Labelmaster® To Distribute 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook for Emergencies Involving Hazardous Materials

New information in first update since 2004.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) November 2, 2007 -- Labelmaster (www.labelmaster.com), a U.S.-based manufacturer of regulatory compliance products, will print an update of the Emergency Response Guidebook (http://www.labelmaster.com/ERG/) (ERG) - the first available in four years. This important publication is the cornerstone of many emergency response plans and incident management systems, providing a consistent and standardized approach for first responders in the event of an incident involving hazardous materials.

The ERG is developed jointly by the US Department of Transportation, Transport Canada, the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico (SCT), and with the collaboration of CIQUIME (Centro de Informacion Quimica para Emergencias) of Argentina.

In its thirty odd years of existence, the ERG has been and will continue to be the "go-to" reference for first responders faced with the possibility of a hazardous materials incident. This guidebook is published in a user-friendly format and is divided into five sections which are color coded to maximize efficiency and ease of use.

The following items are new for 2008:

.    Over fifty amendments to proper shipping names and ID numbers (United Nations numbers)

.    Lists of hazardous materials found in the yellow and blue bordered pages will be updated to reflect those changes

.    New entry for Lithium Ion batteries will be included

.    Ethanol will have new entries and identification numbers added

.    The ''Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distance Table'' will be split into two tables to better facilitate initial incident response actions for emergencies involving TIH (Toxic Inhalation Hazards)

The 2008 ERG represents the first publication since the DOT's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials programs were merged, so there will be new information introduced regarding pipeline markers.

For ordering information visit http://www.labelmaster.com/ERG/, or call 1-800-621-5808, or email sales @ labelmaster.com.

Labelmaster, established in 1967, is a developer, manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of hazardous materials compliance products, including labels, forms, packaging, software, and publications. The company's 40 years of experience in providing regulatory information and products for all transportation modes make it especially qualified as a total compliance resource. Labelmaster's compliance division is located at 5724 N. Pulaski Road in Chicago. Learn more about Labelmaster: www.labelmaster.com. For more information on Labelmaster's new products and catalogs: www.labelmaster.com/pressreleases.

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