When I was at school I had a scary incident when a piece of heavy gym equipment tipped-over on top of me. Pinning me to the floor trapped. For a few very frightening seconds I thought I would be crushed and suffocated. Fortunately for me there were other people around who pulled the equipment away but I still remember the fear as the heavy load began to fall on me.

Not having children I have never had to consider the safety of the furniture that I buy or to ‘child-proof’ rooms. The only danger is to myself when I scale shelves to reach the top. Being rather on the short side this is pretty common. I have found myself in comedic situations where only by the grace of god did a shelving unit fall over and squash me.

Between 2000-2014 360 children (US) were killed by furniture falling over, 84% of those children were under 9 years of age, 62% of these fatalities were caused by TV’s. You only need to imagine how heavy old style CRT TV sets are and how much damage that could cause to a small child.

The Stats about Furniture Tipping Infographic from Lauters.com does what it says on the tin. It covers all the stats about the dangers of furniture tipping and offers tips on prevention and awareness. The infographic leads in with a strong illustration banner and introduction of the subject. Each section is clearly defined. Stats and data are well illustrated with clear icons and information is broken down into easy to read bite sized chunks. Typography is very strong and clear to read. Colour is used sparingly to highlight illustrations and data which benefits the overall graphic. Illustration style is very strong and level of design is high.

Overall I would offer The Stats about Furniture Tipping Infographic an 8 out of 10.