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.

Octafluorocyclobutane ==> Organometallic compound,

Name of MaterialGuideUN#ISO
Current as of: Oct. 2, 2011
Octafluorocyclobutane1261976
Octafluoropropane1262424
Octanes1281262
Octyl aldehydes1291191
Octyltrichlorosilane1561801
Oil gas1191071Yes
Oil gas, compressed1191071Yes
Oil, petroleum1281270
Organic peroxide type B, liquid1463101
Organic peroxide type B, liquid, temperature controlled1483111
Organic peroxide type B, solid1463102
Organic peroxide type B, solid, temperature controlled1483112
Organic peroxide type C, liquid1463103
Organic peroxide type C, liquid, temperature controlled1483113
Organic peroxide type C, solid1463104
Organic peroxide type C, solid, temperature controlled1483114
Organic peroxide type D, liquid1453105
Organic peroxide type D, liquid, temperature controlled1483115
Organic peroxide type D, solid1453106
Organic peroxide type D, solid, temperature controlled1483116
Organic peroxide type E, liquid1453107
Organic peroxide type E, liquid, temperature controlled1483117
Organic peroxide type E, solid1453108
Organic peroxide type E, solid, temperature controlled1483118
Organic peroxide type F, liquid1453109
Organic peroxide type F, liquid, temperature controlled1483119
Organic peroxide type F, solid1453110
Organic peroxide type F, solid, temperature controlled1483120
Organic phosphate compound mixed with compressed gas1231955Yes
Organic phosphate mixed with compressed gas1231955Yes
Organic phosphorus compound mixed with compressed gas1231955Yes
Organic pigments, self-heating1353313
Organoarsenic compound, liquid, n.o.s.1513280Yes
Organoarsenic compound, n.o.s.1513280Yes
Organoarsenic compound, solid, n.o.s.1513465
Organochlorine pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous1312762
Organochlorine pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic1312762
Organochlorine pesticide, liquid, poisonous1512996
Organochlorine pesticide, liquid, poisonous, flammable1312995
Organochlorine pesticide, liquid, toxic1512996
Organochlorine pesticide, liquid, toxic, flammable1312995
Organochlorine pesticide, solid, poisonous1512761
Organochlorine pesticide, solid, toxic1512761
Organometallic compound dispersion, water-reactive, flammable, n.o.s.1383207
Organometallic compound solution, water-reactive, flammable, n.o.s.1383207

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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