ERG 2016 for Android

- June 30, 2016

Everyone 10+

( 2,391)

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Description

PHMSA (U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)'s 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook provides first responders with a go-to resource to help deal with hazmat accidents during the critical first 30 minutes.

The ERG contains an indexed list of dangerous goods and the associated ID number, the general hazards they pose and recommended safety precautions. For example, if emergency responders arrive at the scene of an overturned tractor trailer displaying a DOT hazmat placard, they would use the guide to identify the material associated with the placard and get guidance on how to respond accordingly.

The 2016 version of the ERG includes general revisions, reorganized general information pages, and the addition of protective distance mapping. Updated every four years, the ERG is available free to public safety agencies in all states and territories through designated state coordinators’ offices. PHMSA has partnered with the National Library of Medicine to provide this free application as well as a version of the ERG in its Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER) application.

Reviews

4.5

2,391 total

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4 533

3 158

2 61

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Albert Delay

Albert DeLay Page 1 was replaced by a flow chart plus a Table of Contents, and several other changes and additions were made that I haven't found in the 2016 erg app. I have seen an app for $4.99 that I thought was for Androids. Unfortunately, I can't find the app. The $4.99 app would be worth the cost.

Jorge Orozco

Helpful. Very helpful. This app allows me to have the newest ERG version available with me all the time (since I nearly always have my phone with me) without having to carry the actual book with me. In my job, that's very helpful.

Timothy Greer

Handy to have on phone The app has a faster response time (generally your phone is always at hand) and just as easy to search once you get familiar with it.

Christopher C.

Kick butt! I get to stop carrying the old book! Awesom. So far, app works well. Thank you for this one.

Brian Moker

Acceptable but... Given that it is 2016, this app should be updated to follow Material Design Guidelines for better integration with Android UX

Kacy Welty

Great tool Makes haz-mat a lot better to manage

User reviews

Albert Delay July 17, 2016

National Library of Medicine at NIH July 20, 2016

Mr. Delay, remnants of the introduction remain. This flow chart is now integrated into the experience (e.g. view a substance with TIIPAD data for the first time). A table of contents exists within the reference documentation, although the organization of many items (e.g. substances are now looked up directly) are quite different in the app.

Jorge Orozco July 15, 2016

Timothy Greer July 2, 2016

Handy to have on phone The app has a faster response time (generally your phone is always at hand) and just as easy to search once you get familiar with it.

Christopher C. August 1, 2016

Kick butt! I get to stop carrying the old book! Awesom. So far, app works well. Thank you for this one.

Brian Moker August 2, 2016

Acceptable but... Given that it is 2016, this app should be updated to follow Material Design Guidelines for better integration with Android UX

Kacy Welty July 13, 2016

Great tool Makes haz-mat a lot better to manage

Sean Barron August 7, 2016

Easy quick info Easy to navigate.

Christopher Schlabach July 29, 2016

Great Works great

David DiCarlo August 8, 2016

Crazyfirman56 Great app to have on scene

Saiful Idlan July 25, 2016

Very good!

Baiju Abraham July 23, 2016

Very useful & handy

Benjamin Herskowitz June 13, 2016

Tested anhydrous ammonia(1005), large spill, at night... 0.0 initial isolation and 0.0 downwind protective action recommend on the map (chlorine protective actions map worked fine) Information is only as good as it is accurate. Not sure if others have same issue on their phones Would be five stars otherwise... Please fix.

National Library of Medicine at NIH May 27, 2016

This issue is fixed in the latest release. Please update your app!

David Santos June 15, 2016

Easier then looking through that book If you used the book you know it is a pain. This app makes it easy to look up the chemicals and numbers. 5 stars just for making my easy.

Larry ThePlatypus June 6, 2016

Very interesting I love to look up the chemical identifier numbers on various vehicles I see while on the road. It's kinda fun to keep track of what I see and look for numbers that are more rare.

Joseph Mauro June 14, 2016

Good training resource This app is a good resource for training and exercises... I don't think I'd use it at an emergency scene, but helpful all the same.

David Firebaugh May 27, 2016

This is a must have! If you are a driver, dispatcher, Inspection officer, Shipper or receiver of hazardous materials.

Branden Lee May 27, 2016

Wow this was shocking I was just browsing the store and I saw this and downloaded it and it is legit

Thomas Hawley July 5, 2016

Very useful As has been said, very handy to have on your phone, easy to use and great as a quick reference. Great idea for Hazmat drivers.

Terry Haagenson June 25, 2016

Much easier to use the app than to carry the book.

azlan basri June 13, 2016

JBPM.Hazmat unit 👍

Vinceson Moore May 16, 2016

Title and glitches Tested anhydrous ammonia and it has glitches on the large spill isolation distances and the ERG is showing 2012 on my home screen. Needs checking on initial isolation charts for chemicals other than that it works fine.

National Library of Medicine at NIH May 27, 2016

The anhydrous ammonia issue is fixed in the latest release. Please update your app!

James Francis April 28, 2016

Love the new map however One thing I would like to see is the option of BLEVE in the spill selection area on the map. But it's the only criticism.

Cult Doctor April 27, 2016

MUST HAVE A a firefighter and emergency medical responder, I sure appreciate having this app when I don't have my paperback version.

Chris Siders May 6, 2016

Railroad must have I am a railroad employee...since we are required to carry this....in an electronic form is awesome!

Tim McKenzie April 29, 2016

Great update! The mapping worked great! Now maybe a real time auto fill for time of day and weather?!? Really awesome to have the errata at my fingertips!

Dave Keener May 1, 2016

I love the update! Works like a champ. Thanks DOT!!! You got it right!!! Plume prediction with wind directions and GPS??? YES!!

Rob Fulton May 4, 2016

Very easy to use, basic interface. Would like to see options for reference sections more clearly defined but all in all, much more user friendly than the paper version imo.

Lisa Hillard April 27, 2016

Emergency Services must have Actually easier to use than the paper version.

Terry Cameron May 27, 2016

Thanks! Very glad this is an app.

William Barlow April 27, 2016

Quick Faster than the book version

Patrick BaLL April 27, 2016

Great Quicker then the paperback

Wayne DeSautel April 26, 2016

WSRC Compliance Officer

Allison Stingley April 27, 2016

thanks for the app

James Valentine April 28, 2016

Scott Loved updated book!

Hilmar Maier January 4, 2014

Good It was not immediately obvious on how to view the green pages. Entries should have a better visual cue, such as a big GREEN indicator! Also should have a separate option on the main menu to search by number, which brings up a big numeric key pad by default. That way I won't have to use the small crappy numbers on my phone. I'd give it a 5 with the above changes!!

Barron Taylor May 28, 2014

Great app much faster than the book. I only have 1 issue, some of the material names are too long and get cutoff. I wish it would scroll right so I could see the rest of it when I select it. I can turn my phone sideways (landscape view) and see it. Just a thought.

Oscar Marin April 29, 2015

S5 This app is a time saver. One should always still use the book once in a while so you don't lose your skills. Phones are paving the way we deal with emergency responses, but we can't always depend on technology.

Wayne Sykes January 10, 2014

Works fine on my LG phone but not so well on my Nook. I can look things up, see the pictures, etc.... on my LG phone, but on the version I installed on my Nook, I just get a black screen. When I look at the information screen, it show that the database is not known. Any ideas would be helpful.

National Library of Medicine at NIH February 3, 2014

Mr. Sykes, please contact our support page. The custom Android OS delivered with the Nook is not formally supported but we'd be interested in diagnosing this issue anyway. http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/contact.html.

The Redneckinator September 21, 2014

Awesome App From a fireman's perspective, this app is extremely useful. Nowhere near as time consuming as flipping through the book. I give it 5 stars and 2 thumbs up!

Mathew Benham July 19, 2016

Updates are retarted You do not need to know my location. I'm removing and simply dl the pdf.

National Library of Medicine at NIH July 20, 2016

Mr. Benham, location data is only used when accessing the new protective distance mapping features. This allows the app (when you allow it) to use your location on the map itself.

What's New

Corrected protective action distance for some table 3 materials

Additional information

Updated

June 30, 2016

Size

8.7M

Installs

100,000 - 500,000

Current Version

2.0

Requires Android

3.0 and up

Content Rating

Everyone 10+

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