Hazardous Materials Awareness, Section 2: Utilizing the Emergency Response Guide

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   Hazardous Materials Safety & Security

   • Awareness Training
   • Section II
   • Utilizing the 2016 Emergency
   • Response Guide
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   Funding Acknowledgement

   • This material was produced under grant number SH-31200-SH7 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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   2016 Emergency Response Guide

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   Section II Objective

   • Demonstrate how to use the 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
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   ERG History

   • Developed jointly by Transport Canada, U.S. DOT and SCT of Mexico with collaboration of CIQUIME of Argentina
   • DOT Transportation incidents
   • Updated every Four Years
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   Primary ERG Sections

   • Table of Placards (pages 7-9)
   • Railcar and Road Trailers (pages 10-13)
   • Yellow Section (ID numbers)
   • Blue Section (name of material)
   • Orange Section (guide pages)
   • Green Section (isolation and protective distances)
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   Using the ERG (page 1)

   • Resist rushing in!
   • Approach Incident from upwind, uphill, or upstream
   • Stay clear of all spills, vapors, fumes, smoke, and potential hazards
   • Warning: Do not use the ERG flowchart if more than one hazardous material/dangerous good is involved.
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   ERG Flowchart

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   ERG Flowchart

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    Safety Precautions Resist Rushing In (Page 4)

    • Secure the scene
    • Identify the hazard
    • Assess the situation
    • Obtain help
    • Respond
    • Be cautious
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    Informational Sections

    • Manifest/Shipping Papers (inside cover)
    • How to use the ERG (page 1)
    • Hazard classification system (page 6)
    • Hazard Identification Numbers (page 16-19)
    • Pipeline Transportation (pages 20-25)
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    Additional Information

    • Protective Actions (pages 291-292)
    • Protective Clothing (pages 363-364)
    • Fire and Spill Control (pages 365-367)
    • Criminal / Terrorist Use of Chemical / Biological / Radiological Agents (pages 370-375)
    • Glossary (pages 376-389)
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    Table of Marking, Labels, and Placards

    • Transportation Placards for dangerous are located on pages 8 and 9
    • Placards are grouped with a corresponding 3-digit Guide Page Number that can be referenced to the Orange section
    • Placards should only be used for identification if the UN/NA ID Number or the name of the material are unavailable
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    Table of Placards

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    Railcar and Road Trailers

    • Generalized shapes of railcars and road trailers used for transporting dangerous goods
    • Shapes are associated with a 3-digit guide number from the Orange section
    • Railcar and Road Trailer Shape Guide references should be used only if product name, UN/NA number, and transportation placards can not be identified
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    Railcar and Road Trailers

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    Railcar and Road Trailers

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    Globally Harmonized System of the Classification and Labeling of Chemicals

    • The pictogram is part of the GHS label, which also includes the following information:
    • Signal word
    • Hazard statement
    • Precautionary statements
    • Product identifier
    • Supplier identification
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    GHS Labeling

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    GHS

    • Pictograms
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    Pipeline Transportation

    • Natural Gas Pipelines
    • Transmission pipelines
    • Distribution pipelines
    • Gas-gathering and well production pipelines
    • Liquid Petroleum and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
    • Liquid petroleum pipelines
    • Other hazardous liquid pipelines
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    Pipeline Markers

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    Yellow Bordered Pages

    • Numerical order by 4-digit UN/NA number
    • UN number followed by 3-digit Orange section guide page number and name of material
    • Items highlighted in Green have special considerations
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    Yellow Bordered Pages

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    Blue Bordered Pages

    • Alphabetical order of dangerous goods by shipping name
    • Shipping name followed by 3-digit Orange section guide page number and 4-digit UN/NA number
    • Items highlighted in Green have special considerations
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    Blue Bordered Pages

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    Polymerization

    • When the letter “P” follows guide number
    • A material which presents a polymerization hazard under certain conditions
    • Ex. Acrolein, stabilized, Guide 131P
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    Chemicals Highlighted in Green

    • Materials toxic by inhalation
    • Water reactive
    • Some chemical warfare agents
    • Require Isolation and Protective Action Distances when NOT on fire
    • Go to Green bordered pages
    • Tables 1 & 3 updated based on new Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH) data
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    Orange Bordered Pages

    • Emergency Action Guides
    • 2-page format identified by 3-digit number
    • Provides guidance for first responders
    • Not applicable when materials of different classes or divisions are involved
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    Orange Bordered Pages

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    Potential Hazards

    • Fire or Explosion
    • Health
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    Public Safety

    • Initial isolation distance
    • Protective clothing recommendation
    • Evacuation distance
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    Emergency Response

    • Fire
    • Spill or leak
    • First aid
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    Isolation Distance / Evacuation

    • In the Yellow and Blue sections, if the substance is NOT highlighted in Green
    • Use the distances suggested in the Orange section
    • In the Yellow and Blue sections, if the substance IS highlighted in Green
    • If there is no fire, use Green Table 1
    • If there is a fire, or fire is involved, use the distances suggested in the Orange section
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    Green Bordered Pages

    • Contains the following sections:
    • Table 1 – Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances
    • Table 2 – Water-Reactive Materials which Produce Toxic Gases
    • Table 3 – Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances for Different Quantities of Six Common TIH Gases
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    Table 1 – Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances

    • Distances to protect people from vapors during a spill from a dangerous good that is:
    • Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH)
    • Chemical warfare agent
    • Water reactive
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    Table 1 – Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances

    • Table provides distances for:
    • Initial Isolation Zone
    • Protective Action Zone, downwind, for day and night
    • Distances show the areas likely to be affected during the first 30 minutes after the materials are spilled, and this distance could increase with time.
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    Small and Large Spills

    • Small Spill
    • Less than 208 liters (55 U.S. gallons) for liquids and less than 300 kilograms (660 pounds) for solids
    • Generally a single small package, a small cylinder, or a small leak from a large package
    • Large Spill
    • Greater than 208 liters (55 U.S. gallons) for liquids and greater than 300 kilograms (660 pounds) for solids
    • Generally a spill from a large package, or multiple spills from many small packages
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    Initial Isolation Zone

    • Area SURROUNDING the incident in which persons may be exposed to dangerous (upwind) and life threatening (downwind) concentrations of material
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    Protective Action Zone

    • Area DOWNWIND from the incident in which persons may become incapacitated and unable to take protective action and/or incur serious or irreversible health effects.
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    Table 2 – Water-Reactive Materials which Produce Toxic Gases

    • List of materials which produce large amount of Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH) gases when spilled in water and identifies the TIH gases produced
    • Substances are presented in numerical order of their ID Numbers
    • Easily identified in Table 1 as their name is immediately followed by When Spilled in Water
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    Table 2 – Water-Reactive Materials which Produce Toxic Gases

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    Table 3 – Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances for Six Common TIH Gases

    • Six Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH) gasses commonly encountered:
    • Ammonia, anhydrous (UN1005)
    • Chlorine (UN1017)
    • Ethylene oxide (UN1040)
    • Hydrogen chloride, anhydrous (UN1050) and Hydrogen chloride, refrigerated liquid (UN2186)
    • Hydrogen fluoride, anhydrous (UN1052)
    • Sulfur dioxide/Sulphur dioxide (UN1079)
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    Table 3 – Initial Isolation and Protective

    • Action Distances for Six Common TIH Gases
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    Estimating Wind Speed from Environmental Clues

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    Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE)

    • Occurs when a container holding a pressurized liquefied gas fails catastrophically
    • Catastrophic failure of the vessel is followed by the explosive release of boiling liquid and expanding vapor
    • Note: A BLEVE can occur even if the material is non-flammable
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    BLEVE

    • Table summarizing tank properties, critical times, critical distances, and cooling water flow rates for various tank sizes that may be involved in a BLEVE
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    Emergency Response Telephone Numbers

    • CHEMTREC®, a 24-hour emergency response communication service: 1-800-424-9300
    • CHEMTEL, INC., a 24-hour emergency response communication service 1-888-255-3924
    • INFOTRAC, a 24-hour emergency response communication service: 1-800-535-5053
    • 3E COMPANY, a 24-hour emergency response communication service: 1-800-451-8346
    • See ERG page 397
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    Activity 1.1 Worksheet

    • Use the Emergency Response Guidebook
    • Work in pairs or small groups
    • 20 minutes to complete
    • Review in class
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    Summary

    • Sections of the ERG
    • Table of Placards (pages 7-9)
    • Railcar and Road Trailers (pages 10-13)
    • Yellow Section (ID numbers)
    • Blue Section (name of material)
    • Orange Section (guide pages)
    • Green Section (isolation and protective distances)
    • How to use the ERG