ANNOUNCEMENT

SUSPICIOUS MAIL
OR WHITE POWDER

INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO:

TO: TENANT EMERGENCY POINTS OF CONTACT

HOW: Fire Alarm PA System, aand/or other Mass Notification System.


BEGIN INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE?

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE?

THIS IS _______________ (IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY YOUR POSITION) FROM THE BUILDING OFFICE.

THE BUILDING IS INVESTIGATING A REPORT OF A SUSPICIOUS MAIL ITEM LOCATED ________________ (STATE LOCATION).

I REPEAT, THE BUILDING IS INVESTIGATING A REPORT OF A SUSPICIOUS MAIL ITEM LOCATED ________________ (STATE LOCATION).

AT THIS TIME, AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN CALLED AND THE BUILDING STAFF IS SECURING THE AREA.

END INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

ABOVE IS INITIAL ANNOUCEMENT FOR THIS INCIDENT

AFTER INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT, AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE MUST BE DECIDED UPON.

IF EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN RESPONSE IS IMPLEMENTED, MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM APPROPRIATE SCRIPT FOUND UNDER RESPECTIVE TABS:


MAKE FOLLOW-UP ANNOUNCEMENTS USING ANNOUNCEMENT FORMAT FOUND UNDER APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TAB.

IF EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN RESPONSE IS NOT IMPLEMENTED, CONTINUE BELOW:

AT THIS TIME THE REPORT HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED.

SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO INFORM YOUR EMPLOYEES, PLEASE REMIND THEM, IF THEY CHOOSE TO LEAVE THE BUILDING, THEY SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY PERSONAL ITEMS WITH THEM AND REMAIN CALM, AND FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS

 ELEVATORS:

AT THIS TIME, ELEVATORS (ARE -OR- ARE NOT) AVAILABLE FOR USE.

 STAIRWELLS:

AT THIS TIME, ALL STAIRWELLS REMAIN AVAILABLE.

-OR-

EXIT THE BUILDING USING ONLY STAIRWELL(S) __________ (IDENTIFY).

YOU MUST ONLY USE STAIRWELLS(S) __________ (IDENTIFY).

DO NOT USE STAIRWELL(S) __________ (IDENTIFY).

I REPEAT, DO NOT USE STAIRWELLS __________ (IDENTIFY).

 EXISTS

ALL EXITS ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE.

-OR-

ONLY THE __________ EXIT(S) ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE.

I REPEAT, USE ONLY THE EXITS LOCATION __________ (IDENTIFY).

DO NOT USE THE __________ EXITS (IDENTIFY).

I REPEAT, DO NOT USE THE EXITS LOCATED __________ ((IDENTIFY).

WE WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SITUATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

PROVIDE FREQUENT STATUS REPORTS OVER THE PUBLIC-ADDRESS SYSTEM

Messages and/or Announcements that indicate the non-availability of Exits or are intented to direct Occupants toward a specific Stairwell/Exit must be repeated often.