Guidelines for Mail Processing

The following guidelines are offered to help you reduce the possibility of exposure to any terrorist threat that may be posed by mail processing. Any situation that meets the criteria listed below should be reported to Public Safety at 831-2222 in Newark and Wilmington, and 645-4333 in Southern Delaware. Tell them the manner of the threat and the specifics about what is happening and give them your exact location so they can find you.

• Guidelines for Mail Processing - Bioterriorism Screening/Response
• Addendum to Guidelines for Mail Processing - Bioterriorism Screening/Response
• Guidelines for Mail Processing - Mail Bomb Screening/Response
• Resources:

  FBI Suspicious Mail Poster

  University of Delaware Guidelines for Mail Processing
  United States Postal Service Message to Customers
  CDC Interim* Recommendations for Protecting Workers from Exposure to Bacillus anthracis in Work Sites Where Mail Is Handled or Processed
  CDC Health Advisory - Anthrax
  CDC - Ricin Information
  Ricin
  Delaware Health Advisory #70 - Ricin In Senate Office Building (Washington, DC)
  OSHA Guide - Anthrax in the Workplace (word document)
  Questions About Mail: Fall 2001

Questions regarding guidelines to opening mail should be addressed to Joseph Miller at jamiller@udel.edu or extension 6566. You may also contact Krista Murray at klmurray@udel.edu or extension 1433.