??????SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
Every Supplier should have a written security procedure in place to protect Office Depot’s intellectual property and
confidential material, as well as those associates that work or visit such Supplier facilities as recommended by the U.S.Bureau of Customs and Border Protection:
Physical Security: All buildings should be constructed with materials that resist unlawful entry and protect against
outside intrusion.
Physical security should include:
Adequate locking devices for external and internal doors, windows, gates and fences.
Segregation and marking of international, domestic, high- value and dangerous goods cargo within the warehouse by a safe, caged or otherwise fenced-in area.
Adequate lighting both inside and outside the facility, as well as in parking areas.
Separate parking area for private vehicles that is separate from the shipping, loading dock and cargo areas.
Having internal/external communications systems in place to permit prompt contact of internal security personnel
or local law enforcement/police.
Access Controls: Unauthorized access to the shipping, loading dock and cargo areas should be prohibited.
Controls should include:
The positive identification of all employees, visitors and Suppliers.
Procedures for challenging unauthorized/unidentified persons.
Procedural Security: Measures for the handling of incoming and outgoing goods should include the protection against the introduction, exchange, or loss of any legal or illegal material.
Security controls should include:
Assign a designated security officer to supervise the introduction/removal of cargo.
Properly marked, weighed, counted and documented products.
Procedures for verifying seals on containers, trailers and railcars.
Procedures for detecting and reporting shortages and overages.
Procedures for tracking the timely movement of incoming and outgoing goods.
Proper storage of empty and full containers to prevent unauthorized access.
Procedures to notify Customs and other law enforcement agencies in cases where anomalies or illegal activities
are detected or suspected by the company.
Container and Trailer Security, Container Inspection: Container and trailer integrity must be maintained to protect againstthe introduction of unauthorized material and/or persons. At the point- of stuffing, procedures must be in place to properly seal and maintain the integrity of the shipping containers and trailers. A high security seal must be affixed to ll loaded containers and trailers bound for the U.S. All seals must meet or exceed the current PAS ISO 17712 standard for high security seals.