Ikea cabinets have claimed the lives of six children! Furniture safety knowledge that you should know

in the early morning of June 29th, Ikea (IKEA) announced a recall of 35.6 million "deadly drawers" in North America.

these drawers and cabinets have killed at least six children, injured 36 children, and reported as many as 82 accidents. The cabinets recalled include the best-selling 8 million Malm series drawers, as well as other drawers for children and adults.

three children who have been killed by Ikea cabinets in succession

however, Ikea does not intend to recall these cabinets in China. At the moment, these deadly drawers are still on sale in China.

the reason given by Ikea China is: "the drawers sold in China meet Chinese national standards."

what should Chinese consumers who have bought Ikea's deadly drawers and cabinets do?

bought a deadly drawer cabinet, what should I do now?

Why do IKEA cabinets that meet Chinese national standards still have problems? Because the national standard only requires that the drawer should be pulled open and the pressure will not cause the cabinet to collapse. But it doesn't care what's actually in the drawer and on the cupboard.

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in the course of practical use, if items are placed too heavy above the drawers and inside the drawers, or if children climb cabinets while playing, it will lead to an increase in external force and danger.

the Ikea Malm cabinet that caused the accident is 123 centimeters high, while the support surface is only 40 centimeters x 48.5 centimeters. Because the center of gravity is too high, when the child climbs up the open drawer, the center of gravity can easily deviate from the support surface, resulting in dumping. It's like this:

so, if you buy an Ikea drawer cabinet, you must do one thing:

make the wall fixed!

fix the wall!

fix the wall!

in this series of child casualties in North America, there are reasons why the drawers and walls are not fixed. If you have a series of IKEA cabinets at home, you can call Ikea to ask for door-to-door reinforcement and installation. Or according to the specific conditions of their own walls, equipped with corresponding tool materials, the drawer cabinets will be "on the wall".

is it safe without buying IKEA cabinets?

in August 2012, China has formally implemented the compulsory national standard "General Technical conditions for Children's Furniture". The standard clearly stipulates that all high tables and cabinet products with a height greater than 600 mm should provide connectors for fixed products on the building.

that is to say, no matter whether you use an IKEA cabinet or not, it must be fixed as long as it is more than 60 centimeters.

Ikea Malm series drawer cabinets that caused the accident

what else should I pay attention to besides fixing cabinets?

in order to ensure safety, in addition to fixing cabinets, we can also do these things:

read carefully the instructions for the installation and use of the accompanying products, you can never be wrong;

put heavy items under the cabinets, lower the center of gravity and increase stability;

do not put heavy things such as televisions and other household appliances and items on the top of the high cabinets.

do not place remote controls or toys in high places to attract children to climb and take them;

purchase stabilizers to prevent furniture or TV sets from falling, such as TV safety ropes like this;

choose qualified children's furniture for children, and the edges and edges of children's furniture should be chamfered or chamfered.

choose furniture without protruding shape, the handle on the furniture had better be barrier-free design, so as to avoid accidental bumping by children.

the really safe cabinet starts from the purchase:

to ensure the safety of the cabinet, in addition to the above precautions, the first step is the most important!

if you are going to buy or change cabinets, one room sums up three principles for choosing safety cabinets for you:

principle 1. No drawers are better than drawers.

drawers are a special design of cabinets, lightweight and flexible, beautiful in appearance, the whole cabinet is composed of one or more layers of drawers side by side, open or put away by push and pull, and take up little space.

but the push-pull design of the drawer is easy to change the center of gravity of the cabinet, and it is easy to overturn when the cabinet is not fixed.

principle 2, short is better than tall

tall drawers have more space, but even if the cabinets are full of things, the cabinets tilt as soon as they are pulled slightly.

therefore, it is better to choose cabinets with lower chassis ~

principle 3. It is important to choose the plates of cabinets

cabinets.

at present, some high-quality wood-based panels are pressed with high-quality glue, with high weight, high density and good nail grip.

but at present, the popular ecological paint-free board, although it does not need paint and has a low price, its nail grip is poor and the nail mouth is easy to loosen.

when you buy, you can do some gravity tests and try to open the drawer and press it hard. The heavy drawer cabinet is more reliable in terms of safety.

what is the most important thing to ensure the personal safety of yourself and your family? It is not a prestigious brand, nor is it an industry standard certified by authority, but your own safety awareness and common sense. I hope this article can help you get a safer home environment.