Anthrax Threat (Hospitality)

(15 min.) In the past few years there have been numerous threats of exposure to anthrax through letters and phone calls. During threatening phone calls, the person is usually told anthrax has been placed somewhere in building or the ventilation system. Some envelopes contain nothing other than a threatening note, while others contain a variety of non-toxic substances such as cleaning compounds or baby powder. Reactions to these threats and actual incidences, which may include quarantine, evacuation, decontamination, and medicating victims have disrupted many lives, stressed many individuals, and interrupted businesses.

Topics included in this safety video are: anthrax, pre-incident planning, discuss this issue, coordinate your plan, be suspicious, isolate and secure air-intake areas, envelopes containing alleged anthrax have had the following characteristics (return addresses are typed on adhesive labels, words are spelled incorrectly, return addresses and postmark don't match, business is unfamiliar, envelope is addressed generically to: medical director, security director, or other entity, envelopes or packages come from businesses without business stationary, packages are unexpected or come from businesses or people with whom you are not familiar), for letter and parcels (excessive postage, incorrect titles, titles without names, oily stains or discoloration, rigid envelope, restrictive markings such as confidential or personal, excessive securing material such as masking tape, string, etc., lopsided or uneven envelope, no return address, and poorly written or typed envelopes).

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.