Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey joined lawmakers in congress introducing new legislation that makes furniture less of a tipping hazard for children.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission tip-overs of furniture, televisions, and appliances cause over 25,400 injuries per year as children are crushed, trapped or struck by falling objects. The majority of these incidents involve furniture tip-overs. The Sturdy Act directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to adopt a stronger, mandatory stability standard for clothing storage units, including chests, bureaus and dressers.
If the bills passes, it changes the industry standards in stability within a year and a half.