Mail Services
Mail Services
The following recommendations have been adapted from guidelines issued by the United States Postal Service and other sources.
If you discover mail that may have a light coating of a powdery substance:
- Double-bag mail piece in a zip-lock type plastic bag using latex gloves and a particulate mask (if available).
- Wash your hands with soap and water.
- Notify your immediate supervisor and Police Services (678-4357).
- Ensure that all persons who have touched the letter wash their hands with soap and water.
- List name and contact information for all persons who have touched the mail piece.
- Remain calm and stay in your office until authorities arrive. Allow no visitors.
Attributes of suspicious mail:
- Restrictive markings ("Personal")
- Postmark city different from return address
- Fictitious, unfamiliar or no return address
- Excessive postage
- Address to title only (Vice President)
- Wrong title with name
- Badly typed or written addresses
- Misspelled words
- Rigid or bulky
- Protruding wires
- Strange odor
- Oily stains on wrapping or lopsided package
If you are suspicious of a mailing and are unable to verify the contents with the addressee or sender:
- Handle with care. Don't shake or bump.
- Don't open, smell, touch, or taste.
- Isolate it immediately.
- Treat it as suspect.
- Call Police Services (678-4357).
Additional information may also be found on the USPS web site at www.usps.com.