June 12 is Button Battery Awareness Day!
Check your home for items containing button batteries
- Button Batteries are commonly found in remote controls, electronic toys and jewelry, fobs, thermometers and electric candles.
- If you find an item that does not have a screw closure (or a two motion closure) on the battery compartment, secure it with tape.
- Keep devices with unsecured batteries away from children when unsupervised.
- Ensure any spare batteries are well out of reach of children.
- In the event you need to replace a battery, wrap your battery in tape before disposing of it to prevent a child or animal from finding it and being able to ingest it.
Encourage your community to check their environment for unsafe products as well
Help keep your community safe, starting with education!
Contact us to discuss community education products and initiatives.
Honour the children affected by button batteries
Read their stories and tell others to honour the children and families who's lives have tragically been affected by button batteries.
Be a part of change
Contact us with your ideas.
Write, call, or tweet your elected representatives advocating for Button Battery Safety Laws.