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.

Lead nitrate ==> Liquefied gas, poisonous,

Name of MaterialGuideUN#ISO
Current as of: Oct. 2, 2011
Lead nitrate1411469
Lead perchlorate1411470
Lead perchlorate, solid1411470
Lead perchlorate, solution1411470
Lead perchlorate, solution1413408
Lead phosphite, dibasic1332989
Lead sulfate, with more than 3% free acid1541794
Lead sulphate, with more than 3% free acid1541794
Lewisite1532810
Life-saving appliances, not self-inflating1713072
Life-saving appliances, self-inflating1712990
Lighter refills (cigarettes) (flammable gas) 1151057
Lighters (cigarettes) (flammable gas) 1151057
Lighters for cigars, cigarettes (flammable liquid) 1281226
Liquefied gas, flammable, n.o.s.1153161
Liquefied gas, n.o.s.1263163
Liquefied gas, oxidizing, n.o.s.1223157

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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