Please use your furniture correctly and safely. Improper use can cause safety hazards,
or damage to your furniture or household items. Carefully read the following chart.
Look out for:
• Children climbing on furniture.
• A child may try to reach a toy or other
object by climbing on furniture.
• Children will play and be active near
the TV.
• Improper use of furniture to support
TVs.
• Furniture designed for use with TVs
will specify the maximum weight rating
and recommended size of the TVs it
will safely support.
• Overloaded shelves.
• Improperly moving furniture that is
not designed and equipped with casters.
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What can happen:
• Risk of injury or death.
• A child climbing on a piece of
furniture can make it top-heavy and
cause it to tip over.
• A child playing with a TV can cause it
to tip over.
• Risk of injury or death.
• TVs can be very heavy. Plus the
weight and location of the picture tube
tends to make TVs unbalanced and
prone to tipping forward.
• Furniture items such as
general-purpose utility carts, tables, or
dressers may become unstable and tip if
a TV is set on them.
• Risk of injury.
• Top-heavy furniture can tip over.
• Overloaded shelves can break.
• Furniture can tip over or break if
improperly moved.
• Physical injury. Furniture can be very
heavy.
How to avoid the problem:
• Never allow children to climb on or
play with furniture.
• Do not place toys, food, etc. on the top
shelves or upper drawers. Children
may try to climb to reach them out of
curiosity.
• A TV must only be set on furniture
specifi cally designed to support a
television.
• Never use a TV that exceeds the
weight ratings or size guidelines
specifi ed for the furniture.
• Never exceed the weight limits shown
in the instructions.
• Work from bottom to top when
loading shelves.
• Place the heavier items on the lower
shelves.
• Unload shelves from top to bottom
before moving the furniture.
• Do not push furniture, especially on a
carpeted fl oor. Have a friend help you
lift the item and set it in place.