Emergency Response and HazMat Security Information

 

 

  

Resource information provided is broken into the following categories:

 

New York City Threat Level

 

United States Threat Level

Orange Advisory

Understanding the Homeland Security Advisory System

 

 

Hazardous Material Emergency Response and Security

EHS Update: Chemical Spill Planning and Response
Planning tool to prepare for chemical spill procedures.

EHS Update: Security of Hazardous Materials in Laboratories
Provides basic information about laboratory security.

Select Agents

Laboratory Security and Emergency Response Guidance for Laboratories Working with Select Agents
Appendix F of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health publication "Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories" (4th Edition)

WMC Environmental Health and Safety Select Agent Information
WMC information for researchers using select agents.

 

Suspicious Packages/Mail

Contact EHS if you receive suspicious packages or mail at work.

FBI Mail Advisory
Poster from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help identify suspicious mail.

How to Recognize and Handle a Suspicious Package or Envelope
Official Centers for Disease Control and Prevention health advisory discussing suspicious package/envelope procedures.