Anchor it and protect a child [- preventing furniture and TV tip overs].
A webpage which relates to this pamphlet states: "The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents of young children to anchor and stabilize their televisions, furniture, and appliances to prevent tip-over related incidents. In a quest to reach a toy, TV or game remote, or other desired item, young children are using dressers [, bookshelves] and tables as climbing devices and the results are tragic."
The pamphlet states:
"To prevent tragedies, follow these safety tips in any home where children live or visit:
- Anchor furniture to the wall or the floor.
- Place TVs on sturdy, low bases.
- Or, anchor the furniture and the TV on top of it, and push the TV as far back on top of the
furniture as possible.
- Keep remote controls, toys, and other items that might be attractive to children off TV
stands or furniture.
- Keep TV and/or cable cords out of reach of children.
- Make sure freestanding kitchen ranges and stoves are installed with anti-tip brackets.
- Supervise children in rooms where these safety tips have not been followed."
Available at:
http://www.cpsc.gov/PageFiles/111033/5004.pdf
See also:
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/News-Releases/2013/The-Tipping-Point-Highest-Number-of-TV-and-Furniture-Tip-Over-Deaths-Recorded-By-CPSC-in-2011/
This webpage also contains links to YouTube videos, a PDF of a related poster, radio ads and other material.
Record #:
9920
Date:
2011
Format:
Pamphlet
Corp:
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Publisher:
Bethesda, MD, Consumer Product Safety Commission: 2011.
Keywords:
TODDLERS;INJURY BY BODY LOCATION;HEAD INJURY;TELEVISION;PRESCHOOLERS;INJURY BY BODY LOCATION;HEAD INJURIES;TELEVISIONS;TV;TVS;HOME SAFETY;PRESCHOOLERS;TIPOVERS;TIP OVERS;TIP-OVERS;CRUSHING;BOOKSHELVES;DRESSERS;FALLS;FURNITURE TIPOVER;TIP OVER;TIPOVER
Identity:
US
Location:
f
Class:
G060
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