Hand Hygiene Fire and Safety Issues

• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) must be (centrally) available in all areas where ABHR hand hygiene solutions will be provided and stored. • All alcohol-based hand hygiene products are flammable with flash-points ranging from 21◦C to 24◦C, depending on the type and concentration of alcohol present. o Generally the product would only ignite if there is an external ignition source (e.g. a flame or spark) o Auto-ignition is the lowest temperature at which a substance will spontaneously ignite in a normal atmosphere, without an external source of ignition. The auto-ignition point of ethanol is 363◦c. Given this it is safe to leave an alcohol based hand hygiene product in cars when used in the community setting o Such products have a Packing Group II (PG II) classification as per Australia