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SHIPPING DOCUMENTS FOR 
ROAD
RAIL
AVIATION
MARINE
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ROAD - CAB
RAIL - W/CREW MEMBER
AVIATION - PILOT
MARINE - BRIDGE OF VESSEL

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WHAT IS ON SHIPPING DOCUMENTS (6)

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  1. 4 DIGIT UN NIMBER
  2. NAME
  3. CLASS OR DIVISION
  4. PACKING GROUP
  5. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TELEPHONE #
  6. HAZARDS OF MATERIAL
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HAZARD CLASSES

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EXPLOSIVES
GASES
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
FLAMMABLE SOLIDS
OXIDIZERS
TOXIC
RADIOACTIVE
CORROSIVE
MISCELLANEOUS
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DIVISIONS EXPLOSIVES (6)

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  1. 1 MASS EXPLOSION
  2. 2 PROJECTION HAZARD
  3. 3 FIRE HAZARD
  4. 4 NO HAZARD
  5. 5 VERY INSENSITIVE, MASS EXPLOSION
  6. 5 EXTREMELY INSENSITIVE, NO MASS EXPLOSION
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GASES DIVISIONS (3)

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  1. 1 FLAMMABLE GASSES
  2. 2 NON FLAMMABLE, NON TOXIC
  3. 3 TOXIC GASSES
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FLAMMABLE SOLIDS DIVISIONS (3)

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  1. 1 FLAMMABLE SOLIDS, SELF REACTIVE
  2. 2 SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
  3. 3 CONTACT W/H20, EMIT FLAMMABLE GASSES
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OXIDIZER DIVISIONS (2)

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  1. 1 OXIDIZING SUBSTANCE

5. 2 ORGANIC PEROXIDES

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TOXIC DIVISIONS (2)

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  1. 1 TOXIC SUBSTANCES

6. 2 INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES

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WHAT DOES A SINGLE * ON ORANGE PLACARD MEAN?

WHAT DOES ** MEAN?

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SINGLE - EXPLOSIVE COMPATIBILITY GROUP LETTER

DOUBLE - DIVISION OF EXPLOSIVE

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WHAT DO YOU USE IF THE ID NUMBER OR SHIPPING NAME IS NOT AVAILABLE?

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USE PLACARD WITH ASSOCIATED GUIDE NUMBER (PG 8-9)

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IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE PLACARDS, WHICH ONE DO YOU USE?

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USE MOST CONSERVATIVE GUIDE.

THE GUIDE REQUIRING THE GREATEST DEGREE OF PROTECTIVE ACTIONS

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WHAT IS THE ORANGE BOX WITH TWO NUMBERS FOUND ON?
WHAT DO NUMBERS MEAN? TOP AND BOTTOM?
TOP NUMBERED DOUBLED?
IF AN X NEXT TO NUMBER?

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INTERMODAL BULK CONTAINERS
TOP - HAZARD
BOTTOM - UN ID NUMBER
TOP NUMBER DOUBLED - INTENSIFICATION OF HAZARD
X - REACTS W/WATER
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FLAMMABLE PLACARD GUIDE #

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127

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CORROSIVE PLACARD GUIDE #

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153

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DANGER OR DANGEROUS PLACARD GUIDE #

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GUIDE #111

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UNKNOWN MATERIAL GUIDE #

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GUIDE 111

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EXPLOSIVES 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5 GUIDE #

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112

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EXPLOSIVES 1.4, 1.6 GUIDE #

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114

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WHAT PRESSURE NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION LINES?
WHAT IS USED TO MAKE IT SMELL?
WHAT SIGHTS WILL NOT SMELL?

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200-1500 PSI

MERCAPTAN (DISTRIBUTION LINES)

GAS WELLS AND PRODUCTION PIPELINES WILL HAVE NO ODOR

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PIPELINE MARKERS ARE USED FOR WHAT LINES?

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TRANSMISSION LINES

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THREE TYPES OF PIPELINES BURIED UNDERGROUND?

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TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, GATHERING

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IF MARKER SAYS SOUR OR POISON? WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

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H2S, HYDROGEN SULFIDE

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WHICH PIPELINES ARE NOT MARKED WITH ABOVE GROUND SIGNS?

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NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION LINES

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INDICATORS OF PIPELINE RUPTURE OR BREAK?

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HISSING, ROARING
FLAMES APPEARING FROM GROUND
VAPOR CLOUD
DIRT BLOWING OUT OF GROUND
MERCAPTAN SMELL
DEAD VEGETATION
AREA OF FROZEN GROUND IN SUMMER
MELTED SNOW IN WINTER
OIL SLICK/SHEEN ON WATER
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T/F IT IS OK TO OPERATE PIPELINE VALVES?
FALSE
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PIPELINE MAPPING, ACTUAL PIPELINES MAY BE WITHIN _____FT OF MARKERS.
500FT
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SHOULD YOU ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH A PIPELINE FIRE?
NO, NEVER BEFORE SUPPLY IS CUT OFF. COULD RESULT IN FLAMMABLE EXPLOSIVE VAPOR CLOUD
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WHAT SHOULD NOT BE USED NEAR PIPELINE LEAKS?
ANYTHING THAT COULD PRODUCE IGNITION SOURCE | VEHICLE, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, OPEN FLAME
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IF NAME OF MATERIAL IS HIGHLIGHTED GREEN, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
TIH PRODUCE TOXIC GASES UPON CONTACT WITH WATER CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS NO FIRE, GO TO TABLE 1 ON FIRE, GO TO ORANGE PAGES
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IF NAME ON TABLE 1 SAYS "WHEN SPILLED IN WATER" WHAT DO YOU DO?
TIH, PRODUCE ADDITIONAL TOXIC GAS WHEN SPILLED IN WATER
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WHAT IS TABLE 1? WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
FOR ENTRIES HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN PROVIDES INITAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES LISTED BY ID #
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WHAT IS INITIAL ISOLATION ZONE?
AREA SURROUNDING INCIDENT IN WHICH PEOPLE MAY BE EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS (UPWIND) AND LIFE THREATENING (DOWNWIND) CONCENTRATIONS OF MATERIAL.
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WHAT IS PROTECTIVE ACTION ZONE?
AREA DOWNWIND FROM INCIDENT WHERE PEOPLE MAY BECOME INCAPACITATED AND UNABLE TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION.
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WHAT FACTORS COULD CHANGE PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES?
FIRE TERRORISM, SABOTAGE, CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT MORE THAN ONE LARGE PACKAGE LEAKING 7+ MILES, MAY BE GREATER IN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS VAPOR PLUME CHANNELED IN VALLEY OR BETWEEN BLDGS DAYTIME SPILL W/TEMP INVERSIONS, SNOW COVER IF TEMP OF LIQUID SPILL OR OUTDOOR TEMP EXCEEDS 86 DEGREES WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS
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WITH WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS CHOOSE THE LARGER PROTECTIVE ACTION IF? (2)
NOT CLEAR IF SPILL IS LAND OR WATER | THE SPILL OCCURS BOTH ON LAND AND IN WATER
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WHAT IS TABLE 2?
WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS WHICH PRODUCE TOXIC GASES WHEN SPILLED IN WATER
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WHAT IS TABLE 3?
INITIAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES FOR LARGE SPILLS OF 6 COMMON TIH GASES
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WHAT ARE THE 6 COMMON TIH GASES IN TABLE 3?
``` AMMONIA, ANHYDROUS CHLORINE ETHYLENE OXIDE HYDROGEN CHLORIDE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE SULFUR DIOXIDE ```
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WHAT IS A LARGE SPILL? SMALL SPILL?
LARGE- MORE THAN 55LBS, 660LBS | SMALL- LESS THAN 55LBS, 660LBS
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FACTORS USED TO DECIDE SHELTER IN PLACE VS EVACUATION?
DANGEROUS GOODS-DEGREE OF HAZARD, AMT SPILLED, CONTROL OF RELEASE POPULATION THREATENED-LOCATION, # OF PPL, BLDG TYPE, TIME, SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS WEATHER CONDITIONS-VAPOR CLOUD MOVEMENT, EFFECT OF WEATHER ON EVACUATION
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WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IN INITIAL RESPONSE PHASE?
PROTECTION ACTION/SECURE CONFIRM DANGEROUS GOODS REQUEST HAZMAT ASSISTANCE
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WHAT ARE THE GREEN PAGES FOR?
NEED ID, NAME, WIND, SMALL AND LARGE SPILL | TIH HAZARDS INITIAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES
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WHAT ARE THE YELLOW PAGES FOR?
USE ID # TO FIND NAME AND GUIDE #
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WHAT ARE THE BLUE PAGES FOR?
ORDERED ALPHABETICALLY BY NAME TO FIND GUIDE # AND ID #
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WHAT ARE THE ORANGE PAGES FOR?
MOST IMPORTANT SECTION ALL SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE HERE LEFT -SAFETY RELATED INFO AND EVACUATION DISTANCES RIGHT- EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR FIRES, SPILLS, LEAKS, FIRST AID
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WHAT SHOULD BE WORN IN INITIAL ISOLATION DISTANCE
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
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ORANGE PAGES 3 SECTIONS
POTENTIAL HAZARDS - HAZARDS FIRE OR EXPLOSION, HEALTH PRIMARY HAZARD LISTED FIRST PUBLIC SAFETY- PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EVACUATION DISTANCES EMERGENCY RESPONSE-PRECAUTIONS FOR FIRE, SPILL OR LEAK. FIRST AID GUIDANCE.
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IN ORANGE PAGES, WHAT SHOULD EMERGENCY RESPONDERS CONSULT FIRST?
POTENTIAL HAZARDS - DESCRIBES HAZARD IN TERMS OF FIRE AND EXPLOSION. HEALTH EFFECTS UPON EXPOSURE PRIMARY POTENTIAL HAZARD LISTED FIRST
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WHAT DOES THE TERM ISOLATE MEAN?
INDICATES A ZONE OF NO ENTRY THAT APPLIES TO THE PUBLIC AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE NOT EQUIPPED, TRAINED, AND PREPARED TO MITIGATE THE INCIDENT.
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ERG IS PRIMARILY A GUIDE TO? (2)
ID HAZARDS OF MATERIALS INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTATION INCIDENT PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC DURING THE INITIAL RESPONSE PHASE OF THE INCICDENT
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ERG DESIGNED TO BE USED ON DANGEROUS GOODS INCIDENTS WHERE?
HIGHWAY OR RAILROAD
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THE ERG DOES NOT? (3)
PROVIDE INFO ON CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIAL REPLACE TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE, OR SOUND JUDGEMENT ADDRESS ALL POSSIBLE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH A DANGEROUS GOODS INCIDENT
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DO CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS HAVE AN ASSIGNED ID NUMBER?
NO, BECAUSE NOT COMMERCIALLY TRANSPORTED
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ARE EXPLOSIVES INDIVIDUALLY LISTED BY NAME? WHY OR WHY NOT?
NO, RESPONSE WILL BE BASED ON DIVISION OF EXPLOSIVE, NOT INDIVIDUAL EXPLOSIVE.
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HOW MANY TYPES OF FOAM ARE THERE? WHAT ARE THEY FOR?
1) REGULAR - PROTEIN BASED, FLUOROPROTEIN, AFFF | 2) ALCOHOL RESISTANT (POLAR SOLVENTS/KEYTONES)
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WHAT FACTOR CAN A THERMAL BARRIER REDUCE HEAT INPUT INTO A TANK BY WHAT FACTOR?
FACTOR OF 10 OR MORE
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WHAT ARE 5 EXPOSURE BARRIER TIME FRAMES?
10 MIN, 30 MIN, 1 HOUR, 4 HOUR, 8 HOUR
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WHAT ARE AEGL? | DESCRIBE CATEGORIES?
THRESHOLD EXPOSURE LIMITS 1 - DISCOMFORT, REVERSIBLE IF REMOVED FROM AREA 2 - IRREVERSIBLE OR SERIOUS LONG TERM HEALTH COMPLICATIONS OR REDUCES ABILITY TO ESCAPE 3 - LIFE THREATENING HEALTH EFFECTS/DEATH
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WHAT FLASHPOINT TO BE CONSIDERED COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID? CRYOGENIC LIQUID?
100-140 DEG F CRYO - -130 DEG F
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IF TERRORISM EVENT, HOW FAR AWAY FROM INCIDENT SHOULD ALL CELL PHONES/RADIOS BE?
300 FT
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING GUIDELINES VALUES? | 1 HR EXPOSURE
1 - MILD HEALTH EFFECTS 2 - NOT IRREVERSIBLE, BUT MORE SEVERE 3 - 1 HOUR W/O LIFE THREATENING
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WHAT ARE LEVELS OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING?
A - TOTAL ENCAPSULATION PLUS SCBA B - SCBA PLUS SPLASH C - RESPIRATOR PLUS SPLASH D - COVERALL AND RESPIRATOR
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IF BIOLOGICAL, WHAT GUIDE NUMBER DO YOU GO TO?
158
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HOW FAR EVACUATION DISTANCE ON UNKNOWN RAIL CAR OR TANKER TRUCK?
1/2 MILE
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4 TYPES OF DECON
GROSS - QUICKLY REMOVING SURFACE CONTAMINATES, USE HOSE OR MECHANICALLY TECHNICAL - PERFORMED BY HAZ MAT TEAM MASS - REDUCING OR REMOVING SURFACE CONTAMINATES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE FOR LARGE # OF PPL EMERGENCY - IMMEDIATELY REDUCING CONTAMINATION OF PEOPLE WITH LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS. MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE DECON CORRIDOR
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BLEVE? | HAZARDS
BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSION FIRE THERMAL RADIATION -4 TIMES THE FIREBALL BLAST PROJECTILES
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BLEVE? | HAZARDS
BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSION FIRE THERMAL RADIATION -4 TIMES THE FIREBALL BLAST PROJECTILES
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BLEVE OCCURS WHEN?
FIRE IMPINGED OR DAMAGED TANK CAR FAILS TO MAINTAIN ITS INTERNAL PRESSURE AND EXPLODES WITH A SUDDEN PRODUCT RELEASE. (MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR WITH DAMAGED PRESSURE TANK CARS.

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