___.___ _______ _______ . _____ _______ _,___ _ . _______ _______ _____ __ \\ | // \\---// \\ // ^ \\__/_ \\---// (_____/ ^ \\____/ \\_/_// (____// .o B.T Bomb Threat Policy o. iNFERNO 1995 BOMB THREAT POLICY : A Bomb Threat may be received on any phone at any time - YOU MUST KNOW WHAT TO DO. A suspect package or object may be found anywhere - YOU MUST KNOW WHAT TO DO. It is ESSENTIAL that you READ THIS DOCUMENT and keep it readily available for subsequent REFERENCE. INTRODUCTION Incident Controller The Incident Controller (IC) will manage all emergency situations in this building for the protection of BT people. If you have any queries on the content of this leaflet, please advise your IC or the BS Zone Customer Centre on telephone numbers shown in your Local Bomb Threat Notice. General Advice This leaflet is intended to give general advice for action in the event of a Bomb Threat or discovery of a suspicious package or object. It is considered good advice, though common sense may dictate that on a particular occasion another approach should be used to achieve the same goal. Watchfulness People can contribute greatly to their own safety by looking out for, and reporting deficiencies in security, challenging strangers, reporting defective locks, windows, etc, to the BC Zone Customer Centre. Housekeeping Unfamiliar objects can be more easily spotted if you exercise `good housekeeping', i.e, keep your room and corridors tidy and unoccupied offices closed. TELEPHONED BOMB THREATS If You Receive The Call: Take details of the actual words used in the threat. As soon as possible advise the Incident Controller of the situation by phone and act on his advice. (In the event that the IC or Deputy is unavailable then telephone the police and act on their advice, and also advise the BS Zone Customer Centre who will locate someone to attend). A formal record of the Bomb Threat Call should be made on the form attached to the local Bomb and Bomb Threat Procedures Notice, issued separately, and fowarded to the incident controller. To Trace A Call. If your colleague advises you that he is taking a Bomb Threat Call, IMMEDIATELY try getting a trace on the caller: - Contact the public exchange operator and ask for "A call trace on a Bomb Threat call being received on .............." (quote the phone number the threat is being received on) - The results on the trace (whether successful or not) should be advised to your collegue receiving the call and phoned through to the incident controller. SUSPECT OBJECTS, PACKAGES OR VECHICLES Action on Discovery. If you discover a suspect object, letter parcel or vechicle: - DO NOT move, cover, or interfere with it - The highest ranking person in the immediate vicinity (you may be that person, regardless of your grade) must then IMMEDIATLY arrange for all the people to clear the room, the surrounding rooms, and if thought necessary, the whole floor. - Whilst arranging the evacuation, ensure that the Incident Controller is urgently advised of the situation by phone and act on his advice. (In the event that the incident controller and deputy are unavailable, then telephone the police and act on their advise, then advice the BS Zone Customer Centre who will locate someone to attend). - Complete the form attached to the local Bomb and Bomb Threat Notice, issued separatly and the foward to the Incident Controller. IDENTIFYING A BOMB A bomb can be anything large enough to hold explosive or incendiary material, ranging in size from a matchbox to a suitcase or even larger. A reliable indication may be the discovery of an object which is alien to that location, unusual in appearance, hidden from casual view and/or, of questionable ownership. A letter or parcel bomb can be of almost any size that can travel by post. DON'T OPEN IT, leave it in a clear area for investigation.