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A Massachusetts mother encourages other parents to secure furniture and TVs after her daughter was killed by a dresser that tipped over.

As of September 1st, 2023, furniture companies must ensure their products meet safety and stability requirements before they are sold.

Consumer Reports takes us inside a first-of-its-kind house created by a family that turned a tragedy into a way to help other families and save lives.

Charlie's House was designed from the ground up and dedicated to reducing at-home accidents and injuries.

From tipping furniture to choking hazards, there are many ways kids can injure themselves at home, and now, there's a place dedicated to making sure kids stay safe.

Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to adopt ASTM F2057 23 as a mandatory safety standard to prevent injuries of children from the tip over of freestanding clothing storage units. The STURDY Act directs the CPSC to examine the effectiveness of any consumer product safety standards.

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Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC determined ASTM1 F2057-23 meets requirements of Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth STURDY Act and adopted it as mandatory standard.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has long focused on consumer products that pose unique risks to children. Chair Alexander Hoehn Saric made this clear in a rejection of a proposed voluntary standard on infant sleep products reaffirming CPSC's commitment children's safety.

The new rules would require units to exceed minimum stability requirements and display important safety information.