Saskatoon emergency crews spent the morning dealing with a dangerous goods incident at the Canada Post distribution centre on 51st Street in Saskatoon on Friday morning.
The dangerous goods team was called to the centre at 8:17 a.m. after a number of staff reported being contaminated by an unknown substance inside the mail sorting area.
Eleven staffed were assessed by the team for their medical condition.
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It was determined their hands had come into contact with hydrogen peroxide that was identified through the use of monitors and testing equipment.
The product had leaked from an unknown package into a mail bin and when mail staff were handling packages from the bin, their hands incurred a while coloured staining.
None of the staff suffered from contacting the hydrogen peroxide and no medical treatment was required after it determined that soap and water clean-up was sufficient for treatment.
Canada Post is currently preparing a directive that mail already in the delivery system may have come in contact with the product.
The product, which is similar to the texture of Vasoline, can be washed with soap and water.
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