In Case of a Suspicious Package

If you receive a suspicious letter or package:

• Stop. Don't Handle.
• Isolate it immediately.
• Don't open, smell, or taste.
• Activate your emergency plan. Notify a supervisor.

If you suspect the mail or package contains a bomb (explosive), or radiological, biological, or chemical threat:

• Isolate area immediately.
• Call 911.
• Wash your hands with soap and water.

Common features of suspicious mail or packages are:

• No return address.
• Restrictive markings.
• Sealed with tape.
• Misspelled words. Badly typed or written.
• Unknown powder or suspicious substance.
• Possibly mailed from a foreign country. Excessive postage.
• Oily stains, discolorations, crystallization on wrapper.
• Excessive tape.
• Strange odor.
• Incorrect title or addressed to title only.
• Rigid or bulky.
• Lopsided or uneven.
• Protruding wires.