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2004 ERG (Emergency Response Guidebook)

This is an online version of the 2004 ERG (Emergency Response Guidebook) which is produced by the USDOT for first responders during the initial phase of a Dangerous goods/Hazardous Materials incident. Have you ever wondered what those four digit numbers on the placards on the side of trucks and rail cars mean? Our online 2004 ERG will give you your answer.

Table of Isolation and Protective Action Distances

UN# 1583 - 1752

Isolation and Protective Action Distances Table
SMALL SPILLSLARGE SPILLS
UN#Name of MaterialFirst ISOLATE in all DirectionsThen PROTECT Persons Downwind During-First ISOLATE in all DirectionsThen PROTECT Persons Downwind During-
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Please see: How to use the table of initial isolation and protective action distances

1583Chloropicrin mixture, n.o.s.602000.40.30.80.52107001.91.23.62.2
1589CK (when used as a weapon) 602000.70.42.51.542013004.12.58.15
1589Cyanogen chloride, inhibited602000.60.42.81.845014004.32.710.16.3
1589Cyanogen chloride, stabilized602000.60.42.81.845014004.32.710.16.3
1595Dimethyl sulfate301000.10.10.10.1602000.50.30.80.5
1595Dimethyl sulphate301000.10.10.10.1602000.50.30.80.5
1605Ethylene dibromide301000.10.10.10.1301000.30.20.60.4
1612Hexaethyl tetraphosphate and compressed gas mixture903000.80.52.71.736012003.52.28.15.1
1613Hydrocyanic acid, aqueous solution, with not more than 20% Hydrogen cyanide301000.20.10.20.11204000.50.31.30.8
1613Hydrogen cyanide, aqueous solution, with not more than 20% Hydrogen cyanide301000.20.10.20.11204000.50.31.30.8
1614Hydrogen cyanide, anhydrous, stabilized (absorbed) 301000.20.10.60.4602000.50.31.71.1
1614Hydrogen cyanide, stabilized (absorbed) 301000.20.10.60.4602000.50.31.71.1
1647Ethylene dibromide and Methyl bromide mixture, liquid301000.10.10.10.1301000.30.20.60.4
1647Methyl bromide and Ethylene dibromide mixture, liquid301000.10.10.10.1301000.30.20.60.4
1660Nitric oxide301000.20.10.80.5602000.60.42.71.7
1660Nitric oxide, compressed301000.20.10.80.5602000.60.42.71.7
1670Perchloromethyl mercaptan301000.20.10.20.2602000.70.41.20.8
1680Potassium cyanide (when spilled in water) 301000.10.10.50.3300100010.63.92.4
1680Potassium cyanide, solid (when spilled in water) 301000.10.10.50.3300100010.63.92.4
1689Sodium cyanide (when spilled in water) 602000.20.10.70.439013001.30.84.93
1689Sodium cyanide, solid (when spilled in water) 602000.20.10.70.439013001.30.84.93
1694CA (when used as a weapon) 301000.20.10.50.31505001.714.22.6
1695Chloroacetone, stabilized301000.20.10.30.2903000.70.51.50.9
1697CN (when used as a weapon) 301000.20.10.50.31204001.20.73.32
1698Adamsite (when used as a weapon) 602000.40.21.20.71806002.31.45.23.2
1698DM (when used as a weapon) 602000.40.21.20.71806002.31.45.23.2
1699DA (when used as a weapon) 602000.40.21.20.71806002.31.45.23.2
1716Acetyl bromide (when spilled in water) 301000.10.10.30.2903000.70.52.31.4
1717Acetyl chloride (when spilled in water) 301000.10.10.40.31204001.10.73.52.2
1722Allyl chlorocarbonate301000.40.20.80.521070021.23.82.4
1722Allyl chloroformate301000.40.20.80.521070021.23.82.4
1724Allyltrichlorosilane, stabilized (when spilled in water) 301000.20.10.70.51806001.81.25.43.4
1725Aluminum bromide, anhydrous (when spilled in water) 301000.10.10.50.3903000.70.42.61.6
1726Aluminum chloride, anhydrous (when spilled in water) 301000.20.10.70.51204001.20.74.52.8
1728Amyltrichlorosilane (when spilled in water) 301000.10.10.20.1602000.50.31.91.2
1732Antimony pentafluoride (when spilled in water) 301000.20.10.90.61806001.91.25.43.4
1741Boron trichloride301000.10.10.30.2602000.60.41.71.1
1744Bromine602000.50.31.81.133011003.32.17.34.6
1744Bromine, solution602000.50.31.81.133011003.32.17.34.6
1745Bromine pentafluoride (when spilled in water) 301000.20.110.62408002.21.46.64.1
1745Bromine pentafluoride (when spilled on land) 301000.40.21.40.92709002.71.76.94.3
1746Bromine trifluoride (when spilled in water) 301000.20.10.90.62107001.91.25.83.6
1746Bromine trifluoride (when spilled on land) 301000.10.10.60.41806001.81.14.83
1747Butyltrichlorosilane (when spilled in water) 301000.10.10.20.2602000.60.421.3
1749Chlorine trifluoride602000.40.321.330010002.81.88.15.1
1752Chloroacetyl chloride (when spilled in water) 301000.10.10.20.1602000.40.31.51
1752Chloroacetyl chloride (when spilled on land) 301000.30.20.50.41505001.40.92.61.6

Data Source for our online 2004 ERG

This information was compiled from the 2004 Emergency Response Guidebook (2004 ERG) which is produced by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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