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112.3

General Information

Handbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98
Update With Postal Bulletin Revisions Through April 5, 2001

      • 112.3 Security
         
        • 112.31 Protect all mail, money, and equipment entrusted to your care.
           
        • 112.32 Return all mail, money, and equipment to the post office at the end of the workday.
           
        • 112.33 Do not place mail in your pockets or clothing, lockers or desks, or in parcels, hand grips, lunch containers, or other luggage.
           
      • 112.4 Safety Conduct your work in a safe manner so as not to endanger yourself or others (see part 133 for general safety practices and part 812 for vehicle safety practices).
         
      • 112.5 Neatness and Example
         
        • 112.51 Maintain a neat, clean and generally creditable appearance.
           
        • 112.52 Conduct affairs of personal life in a way that will reflect creditably on both you and the Postal Service.
           
      • 112.6 Courtesy to Public
         
        • 112.61 Do not engage in controversies with customers or other members of the public when on duty.
           
        • 112.62 When requested, furnish customers with postal and other reasonable information and provide change of address cards and other postal forms.
           
      • 112.7 Proper Vehicle Operation (See subchapter 81)
         
  • 12 Basic Carrier Duties
     
    • 121 Office Duties
       
      • 121.1 Time Allowances
         
        • 121.11 Route or case all classes of mail (exception, DPS mail will be cased only when management requires) in sequence of delivery along one or more established routes (see exhibit 121.11 for maximum time allowances). The accurate and speedy routing of mail is one of the most important duties of a carrier; you must be proficient at this task.
           
        • 121.12 Time standards for carrier office work (see exhibit 121.12) represent the minimum acceptable performance standards.