{"operation":"document","citation":"ERG 2024, Emergency Response Guidebook 2024","title":"Emergency Response Guidebook 2024","source_type":"guidance","agency":"U.S. DOT / Transport Canada / SICT","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2024-04-04","effective_on":null,"summary":"Official ERG2024 emergency response guidebook 2024 guidance, pages 1-2.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-erg-2024-overview.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-erg-2024-overview.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-erg-2024-overview","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/2024-04/ERG2024-Eng-Web-a.pdf#page=1","body":"A guidebook intended for use by first responders\nduring the initial phase of a transportation incident\ninvolving hazardous materials/dangerous goods\n2024\nEMERGENCY RESPONSE\nGUIDEBOOK\n\nSHIPPING PAPERS (DOCUMENTS)\nFor the purpose of this guidebook, shipping documents and shipping papers are\nsynonymous. Shipping papers provide vital information regarding the hazardous materials/\ndangerous goods to initiate protective actions. A consolidated version of the information\nfound on shipping papers may be found as follows:\n•\nRoad – kept in the cab of a motor vehicle\n•\nRail – kept in possession of a crew member\n•\nAviation – kept in possession of the pilot or aircraft employees\n•\nMarine – kept in a holder on the bridge of a vessel\nInformation provided:\n•\n4-digit identification number, UN or NA (go to yellow section)\n•\nProper shipping name (go to blue section)\n•\nHazard class or division number of material\n•\nPacking group\n•\nEmergency response telephone number\n•\nInformation describing the hazards of the material (entered on or attached to the\nshipping paper)*\nEMERGENCY CONTACT\n1-000-000-0000\nEXAMPLE OF EMERGENCY\nCONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER\nCONTRACT #: XX-XXXX-X **\nHAZARD CLASS\nOR DIVISION NO.\nQUANTITY\nNO. & TYPE\nOF PACKAGES\nUN1219 ISOPROPANOL 12 000 LITERS\n3 II\n1 TANKTRUCK\nID NUMBER SHIPPING NAME PACKING GROUP\nEXAMPLE OF PLACARD AND PANEL WITH ID NUMBER\nThe 4-digit ID Number may be shown on the diamond-shaped placard or on an adjacent\norange panel displayed on the ends and sides of a cargo tank, vehicle or rail car.\nA Numbered\nPlacard OR\nA Placard\nand an\nOrange Panel\n*\n**\nIn the United States, this requirement may be satisfied by attaching a guide from the ERG2024 to the shipping paper, or\nby having the entire guidebook available for reference.\nIn the United States, a registration or contract number may be required on a shipping paper.","truncated":false,"body_characters":1849}