Button Batteries

“It turns out this is one of the most damaging and dangerous things that my beautiful boy could have ever swallowed. It does not get much worse than this.” - Mother of an 8 month-old baby boy.

Images and resources

Here we bring together free-to-use images and resources, including copyright-free photos and free downloadable videos, illustrations and educational resources.

Images

Please use this image of lithium coin cell batteries. Most other stock photos are of smaller, less dangerous button batteries. Credit: Child Accident Prevention Trust.

Download and use our other copyright-free button battery photos for your own communications.

(Click on the photo in Flickr and then on the symbol on the right of the photo to download it)

Video content

Access our full playlist of button battery video content on Youtube.

Free educational content

Download and share our poster Button Batteries: Where are yours? [PDF]

Our downloadable session plan [PDF] offers an easy way to raise awareness in an engaging way once face-to-face work with parents resumes.
Download this leaflet produced by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) as a helpful reminder about keeping children safe from button batteries.

Social Media Assets

These ready-made social media assets produced by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) are useful in helping you share the safety messages with families

Reminder to check toys and gadgets for button batteries. Download and share these ready-made social media assets produced by the Office for Product Safety and Standards. Store button batteries safely. Download and share these ready-made social media assets produced by the Office for Product Safety and Standards. Swallowing button batteries can kill or injure a child. Download and share these ready-made social media assets produced by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Twitter images [Download zip file]
Instagram images [Download zip file]
Facebook images [Download zip file]

Illustrations

Download and share our illustration of a house and all the button batteries you can find in it, plus cut-outs of the different rooms.

Bulk purchase from our online shop

If you have any budget, you can enhance your work with our Button battery safety pack.

Button battery safety pack (£16.00)
With 100 easy-to-read flyers and a hard-hitting full-colour poster, this pack helps you inform parents about the danger to their child from button batteries.

Useful links

A set of useful links and information is available on our button battery Wakelet collection.

The website of the British and Irish Portable Battery Association (BIPBA) has advice on the risks for parents and medical professionals - http://buttonbatterysafety.com.

Latest

WATCH: Button battery dangers and how to stay safe – Free webinar replay

Watch the free recording of our webinar on the dangers of button batteries to learn why they are so dangerous, where they can be found and what to do if you suspect a child has swallowed one.
Flyer and poster

Our hard-hitting flyer, available in English and Welsh, explains the risks and offers safety tips and emergency advice. Our colourful poster prompts parents to hunt for button batteries in their homes.
Session plan

Our dual-purpose flashcard and session plan is designed to help you run an engaging workshop with parents. With a visual aid, workshop outline and safety facts and tips to share.
New English fact sheet

Our fact sheet provides essential advice about the risks to children, where to look for button batteries and what to do in an emergency. Download and share.

WATCH: Button battery dangers and how to stay safe – Free webinar replay

Watch the free recording of our webinar on the dangers of button batteries to learn why they are so dangerous, where they can be found and what to do if you suspect a child has swallowed one.
Button batteries can kill – help us keep babies, toddlers and preschoolers safe

In the last 10 months, two children have died after swallowing a button battery. Many more have suffered life-changing injuries. Use our free resources to help spread the word.
Visual aides

Share our free gif, download and copyright-free photos to explain what dangerous toys look like.
Leaflet

A free leaflet from the Office for Product Safety and Standards with helpful toy safety messages for parents. Download, print and share to help raise awareness.
Poster

A free poster from the Office for Product Safety and Standards, highlighting safety risks when shopping online and asking: ‘Who are you buying from?’
Dangerous toys to avoid

Michelle, mum and trading standards officer, shares the inside scoop on dangerous toys to watch out for this Christmas, especially if you’re shopping online.
Buying safe toys

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