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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.

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UN Numbers 3320 through 3369

UN#GuideName of MaterialISO
Current as of: Oct. 2, 2011
3320157Sodium borohydride and Sodium hydroxide solution, with not more than 12% Sodium borohydride and not more than 40% Sodium hydroxide
3321162Radioactive material, low specific activity (LSA-II) non fissile or fissile-excepted
3322162Radioactive material, low specific activity (LSA-III) non fissile or fissile-excepted
3323163Radioactive material, Type C package
3324165Radioactive material, low specific activity (LSA-II) , fissile
3325165Radioactive material, low specific activity (LSA-III) , fissile
3326165Radioactive material, surface contaminated objects (SCO-I) , fissile
3326165Radioactive material, surface contaminated objects (SCO-II) , fissile
3327165Radioactive material, Type A package, fissile, non-special form
3328165Radioactive material, Type B(U) package, fissile
3329165Radioactive material, Type B(M) package, fissile
3330165Radioactive material, Type C package, fissile
3331165Radioactive material, transported under special arrangement, fissile
3332164Radioactive material, Type A package, special form, non fissile or fissile-excepted
3333165Radioactive material, Type A package, special form, fissile
3334171Aviation regulated liquid, n.o.s.
3334171Self-defense spray, non-pressurized
3335171Aviation regulated solid, n.o.s.
3336130Mercaptan mixture, liquid, flammable, n.o.s.
3336130Mercaptans, liquid, flammable, n.o.s.
3337126Refrigerant gas R-404A
3338126Refrigerant gas R-407A
3339126Refrigerant gas R-407B
3340126Refrigerant gas R-407C
3341135Thiourea dioxide
3342135Xanthates
3343113Nitroglycerin mixture, desensitized, liquid, flammable, n.o.s., with not more than 30% Nitroglycerin
3344113Pentaerythrite tetranitrate mixture, desensitized, solid, n.o.s., with more than 10% but not more than 20% PETN
3344113Pentaerythritol tetranitrate mixture, desensitized, solid, n.o.s., with more than 10% but not more than 20% PETN
3344113PETN mixture, desensitized, solid, n.o.s., with more than 10% but not more than 20% PETN
3345153Phenoxyacetic acid derivative pesticide, solid, poisonous
3345153Phenoxyacetic acid derivative pesticide, solid, toxic
3346131Phenoxyacetic acid derivative pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous
3346131Phenoxyacetic acid derivative pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic
3347131Phenoxyacetic acid derivative pesticide, liquid, poisonous, flammable
3347131Phenoxyacetic acid derivative pesticide, liquid, toxic, flammable
3348153Phenoxyacetic acid derivative pesticide, liquid, poisonous
3348153Phenoxyacetic acid derivative pesticide, liquid, toxic
3349151Pyrethroid pesticide, solid, poisonous
3349151Pyrethroid pesticide, solid, toxic
3350131Pyrethroid pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous
3350131Pyrethroid pesticide, liquid, flammable, toxic
3351131Pyrethroid pesticide, liquid, poisonous, flammable
3351131Pyrethroid pesticide, liquid, toxic, flammable
3352151Pyrethroid pesticide, liquid, poisonous
3352151Pyrethroid pesticide, liquid, toxic
3353126Air bag inflators, compressed gas
3353126Air bag modules, compressed gas
3353126Seat-belt pre-tensioners, compressed gas
3354115Insecticide gas, flammable, n.o.s.
3355119Insecticide gas, poisonous, flammable, n.o.s.Yes
3355119Insecticide gas, poisonous, flammable, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone A) Yes
3355119Insecticide gas, poisonous, flammable, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone B) Yes
3355119Insecticide gas, poisonous, flammable, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone C) Yes
3355119Insecticide gas, poisonous, flammable, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone D) Yes
3355119Insecticide gas, toxic, flammable, n.o.s.Yes
3355119Insecticide gas, toxic, flammable, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone A) Yes
3355119Insecticide gas, toxic, flammable, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone B) Yes
3355119Insecticide gas, toxic, flammable, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone C) Yes
3355119Insecticide gas, toxic, flammable, n.o.s. (Inhalation Hazard Zone D) Yes
3356140Oxygen generator, chemical
3356140Oxygen generator, chemical, spent
3357113Nitroglycerin mixture, desensitized, liquid, n.o.s., with not more than 30% Nitroglycerin
3358115Refrigerating machines, containing flammable, non-poisonous, liquefied gases
3358115Refrigerating machines, containing flammable, non-toxic, liquefied gases
3359171Fumigated unit
3360133Fibers, vegetable, dry
3360133Fibres, vegetable, dry
3361156Chlorosilanes, poisonous, corrosive, n.o.s.
3361156Chlorosilanes, toxic, corrosive, n.o.s.
3362155Chlorosilanes, poisonous, corrosive, flammable, n.o.s.
3362155Chlorosilanes, toxic, corrosive, flammable, n.o.s.
3363171Dangerous goods in apparatus
3363171Dangerous goods in apparatus
3363171Dangerous goods in machinery
3363171Dangerous goods in machinery
3364113Picric acid, wetted with not less than 10% water
3364113Trinitrophenol, wetted with not less than 10% water
3365113Picryl chloride, wetted with not less than 10% water
3365113Trinitrochlorobenzene, wetted with not less than 10% water
3366113TNT, wetted with not less than 10% water
3366113Trinitrotoluene, wetted with not less than 10% water
3367113Trinitrobenzene, wetted with not less than 10% water
3368113Trinitrobenzoic acid, wetted with not less than 10% water
3369113Sodium dinitro-o-cresolate, wetted with not less than 10% water

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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