Suspicious Item

• Excessive postage
• Handwritten or poorly typed addresses
• Misspellings of common words
• Strange return address or no return address
• Incorrect titles or title without a name
• Not addressed to a specific person
• Marked with restrictions such as "Personal," "Confidential," or "Do not x-ray"
• Marked with any threatening language
• Postmarked from a city or other location that does not match the return address
• Powdery substance felt through or appearing on the package or envelope
• Oily stains, discolorations, or odor
• Lopsided or uneven envelope
• Excessive packaging material such as masking tape, string, etc.
• Excessive weight
• Ticking sound
• Protruding wires or aluminum foil

Person finding a suspicious parcel:

• Report to Safety and Security (334-6042, speed dial 222 from your office/classroom phone or via the YukonU mobile app) or your instructor/direct supervisor.
• Under no circumstances will any employee attempt to touch, sniff, taste, move, look closely, or dispose of the suspicious package.
• Alert others in the area about the suspicious package or envelope. Leave the area, close any doors, and take actions to prevent others from entering the area. 
• WASH hands with soap and water to prevent spreading potentially infectious material to face or skin. Seek additional instructions for exposed or potentially exposed persons.
• Await instructions. If told to evacuate, follow specific instructions, as the usual evacuation procedures may not apply.

Safety and Security or manager:

• Immediately report item to Police.
• Meet with emergency services personnel to determine the best course of action.
• Instruct staff according to directions of emergency personnel.
• If instructed to evacuate, follow evacuation procedures.

All Students & Staff:

• Stay in your work area/classroom, unless instructed otherwise by Safety and Security or Dean/Director/Manager. Look around your work area for any suspicious packages.
• If you find something suspicious, do not touch it. Report anything unusual to the Safety and Security (334-6042, speed dial 222 from your office/classroom phone or via the YukonU mobile app), your instructor/direct supervisor or emergency personnel.
• Await instructions.
• If instructed to evacuate, follow "Emergency Evacuation".