EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK
TABLE OF CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS GUIDEBOOK 1 LOCAL EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 3 NOTIFICATION AND REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4 HAZARD CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM 5 INTRODUCTION TO THE TABLE OF MARKINGS LABELS AND PLACARDS 6 TABLE OF MARKINGS LABELS AND PLACARDS AND INITIAL RESPONSE GUIDE TO USE ON SCENE 7 RAIL CAR IDENTIFICATION CHART 9 ROAD TRAILER IDENTIFICATION CHART 11 GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION AND LABELING OF CHEMICALS GHS 13 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS DISPLAYED ON SOME INTERMODAL CONTAINERS 15 PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION 19 GREEN HIGHLIGHTED ENTRIES IN YELLOW PAGES 25 GREEN HIGHLIGHTED ENTRIES IN BLUE PAGES 91 FOR DIVISIONS 1 1 1 2 1 3 OR 1 5 USE GUIDE 112 FOR DIVISIONS 1 4 OR 1 6 USE GUIDE 114 DO YOU SEE AN EXPLOSIVE PLACARD OR LABEL DO YOU KNOW THE UN NA ID NUMBER SEARCH FOR THE ID NUMBER IN THE YELLOW PAGES DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE MATERIAL DO YOU SEE A PLACARD OR LABEL DO YOU SEE A RAILCAR OR ROAD TRAILER SEARCH FOR THE MATERIAL IN THE BLUE PAGES REFER TO PAGES 8 9 REFER TO PAGES 10 13 DETERMINE THE GUIDE NUMBER IS THE MATERIAL HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN USE GUIDE 111 IF THE GUIDE NUMBER HAS A P NEXT TO IT THE MATERIAL MAY SUFFER A VIOLENT POLYMERIZATION NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES NO USE THE APPROPRIATE ORANGE GUIDE NO REDO THE OWCHART ONCE THE NAME OF THE MATERIAL OR THE ACCURATE UN NA ID NUMBER IS IDENTI ED IS THE MATERIAL ON RE CONSULT THE APPROPRIATE ORANGE GUIDE USE TABLE 1 FOR ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES AND USE THE APPROPRIATE ORANGE GUIDE FOR EVACUATION DISTANCES THEN PROTECT IN DOWNWIND DIRECTION ACCORDING TO TABLE 1 FOR RESIDUAL MATERIAL RELEASE IF PRODUCT INCLUDES THE REFERENCE WHEN SPILLED IN WATER CONSULT TABLE 2 FOR A LIST OF THE GENERATED GASES FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DO NOT USE WATER AS EXTINGUISHING AGENT NO YES HOW TO USE THIS GUIDEBOOK RESIST RUSHING IN APPROACH INCIDENT FROM UPWIND AND UPHILL OR UPSTREAM STAY CLEAR OF ALL SPILLS VAPORS FUMES SMOKE AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS WARNING DO NOT USE THIS FLOWCHART IF MORE THAN ONE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL DANGEROUS GOOD IS INVOLVED IMMEDIATELY CALL THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER LISTED ON THE INSIDE BACK COVER OF THIS GUIDEBOOK BEFORE AN EMERGENCY BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THIS GUIDEBOOK FIRST RESPONDERS MUST BE TRAINED IN THE USE OF THIS GUIDEBOOK 1 LOCAL EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS PLEASE POPULATE THIS PAGE WITH EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR LOCAL ASSISTANCE HAZMAT CONTRACTORS RAIL COMPANIES FEDERAL STATE PROVINCIAL AGENCIES OTHERS 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS RESIST RUSHING IN APPROACH CAUTIOUSLY FROM UPWIND UPHILL OR UPSTREAM STAY CLEAR OF VAPOR FUMES SMOKE AND SPILLS KEEP VEHICLE AT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE SCENE SECURE THE SCENE ISOLATE THE AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS IDENTIFY THE HAZARDS USING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PLACARDS CONTAINER LABELS SHIPPING DOCUMENTS RAIL CAR AND ROAD TRAILER IDENTIFICATION CHART MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS MSDS KNOWLEDGE OF PERSONS ON SCENE CONSULT APPLICABLE GUIDE PAGE ASSESS THE SITUATION IS THERE A FIRE A SPILL OR A LEAK WHAT ARE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHAT IS THE TERRAIN LIKE WHO WHAT IS AT RISK PEOPLE PROPERTY OR THE ENVIRONMENT WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN EVACUATION SHELTER IN PLACE OR DIKE WHAT RESOURCES HUMAN AND EQUIPMENT ARE REQUIRED WHAT CAN BE DONE IMMEDIATELY OBTAIN HELP ADVISE YOUR HEADQUARTERS TO NOTIFY RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE FROM QUALIFIED PERSONNEL RESPOND ENTER ONLY WHEN WEARING APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GEAR RESCUE ATTEMPTS AND PROTECTING PROPERTY MUST BE WEIGHED AGAINST YOU BECOMING PART OF THE PROBLEM ESTABLISH A COMMAND POST AND LINES OF COMMUNICATION CONTINUALLY REASSESS THE SITUATION AND MODIFY RESPONSE ACCORDINGLY CONSIDER SAFETY OF PEOPLE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA FIRST INCLUDING YOUR OWN SAFETY ABOVE ALL DO NOT ASSUME THAT GASES OR VAPORS ARE HARMLESS BECAUSE OF LACK OF A SMELL ODORLESS GASES OR VAPORS MAY BE HARMFUL USE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING EMPTY CONTAINERS BECAUSE THEY MAY STILL PRESENT HAZARDS UNTIL THEY ARE CLEANED AND PURGED OF ALL RESIDUES 3