Luggage security and safety

摘要

AGAINST A BACKDROP of alarming revelations, travellers are looking for solutions that will improve the security of their luggage. The travelling public face an unfortunate dilemma - they are accountable for the contents of their luggage, yet once their luggage disappears down a luggage chute at check in time they lose all control. Shrink wrapping luggage, enclosing luggage in tamper-proof nets, utilising tamper proof seals, fitting specialist locks or buying a new more secure suitcase are some of the options currently available to travellers. But do these measures really work and what is the best approach? Standards Australia is seeking to develop a guide that will help travellers identify the type of luggage that will provide the optimum level of security, the best chance of deflecting the knocks and bumps of transport, the probing hands of thieves, and worse.