WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.960 --> 00:00:06.029 As manufacturers, distributors, and 2 00:00:03.780 --> 00:00:09.120 point-of-sale retailers of explosive 3 00:00:06.029 --> 00:00:11.700 precursors, explosive powders, or other IED 4 00:00:09.120 --> 00:00:13.469 components, you may observe suspicious 5 00:00:11.700 --> 00:00:15.750 activity in the course of your everyday 6 00:00:13.469 --> 00:00:18.119 duties and responsibilities that could 7 00:00:15.750 --> 00:00:21.679 be an indicator of a terrorist attack, or 8 00:00:18.119 --> 00:00:21.679 other criminal activities. 9 00:00:21.810 --> 00:00:27.060 These daily responsibilities, such as 10 00:00:24.720 --> 00:00:29.460 managing inventory, answering questions 11 00:00:27.060 --> 00:00:31.950 posed by customers, and/or conducting 12 00:00:29.460 --> 00:00:34.560 point-of-sale transactions, place you in 13 00:00:31.950 --> 00:00:36.780 a unique position to observe suspicious 14 00:00:34.560 --> 00:00:39.030 behaviors and indicators that, when 15 00:00:36.780 --> 00:00:41.250 viewed in the context of other facts and 16 00:00:39.030 --> 00:00:43.200 circumstances, may indicate pre-operational 17 00:00:41.250 --> 00:00:45.690 planning of a terrorist 18 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:48.200 related incident, or other criminal 19 00:00:45.690 --> 00:00:48.200 activity. 20 00:00:48.989 --> 00:00:53.670 The following scenarios provide examples 21 00:00:51.540 --> 00:00:55.890 of how and when you may observe 22 00:00:53.670 --> 00:00:58.230 suspicious behavior as you go about your 23 00:00:55.890 --> 00:01:00.120 daily activities, and the value of 24 00:00:58.230 --> 00:01:02.610 communicating this behavior with 25 00:01:00.120 --> 00:01:05.659 supervisors in local law enforcement 26 00:01:02.610 --> 00:01:08.479 per your company's policies and procedures. 27 00:01:05.659 --> 00:01:11.000 These situations are just a few examples 28 00:01:08.479 --> 00:01:13.430 of how the tenets of the NSI and the SAR 29 00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:15.860 process are applicable to you in your 30 00:01:13.430 --> 00:01:17.960 daily responsibilities. Being familiar 31 00:01:15.860 --> 00:01:20.149 with the sixteen pre-operational 32 00:01:17.960 --> 00:01:22.820 behaviors and indicators of terrorism, 33 00:01:20.149 --> 00:01:24.439 related to suspicious activity that were 34 00:01:22.820 --> 00:01:26.329 discussed earlier in the types of 35 00:01:24.439 --> 00:01:28.130 suspicious activities section of this 36 00:01:26.329 --> 00:01:30.140 training, will assist you in your 37 00:01:28.130 --> 00:01:32.869 responsibilities to maintain a safe 38 00:01:30.140 --> 00:01:34.610 community. The reporting of suspicious 39 00:01:32.869 --> 00:01:36.470 activity may provide valuable 40 00:01:34.610 --> 00:01:39.020 information to ongoing criminal 41 00:01:36.470 --> 00:01:42.520 investigations, and may be a key detail 42 00:01:39.020 --> 00:01:42.520 in a terrorism investigation. 43 00:01:43.790 --> 00:01:47.840 As you review the scenerios it is 44 00:01:46.130 --> 00:01:50.090 important to know and understand your 45 00:01:47.840 --> 00:01:52.640 company's reporting policy and process. 46 00:01:50.090 --> 00:01:55.850 Your company should have a prescribed 47 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:58.100 policy that addresses when employees may 48 00:01:55.850 --> 00:01:59.630 report suspicious activity and explains 49 00:01:58.100 --> 00:02:02.420 the process of sharing the information 50 00:01:59.630 --> 00:02:04.580 with appropriate agencies in a timely 51 00:02:02.420 --> 00:02:06.280 manner while ensuring compliance with 52 00:02:04.580 --> 00:02:09.170 privacy and confidentiality 53 00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:11.810 considerations. If your company does not 54 00:02:09.170 --> 00:02:13.850 have a reporting policy, please discuss 55 00:02:11.810 --> 00:02:16.490 with your supervisor what you observed 56 00:02:13.850 --> 00:02:19.780 or overheard prior to reporting to any 57 00:02:16.490 --> 00:02:19.780 outside agency. 58 00:02:19.849 --> 00:02:24.560 The following scenarios will illustrate 59 00:02:22.400 --> 00:02:26.870 the importance of recognizing behaviors 60 00:02:24.560 --> 00:02:30.790 of a potential bomber in the planning associated in a terrorist plot.