Preventing thefts and damage to property
Discouraging thieves is the best way of protecting your property. On the eve of CERN's annual end-of-year closure, in your own interest, that of your colleagues and that of the Organization, we would strongly advise you to take the following precautions:
- MONEY, VALUABLES & KEYS:
Do not leave money or valuables in your office or your lockers.
Keys and spare keys must be taken away or kept in a safe place (please avoid supposedly 'safe hiding places' such as drawers, even if they are locked, metal boxes and flowers pots, all of which are well-known to burglars).
Change lock codes regularly.
Be careful if you have to leave your keys with a third party and make sure that they do not pass them on to anyone else.
- DOORS & WINDOWS:
Lock office, workshop and meeting-room doors, etc. when you leave. Also make sure windows are properly shut, especially if they are easily accessible from outside.
- REPORTING INCIDENTS:
Each theft solved could prevent another from being perpetrated. Please report thefts, losses, objects gone missing and other serious incidents immediately to the appropriate services (see Document CERN/DSU-RH/13100, published in the Bulletin No. 13-14/2006).
Make a note of any information that may further the investigations, such as the registration numbers, colour and manufacturer of suspicious vehicles and the descriptions of suspicious people.
Keep the relevant services informed of any important developments (e.g. objects found or new clues).
- PENALTIES:
The CERN Management will not hesitate to apply the appropriate penalties and report incidents to the police in its efforts to combat thefts and other crime.
The Host States Relations Service would like to wish you
all the best for the New Year!
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