EP 71 The End of Custom Furniture?

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New standards coming that will affect the way you design and build 'Clothing Storage Units' otherwise known as dressers, chest of drawers, wardrobes and armoires. These new standards are intended to reduces deaths caused be furniture tip-overs.
Recommendations
https://businessofhome.com/articles/breaking-down-the-newly-passed-sturdy-act

https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2022/CPSC-Injury-and-Fatality-Report-Shows-Despite-Some-Progress-Need-for-TV-and-Furniture-Tip-Over-Prevention-Remains-Strong

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/11/25/2022-24587/safety-standard-for-clothing-storage-units
https://www.ahfa.us/regulatory-template/furniture-stability

https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/furniture/cpsc-tipover-vote-delayed-again

https://www.consumerreports.org/furniture/furniture-anchors-not-an-easy-fix-as-child-tip-over-deaths-persist-a4537497732/

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