Round two — same drill, new load. Two parts on one ten-minute clock. Part 1: a placard on a highway tanker; open your Emergency Response Guidebook and work it. Part 2: a shipping paper — a bill of lading — that you read to find the regulated hazmat. Beat the clock.
📖 Have your ERG open. The current edition is free from PHMSA — search "ERG 2024 PDF" or grab the official app. This practical is built so you can look every answer up, just like the real thing.
Placard + Shipping Paper10:00
Part 1 · Placard + ERG
First on scene: a highway tanker showing the placard below. Use the ERG to answer.
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1203
3
Red placard · flame ID 1203 · tanker on a highway
Part 2 · Shipping Paper
A driver hands you the bill of lading below. Read it to answer — the HM column and the description line tell you what is regulated.
Carrier
Granite State Freight Lines
77 Depot St · Dalton, GA 30720 800-555-0177
Straight Bill of Lading — Original — Not Negotiable
BOL No.781045
Trailer No.GS-22190
Date09/03/2024
RouteOn File
To — Consignee
Piedmont Plating Inc. 15 Industrial Pkwy · Belmont, GA 30233
From — Shipper
Blue Ridge Chemical Supply 340 Kaolin Rd · Gainesville, GA 30501
Handling UnitsNo. / Type
✱ HM
Kind of Package, Description of Articles, Special Marks
Weight(LBS)
Class / Rate
4 Cases
X
Potassium Cyanide, 6.1, UN1680, PG I
150
25 Bags
Aluminum Sulfate
1,250
30 Bags
Calcium Carbonate
1,500
✱ Mark "X" to designate Hazardous Materials as defined in DOT regulations.
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