DOT releases new emergency response guide

Transportation

Thursday, May 31, 2012

The U.S. Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has released the 2012 version of its Emergency Response Guidebook ( ERG ) for first responders to help deal with hazmat accidents during the “critical first 30 minutes.” PHMSA will distribute more than 2 million copies of the guidebook to firefighters, emergency medical technicians and law enforcement officers across the nation who will use it to identify specific risks associated w...

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