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Meghan’s Hope |
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Raising Awareness About the Dangers of Furniture Tip-Over |
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The Katie Elise Lambert Foundation
Katie Elise Lambert was a beautiful 3 year old girl when she was suddenly killed while dancing about her new bedroom by a fallen wardrobe cabinet just a month after Meghan died.
Katie’s mom and I connected in our grief and we share the same mission and have worked together in memory of our girls to raise awareness about furniture and television tip over safety. I presently sit on the Board of Katie’s Foundation.
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Safety Resources and Links |
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These are some of my favorite resources for general safety and specifically for furniture related safety. Check out these sites for valuable information today! |
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Consumer Product Safety Commissions
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has a wealth of information about all manner of safety View safety alert on furniture tip over View 2008 report on Instability and Tip over of Appliances, Furniture, and televisions |
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Quake hold
Quakehold makes furniture and appliance safety straps, particularly those for large and flat screen TV’s, tall and heavy bookcases and other pieces of furniture, and appliances. They are highly recommended for all furniture and televisions by professional baby proofers.
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Petition in Support of the Katie Elise and Meghan Agnes Act HR 4266
Sign this petition in support of legislation that would require makers of large storage furniture to include warning labels that furniture can tip and cause injury or death and be sold with straps to secure it to the wall. It is named for Katie and Meghan who both lost their lives to furniture tip-over. |
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Amazon carries several types of furniture wall straps. Safety 1st furniture wall straps are the most highly recommended by professional child proofers. |
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Safety Alert Furniture Fails to Meet Tip Over Standards
An article by Consumer Reports on furniture safety
To watch a video on their testing view this video
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Other helpful links
Furniture Tip Over Prevention Tips
International Association for Child Safety—find a professional baby proofer and childproofing information here
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