Emergency

       2004                        Response

                                   Guidebook

             SUMMARY OF

           CHANGES FROM

                                   (ERG2004)

                 ERG2000









� The Guidebook cover has been redesigned.



� General Information (WHITE) pages � various sections have been

  expanded and/or revised, including:

    � What is a TIH (Toxic Inhalation Hazard)?

    � Isolation and Evacuation Distances

    � Who to Call for Assistance

    � Hazard Classification System (the standard classes and

      divisions within classes used in hazardous materials

      transportation)

    � Table of Placards and Initial Response Guide to Use

      On-Scene

    � Rail Car Identification Chart

    � Road Trailer Identification Chart

    � Hazard Identification Codes Displayed on Some Intermodal

      Containers

    � Introduction to the Table of Initial Isolation and Protective

      Action Distances

    � Criminal/Terrorist Use of Chemical/Biological/

      Radiological Agents

    � Glossary

    � Publication Data (and related information)

    � Emergency Response Telephone Numbers

� Index List of Dangerous Goods in Order of ID Number (YELLOW-bordered

  pages) and the Index List of Dangerous Goods in Alphabetical Order

  (BLUE-bordered pages):

     � Deletion of old organic peroxide names

     � Deletion of pre-1995 United States NA numbers

     � Deletion of all Canadian NA numbers

     � Addition of all new dangerous goods listed in UN

       Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (12th

       and 13th revised editions)

     � Reassignment of certain materials to a different guide



� Safety Recommendation/Emergency Response Guides (“Guides,� or

  ORANGE-bordered pages):

     � Tune-up of some guides

     � Guide 147, which treated information under the old organic

       peroxide heading, is presently “dormant,� due to deletion

       of organic peroxide names. These pages have been left

       intentionally blank in the 2004 edition of the Guidebook.

     � Review of ERIC cards contents for evaluation of ERG2000 guides



� Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances, and the Table of

  Water-Reactive Materials Which Produce Toxic Gases (GREEN-bordered

  pages):

     � Addition of materials to both tables

     � Tune-up of initial isolation and protective action distances





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