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Using the Current Emergency Response Guidebook (Includes Mailed ERG)

Online Training on How to Use the Current ERG. Completed entirely online.

100% online Mobile ready Certificate of completion

Overview

Who Should take this course?

This course is intended to provide in depth instruction on how to use the current Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG).

This training is included in our online FRA and FRO courses, but can be taken independently of that training.

The most current version of the Department of Transportation (DOT), Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) is required to be used during this course. The student has the option to use a downloadable version of the ERG, which is available to all students, or they may elect to have the guidebook shipped to them.

This option must be selected during the signup process.

Objectives

The objectives of this course are to train students on how to effectively use the most current Emergency Response Guidebook.

Syllabus

This course consists of 8 sections broken down into 1 module. It is recommended that users take each section in sequential order, although this is not required.

Exams

10
questions per exam
70%
score needed to pass
∞
retakes until you pass

This course has 1 module exam.

This exam consists of 10 questions randomly selected from a large pool of questions. A 70% score or better is required to pass each exam.

If a student does not pass the exam the first time, they may retake the exam as many times as necessary in order to pass.

Additional Training

This course is designed to train students on how to effectively use the most current Emergency Response Guidebook.

It should be combined with company specific training on the employer's Emergency Response Plan, including policies and procedures for employees that respond to hazardous materials emergencies.

Workers must receive additional training, when required by OSHA standards, on the specific hazards of their job.

Training Providers should be used to ensure credibility and augment a company's training program. Therefore, in addition to the training provided by an outside party, a student should receive site-specific training that is supplied by their own company. This training should target the company's unique approach to hazard prevention, including the use of site-specific equipment, health and safety policies, and emergency procedures. As a rule, this company specific training should be well documented.

The bottom line in ALL SITUATIONS is that employers are required to ensure that their employees are adequately trained to do their job.

Mobile version

This course is available in HTML5, so it works in the browser on your smartphone or tablet. It only needs the most recent version of your device's web browser.

Pros

  • No computer needed
  • Tablet mobility
  • Tablet screen graphics

Cons

  • Smartphone screens can be too small to see
  • Mobile browsers react differently than computer browsers
  • Phone calls can interrupt training

Tablets work much better than smartphones, simply due to their screen size. The newer the device, the better the result. The course will not work on the first generation iPad, nor older Android tablets.

Frequently asked questions

Our courses are set up to take a specific amount of time. Some students may get through the training more quickly, while others may actually take longer to complete their training. Remember, this training should be used as an intricate tool in the context of an overall training program; it can be combined with other training throughout the year in order to meet any hour requirements needed.

Students have 12 months to start their training from the time they enroll in an online course.

Take up to 12 months to complete your online training, at your own pace and schedule.

No, our courses are designed so you can start and stop as needed, allowing you to break the training up over a longer period of time. Our system will keep track of your progress, enabling you to resume where you left off upon your next login. It is important that once you start a section, you complete that section or you will need to start that section over from the beginning upon your return.

Yes, you can take the online portion by signing in with your username and password from any location and computer with high-speed internet access. However, each computer does need to meet our basic system requirements for viewing our online courses.

Yes, once you have completed a course, you are able to download, save or print a certificate of completion from your student account. Certificates are created in a pdf format. Users must have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader before attempting to download the completion certificate.