Publish date: 19 May 2025
Button Batteries Safety Resources
New posters promoting button battery safety have been developed to keep children safe. The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published new posters which can be downloaded and shared by organisations to promote button battery safety and awareness.
The posters feature top tips that have been developed through collaboration with accident prevention charities, clinicians, manufacturers, online marketplaces and trade associations. They warn parents about the risks of button batteries and provide five top tips to keep children safe:
- Look around your home for button batteries. Think toys, lights, remote controls and more
- Check for products with loose backs and button batteries that have dropped out
- Store button batteries in a safe place, up high and out of your child’s reach
- Dispose of used button batteries as soon as you can. They are still unsafe
- Act if you think your child may have swallowed a button battery, go straight to A&E or call an ambulance
- Used button batteries should not be disposed of in the household rubbish. They should be dropped off for recycling at a collection point at a supermarket, or any other big shop that sells over 32 kg of batteries a year.
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