Guidance

My safety: using and disposing of vapes

OPSS is leading a fresh campaign to raise awareness of safety issues with vapes, with resources for local authorities, community groups and the public.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 4 March 2026

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is leading a fresh campaign to raise awareness among young people of safety issues with using, charging and disposing of vapes. The aim is to encourage simple, practical habits to reduce the risk of battery fires, injuries and environmental harm. Resources are provided for use by local authorities, community groups and the public, including a toolkit, poster and social media materials.

Resources

Toolkit

• Vapes safety toolkit (PDF, 17.9 MB, 12 pages)

Poster

English

• Vapes safety poster print (PDF, 1.8 MB, 1 page)
• Vapes safety poster print with crop marks (PDF, 2.09 MB, 1 page)
• Vapes safety poster web (PDF, 2.02 MB, 1 page)

Welsh

• Vapes safety poster print Welsh (PDF, 2.03 MB, 1 page)
• Vapes safety poster print with crop marks Welsh (PDF, 2.04 MB, 1 page)
• Vapes safety poster web Welsh (PDF, 2.04 MB, 1 page)

Social media materials

Messages

1. Your vape. Your responsibility. / Charge it safely. Recycle it properly.
2. Don’t bin your used vape. / Recycle it instead.
3. Vape fully charged? / Unplug it to reduce the risk of fire.
4. Help stop vape fires. / Recycle vapes properly.
5. Extreme temperatures = extreme risk. / Don’t let you vape get too hot, cold or wet.

English

• Vapes safety SM01 (PNG, 450 KB)
• Vapes safety SM02 (PNG, 478 KB)
• Vapes safety SM03 (PNG, 447 KB)
• Vapes safety SM04 (PNG, 537 KB)
• Vapes safety SM05 (PNG, 404 KB)

Welsh

• Vapes safety SM01 Welsh (PNG, 605 KB)
• Vapes safety SM02 Welsh (PNG, 610 KB)
• Vapes safety SM03 Welsh (PNG, 650 KB)
• Vapes safety SM04 Welsh (PNG, 700 KB)
• Vapes safety SM05 Welsh (PNG, 544 KB)

Published 4 March 2026