Emergency Response Guide Number On Haz Mat Shipments

If you offer for transportation a hazardous material hazmat on a shipping paper such as a bill of lading or a hazardous waste on the uniform hazardous waste manifest required for both large and small quantity generators of hazardous waste you must provide an emergency response telephone number for use in the event of an emergency.

Emergency response guide number on haz mat shipments. Emergency response guidebook 2020 2020. But it is in 172 602 a 1. It is common knowledge that most hazmat dg shipping papers declarations require a 24 hour emergency response telephone ert number per the us hazardous material regulations hmr codified in 49 cfr part 172 604 however this requirement is commonly misunderstood especially with recent changes to the hmr. Phmsa s 2020 emergency response guidebook provides first responders with a go to manual to help deal with hazmat transportation accidents during the critical first 30 minutes.

49 cfr 172 602 a 1 states that the emergency response information for a hazmat shipment must contain the following. A a person who offers a hazardous material for transportation must provide a numeric emergency response telephone number including the area code for use in an emergency involving the hazardous material for telephone numbers outside the united states the international access code or the plus sign country code and city code as appropriate that are needed to complete the call. Dot s goal is to place an erg in every public emergency service vehicle nationwide. The secretary of the department of transportation receives the authority to regulate the transportation of hazardous materials from the hazardous materials transportation act hmta as amended and codified in 49 u s c.

Call the emergency response telephone number on the shipping paper if shipping paper is not available. The secretary is authorized to issue regulations to implement the requirements of 49 u s c. Placards are used to identify the class or division of a material. A guidebook for first responders during the initial phase of a dangerous goods hazardous materials transportation incident erg is used by emergency response personnel such as firefighters paramedics and police officers in canada mexico and the united states when responding to a transportation emergency involving hazardous materials.

The hazardous material s technical name if required. The emergency response guidebook. Many shippers and transporters of hazardous materials are familiar with the small orange emergency response guidebook. National assistance contact the appropriate emergency response agency listed on the inside back cover of this guidebook.

The pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration phmsa. Most associate the erg with compliance with the hazardous materials. 49 cfr 172 602 a 2 lists other required emergency response information read about it here. I have found many shippers to be unaware of their.

Call the emergency response telephone number on the shipping document if shipping paper is not available use guidance under next section national assistance 3.