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.

UN Numbers 1190 through 1251

UN#GuideName of MaterialISO
Current as of: Oct. 2, 2011
1190129Ethyl formate
1191129Ethylhexaldehydes
1191129Octyl aldehydes
1192129Ethyl lactate
1193127Ethyl methyl ketone
1193127Methyl ethyl ketone
1194131Ethyl nitrite, solution
1195129Ethyl propionate
1196155Ethyltrichlorosilane
1197127Extracts, flavoring, liquid
1197127Extracts, flavouring, liquid
1198132Formaldehyde, solution, flammable
1198132Formaldehyde, solutions (Formalin)
1199132PFuraldehydes
1199132PFurfural
1199132PFurfuraldehydes
1201127Fusel oil
1201127Fusel oil
1202128Diesel fuel
1202128Fuel oil
1202128Fuel oil, no. 1,2,4,5,6
1202128Gas oil
1202128Heating oil, light
1203128Gasohol
1203128Gasoline
1203128Motor spirit
1203128Petrol
1204127Nitroglycerin, solution in alcohol, with not more than 1% Nitroglycerin
1206128Heptanes
1207130Hexaldehyde
1208128Hexanes
1208128Neohexane
1208128Neohexane
1210129Ink, printer's, flammable
1210129Printing ink related material
1210129Printing ink, flammable
1212129Isobutanol
1212129Isobutyl alcohol
1213129Isobutyl acetate
1214132Isobutylamine
1214132Isobutylamine
1216128Isooctenes
1218130PIsoprene, stabilized
1219129Isopropanol
1219129Isopropyl alcohol
1220129Isopropyl acetate
1221132Isopropylamine
1222130Isopropyl nitrate
1223128Kerosene
1223128Kerosene
1224127Ketones, liquid, n.o.s.
1226128Lighters for cigars, cigarettes (flammable liquid)
1228131Mercaptan mixture, liquid, flammable, poisonous, n.o.s.
1228131Mercaptan mixture, liquid, flammable, toxic, n.o.s.
1228131Mercaptans, liquid, flammable, poisonous, n.o.s.
1228131Mercaptans, liquid, flammable, toxic, n.o.s.
1229129Mesityl oxide
1230131Methanol
1230131Methyl alcohol
1231129Methyl acetate
1233130Methylamyl acetate
1233130Methylamyl acetate
1234127Methylal
1234127Methylal
1235132Methylamine, aqueous solution
1237129Methyl butyrate
1238155Methyl chloroformateYes
1238155Methyl chloroformateYes
1239131Methyl chloromethyl etherYes
1242139Methyldichlorosilane
1243129Methyl formate
1244131MethylhydrazineYes
1244131MethylhydrazineYes
1245127Methyl isobutyl ketone
1245127Methyl isobutyl ketone
1246127PMethyl isopropenyl ketone, stabilized
1247129PMethyl methacrylate monomer, stabilized
1248129Methyl propionate
1249127Methyl propyl ketone
1249127Methyl propyl ketone
1250155Methyltrichlorosilane
1250155Methyltrichlorosilane
1251131PMethyl vinyl ketone, stabilizedYes

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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