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Friday, February 6, 2009

News Digest


PHMSA Makes Available Free ERG2008 Training Video.   The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), under a cooperative agreement with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), developed a companion training video to enhance the use of the Emergency Response Guidebook 2008 (ERG2008).  The purpose of this training video is to explain the contents of the ERG2008 and how to use it as a resource in the event of a hazardous materials transportation incident.  This ERG2008 training video is available for direct viewing from PHMSA’s website at http://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/library/erg or downloadable from IAFC’s website at www.iafctv.org.  Free DVDs are available by ordering online at PHMSA’s website https://hazmatonline.phmsa.dot.gov/services and navigating the links for “Training Materials and Publications,” then “Free Publications.”  Contact for media: Joe Delcambre: (202) 493-0730 and for non-orders:  Nancy White:  (202) 366-6020.