{"id":164112,"date":"2024-06-28T02:15:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T02:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=164112"},"modified":"2024-06-28T09:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T09:31:46","slug":"australia-toppling-furniture-standards","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/news\/australia-toppling-furniture-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Introduces New Mandatory Information Standards for Toppling Furniture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 3, 2024, the Australian Government announced a new mandatory information standard aimed at improving consumer safety by requiring suppliers to provide labels with safety warnings and advice on preventing household furniture from toppling over.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Introduction to The Consumer Goods (Toppling Furniture) Information Standard<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Consumer Goods (Toppling Furniture) Information Standard is a new regulation in Australia that mandates suppliers to include safety warnings and advice on preventing toppling furniture incidents before, during, and after purchase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This requirement applies to the following categories of furniture:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Category 1<\/strong>: Bookcases or clothing storage units with a height of 686 mm or more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Category 2<\/strong>: Entertainment units of any height, including those housing televisions, gaming consoles, and home theatre systems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Category 3<\/strong>: Display cabinets, hall tables, buffets, and sideboards with a height of 686 mm or more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Key Requirements of the New Standard<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Suppliers must warn consumers about the risks of toppling furniture through the following measures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Permanent Warning Labels<\/strong>: These labels must be durable, lasting the product&#8217;s lifetime, and must be visible when the furniture is empty. They should include internationally recognized safety alert symbols and pictograms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-164116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/toppling-furniture-safety-alert.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/toppling-furniture-safety-alert.png 180w, https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/toppling-furniture-safety-alert-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 122px) 100vw, 122px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-164125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/toppling-furniture-pictogram_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" height=\"114\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Images from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.productsafety.gov.au\/product-safety-laws\/safety-standards-bans\/mandatory-standards\/toppling-furniture#mandatory-standard\">Product Safety Australia<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Point of Sale Warnings<\/strong>: Warnings must be displayed both in-store and online, included in the product description, and displayed near or on the product when sold in-store.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Instruction Manuals<\/strong>: Manuals must include information about the risks of toppling furniture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has provided examples of compliant permanent warning labels and point-of-sale warnings in its published guidance.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-164134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/toppling-furniture-warning-category2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/toppling-furniture-warning-category2.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/toppling-furniture-warning-category2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-164143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/toppling-furniture-warning-categories1and3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/toppling-furniture-warning-categories1and3.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/toppling-furniture-warning-categories1and3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Images from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.productsafety.gov.au\/product-safety-laws\/safety-standards-bans\/mandatory-standards\/toppling-furniture#mandatory-standard\">Product Safety Australia<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Which Products are Excluded from The Consumer Goods (Toppling Furniture) Information Standard?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Several exemptions exist under the new standard, including furniture that is resold, designed to be fastened to a wall or other structures, and second-hand furniture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Impact on Businesses<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The mandatory standard will take effect on May 4, 2025, with a 12-month transition period for suppliers to implement these new requirements. Non-compliant products with a mandatory safety or information standard may be subject to fines and penalties once the standard is in effect.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the new standard and its implications, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.productsafety.gov.au\/product-safety-laws\/safety-standards-bans\/mandatory-standards\/toppling-furniture#mandatory-standard\">click here<\/a><\/strong>. To ensure your business is compliant with the new changes, contact the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/compliance\/\">HQTS product compliance<\/a><\/strong> department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 3, 2024, the Australian Government announced a new mandatory information standard aimed at improving consumer safety by requiring suppliers to provide labels with safety warnings and advice on preventing household furniture from toppling over. &nbsp; Introduction to The Consumer Goods (Toppling Furniture) Information Standard The Consumer Goods (Toppling Furniture) Information Standard is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":164152,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"news-category":[133,132],"class_list":["post-164112","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-all","news-category-regulations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/164112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164112"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/164112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164218,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/164112\/revisions\/164218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164112"},{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hqts.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=164112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}