A new Consumer Product Safety Commission report on furniture, TV, and appliance tip-over injuries and fatalities showed an estimated of 22,500 Americans injured annually that required hospital emergency-department (ED) treatment for tip-over injuries. Nearly 44% of whom were children under 18 years of age.
A new Consumer Product Safety Commission report on furniture, TV, and appliance tip-over injuries and fatalities showed an estimated of 22,500 Americans injured annually that required hospital emergency-department (ED) treatment for tip-over injuries. Nearly 44% of whom were children under 18 years of age.
Furniture World Magazine Article: : HFA Reports, A review of national and local legislative and regulatory activity initiated on behalf of home furnishings retailers.
The House passed two bills on June 23, 2021 aimed at protecting infants and children from potentially dangerous furniture. These bills follow a recent vote by the CPSC to impose new standards on inclined sleepers.