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.

Methacrylaldehyde ==> Methyl mercaptan

Name of MaterialGuideUN#ISO
Current as of: Oct. 2, 2011
Methacrylaldehyde, stabilized131P2396
Methacrylic acid, stabilized153P2531
Methacrylonitrile, stabilized131P3079Yes
Methallyl alcohol1292614
Methane1151971
Methane and Hydrogen mixture, compressed1152034
Methane, compressed1151971
Methane, refrigerated liquid (cryogenic liquid) 1151972
Methanesulfonyl chloride1563246Yes
Methanesulphonyl chloride1563246Yes
Methanol1311230
Methoxymethyl isocyanate1552605Yes
Methyl 2-chloropropionate1292933
Methyl acetate1291231
Methyl acrylate, stabilized129P1919
Methyl alcohol1311230
Methyl amyl ketone1271110
Methyl benzoate1522938
Methyl bromide1231062Yes
Methyl bromide and Chloropicrin mixture1231581Yes
Methyl bromide and Ethylene dibromide mixture, liquid1511647Yes
Methyl bromoacetate1552643
Methyl butyrate1291237
Methyl chloride1151063
Methyl chloride and Chloropicrin mixture1191582Yes
Methyl chloride and Methylene chloride mixture1151912
Methyl chloroacetate1552295
Methyl chloroformate1551238Yes
Methyl chloroformate1551238Yes
Methyl chloromethyl ether1311239Yes
Methyl cyanide1271648
Methyl dichloroacetate1552299
Methyl ethyl ether1151039
Methyl ethyl ketone1271193
Methyl fluoride1152454
Methyl formate1291243
Methyl iodide1512644Yes
Methyl isobutyl carbinol1292053
Methyl isobutyl ketone1271245
Methyl isobutyl ketone1271245
Methyl isocyanate1552480Yes
Methyl isopropenyl ketone, stabilized127P1246
Methyl isothiocyanate1312477Yes
Methyl isovalerate1302400
Methyl magnesium bromide in Ethyl ether1351928
Methyl mercaptan1171064Yes

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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