• Do not handle the mail piece or package suspected of contamination.
• If you are responsible for handling your company's incoming mail and find something suspicious, immediately notify your supervisor, who then contacts the postal inspection service, local police, safety office, or designated person.
• The damaged or suspicious packages should be isolated and the immediate area cordoned off.
• Make sure that all persons who have touched the mail piece wash their hands with soap and water.
• Contact the postal inspector to report the suspected contaminated mail piece or package.
• The postal inspector will assess the threat situation and coordinate all details with the FBI.
• Designated officials will notify local, county, and state health departments, and the state emergency manager.
• Make a list of all persons who have touched the letter, package, and/or envelope. Include all contact information and provide the complete list to the postal inspector.
• Place all items worn when in contact with the suspected mail piece in plastic bags and have them available for law enforcement agents. · As soon as possible, shower with soap and water.
• If prescribed antibiotics, take all of the medication prescribed by your physician, unless otherwise instructed.
• Notify the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency Response for answers to any questions.

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