Photo: Getty ImagesThe Civil Aviation Authority is warning passengers that products marketed as personal air sanitisers are an explosion hazard on aircraft. The personal air sanitisers promoted as potentially blocking airborne infections, either bacterial or viral, are worn near the face or clipped to a shirt pocket. The CAA said chlorine dioxide was a "highly flammable and reactive gas", and a fire and explosion hazard. New Zealand complied with international rules for the carriage of dangerous goods, and the transport of chlorine dioxide in adsorbed/non-hydrate form was forbidden. It has recommended that anyone using alcohol-based hand gel sanitisers should ensure the gel is given enough time to fully dry, and avoid touching any surface until then.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 29, 2020 01:30 UTC