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Emergency Response Guidebook 2016 (ERG2016)Summary of Changes from ERG2012
• “How to use this Guidebook” instructions are now in a flowchart•Many sections have been expanded and/or revised, including:
• Shippingdocuments(Papers)
• Tableofmarkings,labelsandplacardsand initialresponseguidetouseon-scene
• Railcarandroadtraileridentificationcharts (includingmoredetailedinformationoneach)
• Pipelinetransportation
• Protectiveclothing
• Improvisedexplosivedevice(IED)safestand offdistancechart
• Glossary
• Emergencyresponsetelephonenumbers
•New sections have been added:• Localemergencyresponsenumbers(tobe filledbyuser)
•TableofContents
• Globallyharmonizedsystems(GHS)of classificationandlabelingofchemicals
• Informationaboutemergencyresponse assistanceplans(ERAP)forCanadianusers
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Emergency Response Guidebook 2016 (ERG2016)Summary of Changes from ERG2012
• 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):
• AdditionofallnewdangerousgoodslistedintheUN RecommendationsontheTransportofDangerousGoods uptothe19threvisededition
•Emergency response guides (“Guides”/ orange-bordered pages):
• Revisionofsomeguideinformation
• Twoguideshavebeenaddedforadsorbedgases
• Identificationofpotentialemergencyresponseassistance plan(ERAP)productsforCanadianusers
•Table of initial isolation and protective action distances (Green-bordered pages):
•Updatedinitialisolationandprotectiveactiondistances (Tables1and3)basedonnewtoxicitydataandreactivity research
•Added“Estimatingwindspeedfromenvironmentalclues” forTable3
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