{"operation":"document","citation":"ERG 2024 Guide 134","title":"Guide 134: Flammable Solids - Toxic and/or Corrosive","source_type":"guidance","agency":"U.S. DOT / Transport Canada / SICT","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2024-04-04","effective_on":null,"summary":"ERG2024 response Guide 134: Flammable Solids - Toxic and/or Corrosive.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-erg-2024-guide-134.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-erg-2024-guide-134.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-erg-2024-guide-134","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/erg/guide?number=134","body":"GUIDE\n134\nFlammable Solids - Toxic and/or\nCorrosive\nPOTENTIAL HAZARDS\nFIRE OR EXPLOSION\n•\nFlammable/combustible material.\n•\nMay be ignited by heat, sparks or flames.\n•\nWhen heated, vapors may form explosive mixtures with air: indoors, outdoors and sewers explosion\nhazards.\n•\nCorrosives in contact with metals may evolve flammable hydrogen gas.\n•\nContainers may explode when heated.\n•\n•\n•\nHEALTH\nTOXIC and/or CORROSIVE; inhalation, ingestion or skin contact with material may cause severe\ninjury or death.\nFire will produce irritating, corrosive and/or toxic gases.\nRunoff from fire control or dilution water may be corrosive and/or toxic and cause environmental\ncontamination.\nPUBLIC SAFETY\nCALL 911. Then call emergency response telephone number on shipping paper. If shipping paper\nnot available or no answer, refer to appropriate telephone number listed on the inside back cover.\nStay upwind, uphill and/or upstream.\nKeep unauthorized personnel away.\nVentilate closed spaces before entering, but only if properly trained and equipped.\n•\n•\n•\n•\nPROTECTIVE CLOTHING\n•\nWear positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).\n•\nWear chemical protective clothing that is specifically recommended by the manufacturer when there is\nNO RISK OF FIRE.\n•\nStructural firefighters' protective clothing provides thermal protection but only limited chemical protection.\nEVACUATION\nImmediate precautionary measure\n•\n•\n•\nIsolate spill or leak area for at least 25 meters (75 feet) in all directions.\nLarge Spill\nConsider initial downwind evacuation for at least 100 meters (330 feet).\nFire\nIf tank, rail tank car or highway tank is involved in a fire, ISOLATE for 800 meters (1/2 mile) in all\ndirections; also, consider initial evacuation for 800 meters (1/2 mile) in all directions.\nPage 198\nERG 2024\n\nFlammable Solids - Toxic and/or\nCorrosive\nGUIDE\n134\nEMERGENCY RESPONSE\nFIRE\nSmall Fire\n•\nDry chemical, CO2, water spray or alcohol-resistant foam.\nLarge Fire\n•\nWater spray, fog or alcohol-resistant foam.\n•\nIf it can be done safely, move undamaged containers away from the area around the fire.\n•\nAvoid aiming straight or solid streams directly onto the product.\n•\nDo not get water inside containers.\n•\n•\nDike runoff from fire control for later disposal.\nFire Involving Tanks, Rail Tank Cars or Highway Tanks\nFight fire from maximum distance or use unmanned master stream devices or monitor nozzles.\n•\nCool containers with flooding quantities of water until well after fire is out.\n•\nWithdraw immediately in case of rising sound from venting safety devices or discoloration of tank.\n•\nALWAYS stay away from tanks in direct contact with flames.\nSPILL OR LEAK\n•\nELIMINATE all ignition sources (no smoking, flares, sparks or flames) from immediate area.\n•\nStop leak if you can do it without risk.\n•\nDo not touch damaged containers or spilled material unless wearing appropriate protective clothing.\n•\nPrevent entry into waterways, sewers, basements or confined areas.\n•\nUse clean, non-sparking tools to collect material and place it into loosely covered plastic containers for\nlater disposal.\nFIRST AID\nRefer to the “General First Aid” section.\nSpecific First Aid:\n•\nFor corrosives, in case of contact, immediately flush skin or eyes with running water for at least 30\nminutes. Additional flushing may be required.\nIn Canada, an Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP) may be required for this product.\nPlease consult the shipping paper and/or the \"ERAP\" section.\nERG 2024\nPage 199","truncated":false,"body_characters":3478}