As of September 1, 2023, furniture manufacturers and retailers must comply with new furniture safety standards. Dressers, armoires and other clothing storage furniture, must meet stability standards to avoid injury and deaths from furniture tip-overs and include anchor kits. Read more on our tip card and press release.

To illustrate the risks of tip-overs, Anchor It! has created several public service announcement (PSA) videos. They can be viewed in English and Spanish.

To illustrate the risks of tip-overs, Anchor It! has created several public service announcement (PSA) videos. They can be viewed in English and Spanish.

The most recent videos were created to remind home owners and renters to anchor their furniture to the wall. Preventing a death or injury from a furniture tip over tragedy by anchoring furniture, is easier than you may think, and for renters, repairing a wall once anchor is removed, only takes minutes.

Parents of children who died from a furniture or TV tip-over speak in another series of videos, urging others to act. They share just how real and dangerous falling TVs and furniture like dressers, bookcases, and nightstands can be to children.

The campaign has a library of photos related to installing anti-tip kits and awareness of tip-overs. Feel free to download images from our recently updated library and share them with your community.

Images you’ll find:

• children climbing on furniture to reach a toy or just to climb
• parents or caregivers in the room who are distracted
• the steps to anchor furniture and TVs

Anchor It! data shows furniture and TV tip-overs can happen no matter the cost, quality, or intended purpose of the items, and regardless of whether they’re designed for children or adults. Our images therefore include a variety of furniture and multiple types of televisions.

Download and share our tip-cards with your friends, family, and communities!

• Older adults – Keep older adults safe from furniture tip-overs. Download our new tip-card.
• New federal rule – A new federal rule to prevent furniture tip-overs is now in effect. Download our tip-card and learn more.
• Summer Safety — Simple things you can do around the house to prevent tip-overs. Download our new tip-card.

CPSC has compiled a social media toolkit that includes sample posts and graphics for collaborators, in both English and Spanish. You are invited to use these resources to provide your networks with important reminders about:

• The importance of anchoring new furniture
• Ensuring large furniture items are anchored when cleaning
• Keeping tempting items low to the ground when tidying up
• Adding a tip-over kit to shopping lists

Each year, CPSC publishes a report containing new data on injuries and fatalities associated with television, furniture, and appliance product instability or tip-over incidents. The most recent data can be found in the 2023 report.