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Workplace SecuritySuspicious Package Protocol
Emily HubbartTeresa Long
Charles Varghese Jeff Wyatt
What Makes a Package Suspicious?Warning Signs
Protruding wires Strange odors Excessive tape or
string Oily spots or
discolorations Ticking, sloshing or
buzzing sounds Excessive size,
weight, or thickness
Source: Newstipster.com
What Makes a Package Suspicious?Warning Signs
Lopsided or uneven envelope
Powdery substance felt through or noticeable on outside the package or envelope
Metallic components or batteries
Loose contents
Source: slate.com
What Makes a Package Suspicious?Warning Signs
Marked with restrictions • Personal• Confidential• Do not x-ray
Marked with threatening or abusive language
Placed near ventilation system
Postmarked from a location that does not match the return address
Excessive postage
Source: csoonline.com
What Makes a Package Suspicious?Warning Signs
Addressing Issues• Misspelled words• Mistyped or handwritten
addresses• Not addressed to a
specific person• Wrong titles or names• No or strange return
address• Unexpected point of
origin• Cut-and-paste lettering• Missing postal stamp
cancellation marks
Source: Hawii.edu
Types of Suspicious Packages
Chemical Agents Biological Agents Explosive Devices Radiological Agents
Source: FBI
Chemical Agents
Includes biotoxins, nerve agents, blister agents, caustic or corrosive substances, organic solvents, choking agents, metallic poisons, incapacitating agents, etc.
Suspicious envelopes containing ricin have been mailed to Public officials• Can be in the form of a powder,
a mist, a pellet, or it can be dissolved in water or weak acid
• Death from ricin poisoning may take place within 36 to 72 hours of exposure, depending on route of exposure (inhalation, ingestion, or injection) and dose received
Source: WVEC.com
Biological Agents
Cause illness, disease, and death• Anthrax• Small Pox• Virus• Bacteria• Rickettsiae
Making biological weapons is a complicated process
Source: expats.com
Explosive Devices
Homemade devices designed to cause death or injury that have: • A switch/trigger• An initiator (fuse)• Main charge (explosive fill)• A power source • A container
Use explosives alone or in combination with toxic chemicals, biological toxins, or radiological materials
Source: globalsecurity.org
Radiological Agents
Dirty Bombs or radiological dispersal devices (RDD), are conventional explosives packaged with radioactive materials
Injures or kills via the initial blast of the conventional explosives, and by airborne radiation
Easily constructedSource: SpaceWar.com
Where are you likely to encounter a suspicious
package?
Unattended packages can be found anywhere• Mail Rooms• Public buildings such
as libraries, churches, malls, and schools
• Government facilities• Near ventilation
systems• Mass transit systems• Outside / public events
Source: Menupix.com
Where are you likely to encounter a suspicious
package? Mail rooms face the
biggest threat Protective Measures
• Employ professional security personnel
• Have security personnel greet all employees and visitors and examine their personal belongings
• Restrict access to the facility to authorized users only
• Keep detailed logs of visitor arrivals and departures
• Install an intrusion detection system
Source: newpaltz.edu
What will you do if you come across a suspicious package?
Do Isolate package immediately Place package or envelope on stable
surface WASH hands with soap and water Alert others Turn off fans or equipment that circulates
air Evacuate / secure the area Notify appropriate persons or authorities
What will you do if you come across a suspicious package?
Don’t Use radios or cellular phones near the
package Look closely at it Touch it Carry it Shake it Open it Empty it Taste it Smell it Show it to others
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