Please test furniture anchors to save kids!

Welcome to the community @Loz12

The potential for furniture to fall on young children is a concern raised by Choice, noted by retailers and the ACCC.

Please note one only needs to post similar discussion to a single topic for the community to respond. Your 2 independent posts have been combined in the one new topic.

There is a similar short discussion with shared concerns.

It’s a complex topic for which there is currently no accepted standard. This may make testing of any anchor system challenging considering different products require different types and capacity for the anchors. IKEA by example supply customer anchors which are product specific.

Choice staff @BrendanMays may be able to comment further on the practicality of testing, and the competency or skill levels required to correctly install an anchor. An anchor is only as strong as the two attachment points. One being to the item of furniture being restrained, the other the adjacent wall.

The following articles may assist others to more fully understand the issues and concerns.

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