Description

Rating: ****

Tags: Good info, Medical & Remidies

Summary

Guide aids in emergency preparedness, planning, and training. 2004 Emergency Response Guidebook Summary of Changes The cover has been updated -General Information (WHITE) pages - several sections have been moved to the back of the book -Various sections have been expanded and/or revised, including: -Shipping Documents (Papers) -How to Use this Guidebook During an Incident -User's Guide -Isolation and Evacuation Distances -Who to Call for Assistance -Table of Placards and Initial Response Guide to Use On-Scene -Rail Car Identification Chart -Road Trailer Identification Chart -Fire and Spill Control -Pipeline Safety Information -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): -Addition of all new dangerous goods listed in UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods to 17th -Revised Edition -Safety Recommendation/Emergency Response Guides ("Guides," or ORANGE-bordered pages): -Tune-up of some guides Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances, and the Table of Water-Reactive Materials Which ----Produce Toxic Gases (GREEN-bordered pages): -Added Table 3 for six gases which are toxic by inhalation -Tune-up of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances -Added a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE) Chart to Fire and Spill Control Section -Added an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Safe Standoff Distances Chart to Criminal/Terrorist Section