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Guidance

If you receive or find a suspicious package, do not touch it.

This information is intended for when at work.

Indications of a suspicious package:

– Rigid or bulky

– Lopsided or unevenPoorly written or misspelled labels

– Generic or incorrect titles

– Excessive postage

– No postage

– Leaks, stains, powders, or protruding materials

– If in doubt, treat as a suspicious package.

Options

Leave the mail piece or substance where it was found.

Do not disturb.

Do not try to clean up the substance.

Clear the immediate area of all persons and keep others away.

Notify a line manager.

Contact emergency services.

Instruct people in the immediate area to wash hands and other exposed skin with soap and water.

Direct these people to a designated area away from the substance to await further instruction.

List the names of the persons in the immediate area of the mail piece or substance.

Cordon off the immediate area.

Shut down all equipment in the immediate area and HVAC systems (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning).

Management and police will advise:

– Partial evacuation, if the suspicious item is small and thought to be confined to one location

– Total evacuation