You might not realize that your TV and the furniture it rests on can be a serious hazard. They can tip over and injure or even kill a child. The government reports that 267 children have died from TVs tipping over since 2000 and about 11,000 suffered injuries. You might not realize that your TV and the furniture it rests on can be a serious hazard. They can tip over and injure or even kill a child. The government reports that 267 children have died from TVs tipping over since 2000 and about 11,000 suffered injuries. MILWAUKEE — The US Consumer Safety Commission is launching a new campaign called “Anchor It” to protect your children from falling furniture and TVs. CPSC Commissioner, Marietta Robinson, joins FOX6 WakeUp to talk about the low-cost steps you can take. Children like to climb on furniture but many parents are not aware that unsecured TVs and furniture are hidden hazards lurking in every room. Children like to climb on furniture. For them, the home is a playground, and during the summer months children are Furniture designers can do some of their most innovative work for their most imaginative consumers: children. Charles and Ray Eames created a cartoonish plywood elephant in 1945 that was (only much later) realized by Vitra in colorful plastic. George Caretakers or parents were regularly asked about the availability of space at home for children to play, or number of times that they play with their children. The objective of the questionnaire was to determine parents' awareness in assessing the .
Keep windows closed on upper floors. If you do open them, open them from top down. Only open windows that children can't reach. Keep all furniture and anything else children can climb away from windows. Set and enforce rules that children do We were eager to buy all new furniture when we moved into our new home. But we realized that once we started having kids, a lot of things would probably become worn pretty quickly. So we bought sturdy, less expensive furniture that wouldn’t break our new data shows tipped furniture accidents send children to the emergency room every 24 minutes. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) launched a new “Anchor It!” campaign on June 4, indicating thatfurniture and TV tip-over accidents have LUCKY Finbar Breslin is sitting pretty after winning a new sofa while donating money to Children in Need. He took part in furniture retailer DFS’ Give Me Five competition in aid of the annual fundraising campaign, where customers entered a competition .