Emergency Management

Bomb/Suspicious Object

Response:

Call:  OSU Department of Public Safety (737-7000 (emergency), 737-3010 (non-emergency)

1. Do not touch the device

2. Immediately evacuate the area to the evacuation point

• • Look for other objects as you depart

  • Look around evacuation area for other suspicious objects

3. Do not use cellular or radio communication within 100 feet of the device

4. Evacuate others in the vicinity

5. Call OSU Public Safety Dispatch (541-737-7000 emergency 5417-737-3010 non-emergency) to report the suspicious object

6. Be prepared to move farther away, if so directed by law enforcement

Recovery:

• Be prepared to be interviewed by officials
• Contact your supervisor to seek counseling services

Mitigation:

• Keep work area clean and clutter free so that suspicious objects can be quickly noticed

Preparedness:

• If a mail handler, review the criteria for identifying a suspicious package
  • USPS  https://about.usps.com/publications/pub166.pdf 
• Post the suspicious package poster in the mail handling area
  • USPS http://about.usps.com/posters/pos84.pdf