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Bunk Beds Safety
To help prevent serious fatal injuries from entrapment or fall
- Never allow children under 6 year on upper bunk
- Use only mattresses 74" - 75" long and 37-1/2" -38-1/2" wide on upper bunk
- Ensure thickness of mattress does not exceed 6" and mattress is at least 5" below upper edge of guardrails
- Use guardrails on both side of upper bunk
- Prohibit horse play on, or under bed(s)
- Prohibit more than one person on upper bunk
- Use ladder for entering and leaving upper bunk
- Do not exceed allowable weight on upper bunk
- Avoid placing your bunk bed or loft bed close to a ceiling fan, or in front or under a window.