I must do so even if I think the passenger is joking — even if I know the passenger is joking. If you say you have an explosive device in your bag, airline staff is required to treat you as though you have an explosive device in your bag. The flight attendant stationed at the boarding door heard the threat.
So did several passengers. The flight attendant reported the incident to the captain, who immediately called police. Two police officers interrogated the passenger on the jet bridge.
I stood within earshot, concerned that someone who threatened to shoot me and my colleagues might try to downplay the seriousness of his statement. By saying he hoped somebody would commit a horrific act of violence against innocent people instead of admitting that he expressed the desire to do so, he was trying to deflect blame.
It appears his ploy worked. The officers decided not to arrest him. After consulting with the flight attendants — all of whom took the threat seriously — the captain asked the officers to remove the passenger from our aircraft. The gate agent also initiated procedures to permanently ban the passenger from flying on the airline.
At the conclusion of every onboard safety video, the Federal Aviation Administration requires flight attendants to walk through the cabin and ensure that seat belts are fastened, tray tables are stowed and seats are in their upright position. Any member of staff with a direct telephone line, mobile phone, computer or tablet etc. Your staff must, therefore, understand the actions required of them as the potential first response to a threat message and their duty of care to others.
Ideally, the Bomb Threats checklist should be completed as soon as possible, i. All bomb threat communications are a crime and should be reported to the police by dialling Evaluating the credibility of a threat is a critical task, particularly if the attack being threatened is imminent. Short-notice threats are a tactic used to place additional pressure on decision makers, so the better prepared you are, the quicker the police response is likely to be.
Police will assess the threat and if specific intelligence is known, will give risk management advice accordingly. However, in the absence of detailed information or specific intelligence, it will be necessary for you to consider a number of factors relevant to your decision-making process:. Responsibility for the initial decision making remains with the management of the location being threatened and must form part of an inclusive process for managing risk.
As already noted, all bomb threats should be reported to the police and their subsequent advice followed. Police will assess the credibility of the threat not just to the building and the people within it, but also to the surrounding area. This will be done at the earliest opportunity, followed by the provision of appropriate guidance, which may inform your further options. However, do not delay your decision making process waiting for the arrival of police. It is essential that appropriate plans exist and are tested; they should be event and location specific, and accommodate foreseeable variables.
Regular searches i. Remember: it is vital that regular drills are carried out to ensure all are familiar with bomb threat procedures, routes and rendezvous points.
Disabled staff should have personal evacuation plans and be individually briefed on their evacuation procedures. Similarly all visitors should be briefed on evacuation procedures and quickly identified and assisted in the event of a threat.
Avoid revealing details about specific incidents to the media or through social media without prior consultation with police. Do not provide details of the threat, the decision making process relating to evacuation internal or external or why a decision not to evacuate was taken. To help us improve GOV. If you receive a suspicious package, letter, or object under any circumstances. Do not touch it, tamper with it, or move it. Merced, CA Telephone: See our Campus Ready site for the most up to date information about instruction.
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If you receive a bomb threat via telephone: Take the caller seriously.
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