EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE FOR DANGEROUS GOODS

To successfully confront an accident involving dangerous goods, it is vital that some important basic facts about the materials involved be immediately available, since generally, the first twenty to thirty minutes are crucial in preventing an accident from degenerating into a catastrophe. This guide will be especially useful to Emergency Response Personnel and to all whose line of work frequently brings them in close contact with dangerous chemicals or substances.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport Canada Research and Development Centre

  Transport of Dangerous Goods Branch, Place de Ville
  Ottawa, ONo K1A 0N5,   Canada 
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disasters and emergency operations; Freight transportation; Hazardous materials; Information, data, and knowledge; Manuals; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency procedures
• Old TRIS Terms: Hazardous materials information
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00311779
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 9 1980 12:00AM