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In a hazardous materials incident, time is of the essence. Emergency responders need quick and easy access to the details of the hazardous material involved to help keep everyone safe. This is why emergency response information is required along with the hazardous materials shipping paper for most hazardous materials shipments. This information provides responders with the information they need to appropriately respond to the incident.
Most hazardous material shipments that require shipping papers must also be accompanied by emergency response information. There are several ways the emergency response information can be provided with a shipping paper. The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) is one possible way of providing this information.
At minimum, the following emergency response information must be provided for each hazardous material in the shipment:
How this information is presented is up to the discretion of the shipper. The main concern is that the information is complete, printed legibly, and in English.
Acceptable methods. The most common methods for providing the required emergency response information include:
See the following topics for related emergency response requirements: