Friday • September19

Smart Business Moment

Postal Identification

Where's Your Badge?

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Postal Identification

Where’s Your Badge?

Always display your postal identification.
Make sure everybody else is wearing a badge, too.
Don’t allow unauthorized individuals into postal facilities.

Keeping postal buildings secure helps keep employees,

customers, and the mail secure.

And that’s smart business.

Alternate business moment

Hiring a Postal Employee for a Local Buy Contract

Don't Contract with a Colleague

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Hiring a Postal Employee for a Local Buy Contract

Don’t Contract with a Colleague

A Postal Service employee can’t award a cleaning, lawn care, snow removal or maintenance contract to a fellow employee.
Contracts with postal employees or their family members is against the rules in the Postal Service’s Supplying Principles and Practices and the Administrative Support Manual.

Not awarding a local buy contract to a Postal Service employee maintains the integrity and reputation of USPS as a fair and honest business.

And that’s smart business.

Contact the Ethics Office (ethics.help@usps.gov) for guidance.

Smart Safety Moment

Facility security

Follow the Inspector’s advice for keeping our facilities safe.

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Facility security

Follow the Inspector’s advice for keeping our facilities safe.

Wear your ID and question strangers who aren’t wearing a postal ID.
Ensure government license plates, such as USPS or General Services Administration plates, are properly affixed to vehicles.
Perform vehicle inventories daily and document the results.
Remove keys from vehicles and lock the doors when vehicles aren’t in use.
Immediately report any missing postal assets such as uniforms, IDs, vehicles and keys.
Keep facility doors closed and make sure locks work.

Everyone is responsible for keeping postal facilities and vehicles safe and secure. For additional information, read Pub 266, Blueprint for Facility Security.

And that’s smart safety!

For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.

Alternate safety moment

Handwashing

It’s like a do-it-yourself vaccine.

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Handwashing

It’s like a do-it-yourself vaccine.

There are five simple steps to effective hand-washing. Wet. Lather. Scrub. Rinse. Dry. Regular hand-washing is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick and prevent the spread of germs to others.

Take these steps to help protect yourself and others.

And that’s smart safety!

For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.

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