Suspicious Package

Prepare 

  • Ensure laboratory contacts for emergencies are up to date.

 

Respond 

  • No return address
  • Restrictive markings
  • Misspelled words
  • Unknown powder or suspicious substance
  • Possibly mailed from a foreign country
  • Excessive postage
  • If you receive a suspicious letter:
    • Stop! Do NOT handle it
    • Isolate it immediately
    • Do not open, smell or taste it
    • Immediately call UCPD by calling 9-1-1.

  • Excessive tape
  • Oily stains and/or discoloration on wrapping
  • Strange odor
  • Addressed incorrectly
  • Rigid or bulky
  • Lopsided or uneven
  • Protruding wires
  • If you receive a suspicious package:
    • Stop! Do NOT handle it
    • Isolate it immediately
    • Do not open, smell or taste it
    • Immediately call UCPD by dialing 9-1-1.
  • If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately.

Key Contacts 

 
 
 
 
 

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