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| tom66:
It doesn't seem to apply to the UK, every pack of button cells I've got is a simple cardboard and plastic tray arrangement, which is trivially opened. |
| ataradov:
It is not trivial to small kids. This is enough of protection. If you have dexterity and persistence to open those packs, you are old enough to not eat batteries. |
| Halcyon:
--- Quote from: ataradov on June 20, 2022, 09:57:32 pm ---It is not trivial to small kids. This is enough of protection. If you have dexterity and persistence to open those packs, you are old enough to not eat batteries. --- End quote --- You're making some pretty wild assumptions. Some adults are pretty fucking stupid too. |
| Kerlin:
--- Quote from: jeremy on June 20, 2022, 06:11:12 am ---I think the important thing to note here is that it doesn't make any reference to toys - it is basically either consumer products or not. Note sure how this will go for things like computer motherboards. There is also an exemption for soldered down batteries. Edit: also, there is not a lot of information in the legislation other than referencing standard XYZ which you need SAI global for :palm: --- End quote --- This unfortunately is the normal case here, you cant get a copy of the standard without contributing. That doesn't help and who does it benefit? |
| SiliconWizard:
--- Quote from: Halcyon on June 21, 2022, 12:12:18 am --- --- Quote from: ataradov on June 20, 2022, 09:57:32 pm ---It is not trivial to small kids. This is enough of protection. If you have dexterity and persistence to open those packs, you are old enough to not eat batteries. --- End quote --- You're making some pretty wild assumptions. Some adults are pretty fucking stupid too. --- End quote --- But the law is about child protection as far as I can tell. If *you* are assuming that adults can be as dumb as children, then uh sure, that can be occasionally the case for some people, but from a legal standpoint, adults who act as children and can't be held responsible of what they do should usually be considered vulnerable adults and taken care of properly. Writing laws to protect chidren and targetting adults in disguise, that would be pretty fucked up. Not that I'm really sure what you were exactly on about though. |
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