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Mail handling

… If you receive suspicious item call 999 and ask for the police. Clear the area … How to identify a suspicious package … Indicators of suspicious deliveries or mail When trying to identify a suspicious package, general indicators that delivered items may be of concern include: Unexpected items, …
Keywords: Mail handling , Suspicious Item , CBR , Threat analysis , Chemical , Physical Security , Security , Public Safety , Suspicious activity

Incident procedures

… Suspicious activity … actions to informing the police and searching the venue for suspicious items. Telephone bomb threat Stay calm and listen - alert a … What to do If someone’s behaviour appears suspicious, if it is not what you would normally expect, then you must act without delay. If you come across suspicious activity, you must not ignore it. What you do …
Keywords: Bomb threat , Suspicious Item , HOT principle , Suspicious Behaviour , Terrorist threat , Public Safety , Suspicious activity

Good housekeeping

… regime, helping to reduce the opportunity for placing suspicious items or bags and helping to deal with false alarms and … an easier opportunity for staff to conduct examinations for suspicious items. Public and communal areas Keep public and communal …
Keywords: Good housekeeping , Security , Suspicious Item , Suspicious Behaviour , public spaces , Safety , Securing and checking , Election

Polling Stations

… conducting a search to identify anything out of place or suspicious. All staff should be familiar with the layout of … is present, and for what reason. Be prepared to challenge suspicious activity. Wherever possible, obtain the details … Activity How to Identify and Deal with a Suspicious Item What to do in the Event of a Bomb Threat How to Respond …
Keywords: Polling Stations , ACT , SCAN , public spaces , Election , Security , Building , Awareness

Chemical Biological Radiological incidents (CBR)

… Possible Indicators that a Delivered Item Might be of Concern please see: NPSA Action Upon Discovery of any Suspicious Delivered Item: NPSA Mail Screening Matters: NPSA …
Keywords: Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Attack , CBRN , Threat , Mail handling , Suspicious Item , Explosive , Corrosive

Counting venues

… conducting a search to identify anything out of place or suspicious. All staff should be familiar with the layout of …
Keywords: Venues , Election , Security , Counting , Event Security , Safety , Identity

See, Check and Notify (SCaN)

… SCaN training empowers your staff to correctly identify suspicious activity and know what to do when they encounter …
Keywords: Venues , Protective Security , SCAN , Training , Risk Management , NPSA , Staff training , Staff

SCaN for all staff

… to do if you suspect hostile reconnaissance or identify suspicious activity Notify - who should you tell and what …
Keywords: NPSA , Protective Security , Business , SCAN , Training , Staff training

Advice for security managers during a heightened threat level

… 'Recruit’ staff to be vigilant and immediately report suspicious activity and items Use existing staff communication channels, such as … shift briefings and the intranet, to inform your staff what suspicious activity may look like. Encourage them to trust …
Keywords: Threat , SCAN , Physical Security , Personal Security , Perimeter , Risk Management , Counter Terrorism Support , Terrorism threat levels , Guidance , Venues and Public Spaces , Business Continuity , Security Managers , Building

National Stakeholder Menu of Tactical Options

… staff are briefed in observing, detecting and responding to suspicious activity  IB3 - Ensure that any suspicious activity is reported in a timely manner  IB4 - … links with surrounding premises to pass on information and suspicious activity  IB5 - Actively monitor CCTV/VSS at all …
Keywords: National Stakeholder Menu , Tactical Options , Protective Security , Protective measures , Threat , MOTO