The CEFIC Emergency Response Intervention Cards (ERICards or ERIC's) provide guidance on initial actions for fire crews when they first arrive at the scene of a chemical transport accident without having appropriate and reliable product specific emergency information at hand. Consult database in English.

ERICards may be reproduced without further permission provided that:

  • the cards are reproduced in their entirety, without alteration
  • no copies of cards are being sold
  • due reference is made to the guiding principles for the use of the cards and to the disclaimer

The ERICards were developed with the financial support (Reference SUB-B27020B-E3-ERICARDS-2002-S07.14176) of the European Commission - Directorate General for Energy and Transport.

Adaptation to ADR and EAC 2021 (May 2022)

ERICards have been brought in line with ADR 2021 and the Emergency Action Codes (EAC) 2021.
This has resulted in
  • the creation of three new entries for DETONATORS, ELECTRONIC programmable for blasting (UN 0511, 0512 and 0513);
  • the amendments of five entries according to the changes in either HIN or EAC (UN 1869, 2683, 2545, 2546 and 3189);
  • six other minor changes like PSN, PG or label (UN1010, 2522, 2913, 3291, 3325 and 3373)

Adaptation to ADR and EAC 2019 (February 2020)

ERICards have been brought in line with ADR 2019 and the Emergency Action Codes (EAC) 2019.
This has resulted in the creation of two UN 3535 TOXIC SOLID, FLAMMABLE, INORGANIC, N.O.S. (PG I and PG II), and the amendment of the substance name for UN 3302 2-DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL ACRYLATE, STABILIZED.

Adaptation to ADR and EAC 2017 (May 2019):

ERICards have been brought in line with ADR 2017 by introducing new UN entries and by adapting classification data for a number of substances.
This has resulted in amendments and creation of the following UN numbers:
  • UN 1005
  • UN 1942
  • UN 2067
  • UN 2073
  • UN 2672
  • UN 2815
  • UN 2977
  • UN 2978
  • UN 3109
  • UN 3110
  • UN 3119
  • UN 3120
  • UN 3151
  • UN 3152
  • UN 3318
  • UN 3531
  • UN 3532
  • UN 3533
  • UN 3534


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