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DORSET TRADING STANDARDS • Herston Village Hall, Swanage - First Monday of each month 10am-12noon
• Wimborne Citizens Advice - Monday 10am-12noon
Dorset County Council Trading Standards Service check and • Ferndown Library - Tuesday and Friday, 10am-2pm
approve businesses so you don’t have to. • The Centre, Barns Road, Ferndown - Thursday, 10am-2pm
For more information visit www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk or
call 08454 040506. And by appointment only at:
To report or seek advice about problems you have Bovington Hive, Lytchett Minster & Upton Town Council, Swanage Library, Upton
experienced when dealing with a trader call 08454 040506. Library and Verwood Library.

Button Battery Safety

Button batteries are used to power everyday items including car key fobs,
remotes, and children’s toys, but if swallowed, they could badly injure or kill a
child.
Button batteries react with saliva to create caustic soda, which is the chemical
often used to unblock drains. If a child swallows a button battery and it gets stuck
in their food pipe (oesophagus), it can burn a hole and cause internal bleeding,
or even death. If a button battery gets into the stomach, it can also cause
significant tissue damage.

Larger lithium ‘coin cell’
batteries (about the size of a
five pence piece) are the
most dangerous. Smaller
batteries can be inserted into
places such as ears and
noses, causing serious injuries
for children if undetected.
Store spare batteries securely
and out of children’s reach.
Be careful when opening
multi-packs of button
batteries to ensure they do
not fall on the floor.
Know what products use
button batteries and check that the button battery compartment is secure. Put
products with unsecured button batteries out of children’s reach. Under product
safety regulations, button battery compartments in toys are required to be
secured.
Educate older children about button batteries including why they should not play
with them or give them to younger children.

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