LYNN – The tragic death of a Lynn girl, killed earlier this week when a heavy television set toppled on her at home, has rekindled public interest in how to properly and safely secure such appliances.In the Lynn case, the television was an older tube-style model perched on a cabinet.Three-year-old Juliana Sarceno died Wednesday as a result of injuries sustained a day earlier when family members found her unconscious and breathing with difficulty.As consumers follow a buying trend that favors flat-screen televisions, some four or five feet in diameter and weighing hundreds of pounds, a growing number of retailers offer professional installation services.For example, at the retailer Best Buy, a division of the company called the Geek Squad handles installation orders. A Geek Squad spokesman said the field team conducts an initial assessment of where the television will be located and, typically, mounted to a wall. Anchor bolts are then used to secure the mounting bracket to the wall studs.However, when the customer intends to place the television inside a cabinet, such as an armoire, or upon an entertainment center shelf, no measures are taken to secure it from falling.According to Geek Squad, product specifications such as overall size and weight help the Best Buy store sales staff determine the most appropriate furniture for the television.The Lynn case was not an anomaly. In Gypsum, Colo., just outside Denver, a 6-year-old boy died Saturday after he climbed onto an entertainment center and pulled a 32-inch television onto himself.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that in 2005 at least 3,000 children younger than 5 were treated in U.S. hospitals for injuries related to televisions tipping over. The CPSC also reports that between the years 2000-2005, 65 deaths were related to furniture tipping over while 36 deaths were caused by a television tip-over.Home safety experts says parents should be especially vigilant when it comes to securing television sets and tall pieces of furniture, such as bookshelves or tallboy bureaus.Children who have learned to walk quickly learn to climb. The drawers of a bureau can easily be pulled out and made into a makeshift staircase, with unfortunate results if not secured to the wall.In New Jersey, State Sen. Jeff Van Drew is poised to introduce a bill that will require furniture and appliance vendors to warn consumers of the possible danger their products can cause children.Entitled “Chloe and Samantha’s Law,” the bill is named after Chloe Keiser of Vineland and Samantha Ventresca of Lawrenceville, and was crafted after Van Drew met with Chloe’s mother, Erin.The law would make certain the most dangerous types of furniture and appliances – bureaus with drawers, entertainment centers, television and computer monitors, and even kitchen stoves – would carry a warning that children under age 10 can be maimed or killed should these item topple over.Chloe Keiser died when a 27-inch television accidentally fell on her. No safety straps or warning labels were supplied with the appliance.The girl’s mother, Erin Keiser, has been petitioning elected officials and furniture and appliance vendors to make the changes contained in the bill that bears her daughter’s name.Samantha Ventresca was killed when a 30-inch television fell off of a bureau and onto her head.”We can’t regulate every piece of furniture out there,” Van Drew told reporters. “We can make families aware of the danger certain types of household fixtures have.”Chloe and Samantha’s Law will recommend fabric wall straps be available for purchase for storage furniture with drawers that weigh less than 125 pounds. Two straps would be used to attach the furniture to a wall stud. Furniture over 125 pounds would use fabric straps and two L-shaped metal brackets for each piece.L-shaped brackets are common and available at most hardware stores. Additional information on voluntary safety standards set forth by the CPSC can be found