Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)

This is an online version of the 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) 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 ERG will give you your answer.

Antimony trichloride, liquid ==> Asbestos, white

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Current as of: Oct. 2, 2011
Antimony trichloride, liquid1571733
Antimony trichloride, solid1571733
Antimony trichloride, solution1571733
Antimony trifluoride, solid1571549
Antimony trifluoride, solution1571549
Aqua regia1571798
Argon1211006
Argon, compressed1211006
Argon, refrigerated liquid (cryogenic liquid) 1201951
Arsenic1521558
Arsenic acid, liquid1541553
Arsenic acid, solid1541554
Arsenic bromide1511555
Arsenic chloride1571560Yes
Arsenic compound, liquid, n.o.s.1521556
Arsenic compound, liquid, n.o.s., inorganic1521556
Arsenic compound, solid, n.o.s.1521557
Arsenic compound, solid, n.o.s., inorganic1521557
Arsenic pentoxide1511559
Arsenic sulfide1521557
Arsenic sulphide1521557
Arsenic trichloride1571560Yes
Arsenic trioxide1511561
Arsenic trisulfide1521557
Arsenic trisulphide1521557
Arsenical dust1521562
Arsenical pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous1312760
Arsenical pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic1312760
Arsenical pesticide, liquid, poisonous1512994
Arsenical pesticide, liquid, poisonous, flammable1312993
Arsenical pesticide, liquid, toxic1512994
Arsenical pesticide, liquid, toxic, flammable1312993
Arsenical pesticide, solid, poisonous1512759
Arsenical pesticide, solid, toxic1512759
Arsine1192188Yes
Articles containing Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) 1712315
Articles, pressurized, hydraulic (containing non-flammable gas) 1263164
Articles, pressurized, pneumatic (containing non-flammable gas) 1263164
Aryl sulfonic acids, liquid, with more than 5% free Sulfuric acid1532584
Aryl sulfonic acids, liquid, with not more than 5% free Sulfuric acid1532586
Aryl sulfonic acids, solid, with more than 5% free Sulfuric acid1532583
Aryl sulfonic acids, solid, with not more than 5% free Sulfuric acid1532585
Aryl sulphonic acids, liquid, with more than 5% free Sulphuric acid1532584
Aryl sulphonic acids, liquid, with not more than 5% free Sulphuric acid1532586
Aryl sulphonic acids, solid, with more than 5% free Sulphuric acid1532583
Aryl sulphonic acids, solid, with not more than 5% free Sulphuric acid1532585
Asbestos1712212
Asbestos, blue1712212
Asbestos, brown1712212
Asbestos, white1712590

Data Source for our online 2008 ERG

This information was compiled from the 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook (2008 ERG) which is produced by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

(Data last updated/verified: Oct. 2, 2011)

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