| EMERGENCY
RESPONSE |
| 2000
Emergency Response Guidebook List of Material Names |
The
Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG2000) was developed jointly
by the US Department of Transportation, Transport Canada, and
the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico
(SCT) for use by firefighters, police, and other emergency
services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene
of a transportation incident involving a hazardous material. |
| Chemicalspill.org |
Emergency
planning for chemical spills |
| CHEMTREC
Chemical Transportation Emergency Center |
24
hour emergency response center backed by the Chemical
Manufacturers Association (CMA) |
| DOT
Office of Hazard Materials Safety - Spills |
Incident
reporting requirements, hazardous materials incident report
(Form F 5800.1), guidance for preparing hazardous materials
incident reports, 1996 North American Emergency Response
Guidebook (NAERG96), and other information from the Department
of Transportation. |
| FEMA
(Federal Emergency Management Agency) |
FEMA's
mission: To reduce loss of life and property and protect our
nation's critical infrastructure from all types of hazards
through a comprehensive, risk-based, emergency management
program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. |
| Hazardous
Materials Advisory Council (HMAC) |
HMAC's
primary purpose is to provide information to understand the
current regulatory requirements of transporting hazardous
materials/dangerous goods. HMAC presents a variety of training
courses and distributes information about present or proposed
laws and regulations concerning the transportation of
hazardous materials/dangerous goods. |
|
Hazardous
Materials Guide for First Responders |
FEMA
- United States Fire Administration chemical search engine |
| Hazardous
Waste & Toxics Reduction Program |
Online
help with identifying whether a waste is hazardous,
requirements for hazardous waste generators and small quantity
generators; and hazardous waste ID# and reporting
requirements. |
| National
Pesticide Telecommunications Network |
The
NPTN provides a toll-free line for anyone in the United
States, Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. Specialists answer
more than 2,000 calls per month. from callers concerned about
pesticides in their homes or others concerned about such
matters as a fish kill. The Network is sponsored
cooperatively by EPA and Oregon State University. |
| National
Response Center |
These
reports describe significant environmental incidents reported
to and tracked by the National Response Center. Members
include:
Environmental Protection Agency
(Chair)
United States Coast Guard
(Vice-Chair)
Department of Agriculture
Department of Energy
Department of State
Department of Health and
Human Services
Department of Commerce (NOAA)
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Department of Transportation
Department of Interior
Department of Defense
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
General Services Administration
Department of Treasury |
| National
Transportation Safety Board |
The
National Transportation Safety Board is an independent Federal
agency that investigates every civil aviation accident in the
United States and significant accidents in the other modes of
transportation, conducts special investigations and safety
studies, and issues safety recommendations to prevent future
accidents. |
| North-American
Emergency Response Guidebook |
Courtesy
EnVectra |
| North-American
Emergency Response Guidebook (in French) |
Download
or view on-line courtesy CANUTEC |
| Poison
Control Centers |
Find
your local poison control center courtesy of the American
Association of Poison Control Centers |
| Risk
Information Assessment System (RAIS) |
The
toxicity profiles in this database were developed using
information taken from the United States Environmental
Protection Agency's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
and Health Effects Assessment Summary |
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