Entrapment Prevention Information

We prioritize safety first for our customers and users. Hartmobility complies with the ASTM F3186-17 Standard and the revisions made by the CPSC for adult portable bed rails and related products.

The CPSC requires the following warnings for all adult portable bed rails:

⚠️Warning

ENTRAPMENT, STRANGULATION, SUFFOCATION AND FALL HAZARDS

Gaps in and around this product can entrap and kill. People with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, or those who are sedated, confused, or frail, are at increased risk of entrapment and strangulation. People attempting to climb over this product are at increased risk of injury or death from falls. Always make sure this product is properly secured to bed. If product can move away from bed or mattress, it can lead to entrapment and death.

⚠️Warning

SUFFOCATION/STRANGULATION/ENTRAPMENT HAZARD

If product is installed incorrectly or moves from its initial position, gaps can occur which can entrap and kill. People with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, or other neurological conditions, or those who are sedated, confused, or frail, are at increased risk of entrapment, suffocation and strangulation.

  • NEVER use unless product is tight against mattress without gaps and at least 12½” from headboard and footboard. 
  • NEVER use with children. 
  • NEVER use on toddler, bunk, water, or inflatable beds, or on beds with mattress toppers or soft compressible pads
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