Product Safety

Warning: Risk of Injury or Death from Unstable Furniture

Unsecured furniture can pose a serious danger to small children. There have been instances where children have been seriously injured or killed due to furniture tipping over. You can help reduce the risk of such tragedies by ensuring your furniture is properly secured.

Potential Hazards

Young children often climb on items like bookcases, dressers, wardrobes, and sideboards. If these pieces are not anchored, the child’s weight can cause them to fall.

When furniture tips over, it can strike the child and potentially trap or crush them beneath it, leading to suffocation or fatal injuries.

Safety Tips

When Buying Furniture:

• Choose low-profile furniture or pieces with wide, sturdy, and stable bases.
• Opt for furniture that includes safety features or wall-anchoring hardware.
• Check the stability in-store — for example, open the top drawers of a chest and gently apply pressure to ensure it doesn’t tip over easily. Also confirm drawers are secure and don't slide out unexpectedly.

When Buying Furniture:

• Always secure furniture to walls or floors by attaching, bolting, or mounting them properly.
• Avoid placing heavy objects on the upper shelves of bookcases.
• Position TVs at the back of units or mount them securely to the wall.
• Teach children not to climb on furniture.
• Keep tempting objects like toys off high surfaces to avoid encouraging climbing.
• Keep unstable furniture away from areas where children frequently play.
• Use drawer locks to prevent children from opening drawers and using them as steps.