Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar introduced the long-awaited mandatory safety and information standards on Monday. This follows the death of three children from swallowing button batteries since December 2017. At least 44 kids have also suffered severe injuries, some of them lifelong, following the ingestion or insertion of button batteries. Toowoomba girl, Saphira, was flown to Brisbane after swallowing 20 button batteries at home. Photo: Lachie Millard Under the new standards, secure battery compartments must be installed in consumer goods that contain replaceable button batteries to prevent children from gaining access. Compliance testing will be conducted on all consumer goods with the batteries to prove they are secure and cannot be easily released.
Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar introduced the long-awaited mandatory safety and information standards on Monday. This follows the death of three children from swallowing button batteries since December 2017. At least 44 kids have also suffered severe injuries, some of them lifelong, following the ingestion or insertion of button batteries. Toowoomba girl, Saphira, was flown to Brisbane after swallowing 20 button batteries at home. Photo: Lachie Millard Under the new standards, secure battery compartments must be installed in consumer goods that contain replaceable button batteries to prevent children from gaining access. Compliance testing will be conducted on all consumer goods with the batteries to prove they are secure and cannot be easily released.
Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar introduced the long-awaited mandatory safety and information standards on Monday. This follows the death of three children from swallowing button batteries since December 2017. At least 44 kids have also suffered severe injuries, some of them lifelong, following the ingestion or insertion of button batteries. Toowoomba girl, Saphira, was flown to Brisbane after swallowing 20 button batteries at home. Photo: Lachie Millard Under the new standards, secure battery compartments must be installed in consumer goods that contain replaceable button batteries to prevent children from gaining access. Compliance testing will be conducted on all consumer goods with the batteries to prove they are secure and cannot be easily released.
Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar introduced the long-awaited mandatory safety and information standards on Monday. This follows the death of three children from swallowing button batteries since December 2017. At least 44 kids have also suffered severe injuries, some of them lifelong, following the ingestion or insertion of button batteries. Toowoomba girl, Saphira, was flown to Brisbane after swallowing 20 button batteries at home. Photo: Lachie Millard Under the new standards, secure battery compartments must be installed in consumer goods that contain replaceable button batteries to prevent children from gaining access. Compliance testing will be conducted on all consumer goods with the batteries to prove they are secure and cannot be easily released.
Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar introduced the long-awaited mandatory safety and information standards on Monday. This follows the death of three children from swallowing button batteries since December 2017. At least 44 kids have also suffered severe injuries, some of them lifelong, following the ingestion or insertion of button batteries. Toowoomba girl, Saphira, was flown to Brisbane after swallowing 20 button batteries at home. Photo: Lachie Millard Under the new standards, secure battery compartments must be installed in consumer goods that contain replaceable button batteries to prevent children from gaining access. Compliance testing will be conducted on all consumer goods with the batteries to prove they are secure and cannot be easily released.