« | 3rd August 2022

Button Battery Safety

Helping your Business Comply

Meeting the new safety standards for button and coin batteries is easy with warning stickers, tags and labels or printing direct on packaging!

Button Battery Warning Compliance Stickers in Chipping Norton Sydney
Button Battery Warning Compliance Stickers in Chipping Norton Sydney
Under the new legislation, businesses that supply button and coin batteries or products powered by them must now ensure they include warnings and emergency advice on the batteries, packaging and instructions, and suppliers must ensure products have been compliance tested. Products must have secure battery compartments to prevent children accessing the batteries and batteries must be supplied in child-resistant packaging.
Button Battery Warning Compliance Tags in Chipping Norton Sydney
Button Battery Warning Compliance Tags in Chipping Norton Sydney

Breaches of the laws face serious penaltiesof up to $10 million in fines for businesses and $500,000 for individuals.

Protect Kids!

When ingested or inserted, button and coin batteries can burn through tissue and cause catastrophic bleeding. They have been known to cause serious injury within two hours or death within days. Symptoms can include gagging or choking, drooling, chest pain, grunting, coughing or noisy breathing, food refusal, black or red bowel motions, nose bleeds, spitting blood or blood-stained saliva, unexplained vomiting, fever, or abdominal pain.

Button and coin batteries come in various sizes. (Photo credit: Choice)

Need help with compliance?

You know who to call! Or click here if you prefer….
https://www.9news.com.au/national/new-australian-laws-on-button-batteries-take-effect-today/c5053294-ebd3-48a6-a8e9-145004a69758 ;
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-11/investigation-child-swallows-button-battery-childcare-centre/100612544
Gowans & Son Pty Ltd
Unit 1, 52 Alfred Road
Chipping Norton NSW Australia 2170

Telephone: (02) 9755 3545
or (02) 9755 3327
Email: sales@gowansprint.com