024,
  "language": "English",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "caveat": "Emergency-response guidance for the initial phase of a transportation incident. It is not controlling regulation, a compliance determination, a chemical-specific worker safety document, or a substitute for required shipping-paper emergency-response information.",
  "materialSubtype": "phmsa_erg_material",
  "recordKind": "material",
  "collectionId": "phmsa-erg-2024-overview",
  "parentDocumentId": "phmsa-erg-2024-overview",
  "sourceDateLabel": "Effective Date",
  "sourceDate": "2024-04-04",
  "idNumber": "1230",
  "materialName": "Methanol",
  "guideNumber": 131,
  "guideTitle": "Flammable Liquids - Toxic",
  "polymerizationHazard": false,
  "physicalPage": 35,
  "pdfUrl": "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/2024-04/ERG2024-Eng-Web-a.pdf#page=35"
}
```