Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4713 - State Cosmetology and Barber Board
Chapter 4713-19 - Permit Application and Renewal Procedures for Tanning Facilities
Section 4713-19-05 - Facility and equipment operation
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 4713-19-05
Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 16, 2024
(A) Sunlamp products:
(1) Each tanning facility offering sunlamp
product services shall have a certified operator on duty at all times to
instruct and assist the public in the proper operation and use of the sunlamp
product. The certified operator shall be stationed in the immediate vicinity of
any sunlamp product and closely monitor the services being provided to each
individual seeking to use sunlamp product services.
(2) Each tanning facility shall require a
certified operator for sunlamp product services to perform the following
functions:
(a) Make a reasonable attempt to
determine the age of the individual seeking to use the sunlamp tanning service
by requesting to see a current, valid driver's license or government-issued,
picture identification containing the individual's birth date;
(b) Obtain a signed consent form in
compliance with section
4713.50
of the Revised Code (effective June 20, 2015) and maintained pursuant to
paragraph (A)(2) of rule
4713-19-09
of the Administrative Code;
(c)
Provide, or make available, protective eyewear to each individual seeking to
use the sunlamp product, and ensure that any protective eyewear provided by the
facility is properly disinfected in accordance with rule
4713-19-06 of
the Administrative Code;
(d)
Determine the skin type of the individual on the individual's first visit to
the tanning facility, and note the skin type on the individual's tanning
record, unless using a sunlamp product that is designed to automatically skin
type each individual;
(e) Establish
the time period for the initial exposure and each subsequent exposure, based on
skin type, until the individual seeking to use the sunlamp product service has
reached the individual's maximum radiation level;
(f) Instruct the individual seeking to use
the sunlamp tanning service on the position of the safety railing in tanning
booths; and the manual switching device to terminate the radiation in case of
an emergency;
(3)
Tanning facilities must post signs, immediately adjacent to each sunlamp
product, warning consumers of the potential effects of radiation on persons
taking medication and the possible relationship of radiation to skin
cancer.
(4) Perform timer checks on
beds with mechanical timers every time bulbs are changed, but at least
annually, and maintain documentation of the timer checks. Timer checks are not
required for beds with digital timers.
(B) Chemical tanning:
(1) Facilities must provide each individual
seeking to use the chemical tanning services with the following items:
(a) Protective eyewear;
(b) Lip balm; and
(c) Nose filters.
(2) Facilities shall require individuals
seeking to use the chemical tanning services to cover sensitive areas
containing mucous membranes during the application of chemicals to the
skin.
(3) Any chemical applied to
the human skin must be applied in accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions and used prior to the expiration date listed on each container of
product.
(4) Facility personnel
applying chemicals with a chemical airbrush must use an EPA-approved dust mask
during chemical application.
(5)
For services provided outside of a salon, the service
location must be reported to the board prior to the service on forms prescribed
by the board. The board expressly reserves the right to inspect temporary
chemical tanning facility premises at random and without
notice.
(C) General facility operation:
(1) Facilities
shall regularly inspect the facility to ensure that the floors are
dry.
(2) Facilities shall ensure
that non-absorbent flooring or rubber or plastic mats are in place where an
individual enters or exits equipment used in the tanning process, and that the
non-absorbent flooring or mats are disinfected after each use.
(3) Only one individual shall use tanning
equipment during a session. No individual shall be permitted in any room where
tanning equipment is operating and another individual is tanning.
(4) Each tanning facility shall maintain an
owner's manual, in either paper or electronic form, for each sunlamp product
that is used by the tanning facility, and produce such manual upon
request.
(5) Tanning facilities are
not permitted to store or provide sanitizers, disinfectants, or cleaners in
tanning rooms.
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