Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R392 - Population Health, Environmental Health
Rule R392-700 - Indoor Tanning Facility Sanitation
Section R392-700-4 - Warning Sign

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 392-700-4

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1)

(a) The operator shall post a warning sign that meets the requirements of Subsection (2) in a conspicuous location that is readily visible to a person who intends to use a tanning device.

(b) The operator shall place the warning sign so that the patron is alerted to the hazard and informed before being exposed to UV radiation.

(c) At a minimum, the operator shall post the warning sign:
(i) in the line of sight of a person presenting at the reception or sales counter and no more than 10 feet from where a patron checks in or pays for the tanning session; and

(ii) on a vertical surface in the reception area so that the top border of the writing is between five and six feet above the floor level at the reception or sales counter area.

(2) The operator shall ensure that:

(a) the warning sign required in Subsection (1) is in a landscape format 11 inches high by 17 inches wide on a white background;

(b) warning sign lettering is in Arial font as produced in Adobe Acrobat, and the letters are:
(i) black in color;

(ii) uppercase; and

(iii) adequately spaced and not crowded;

(c) the top of the sign includes a panel that is safety orange in color and:
(i) is 3.3 centimeters high and 42 centimeters wide, including a black line border that is 0.16 centimeters wide surrounding the safety orange background;

(ii) includes the word, "warning" in capital letters that are 80 points in size; and

(iii) has an internationally recognized safety alert symbol that is two centimeters high and placed immediately to the left of the word, "warning";

(d) the safety alert symbol is black with a yellow field;

(e) the word, "warning" and the symbol are vertically and horizontally centered within the orange panel;

(f) immediately below the orange panel appear the words, "UV radiation health risk" in letters that are 61 points in size and centered between the vertical margins;

(g) the vertical space between the "warning" panel and the top of the words, "UV radiation health risk" is about 1.6 centimeters;

(h) the vertical space between the bottom of the words, "UV radiation health risk" and the top of the words of the first bulleted statement required in Subsection (2)(j) are about 1.6 centimeters;

(i) beneath the "UV radiation health risk" line appear the body wording of the sign in letters that are 39 points in size;

(j) the body of the sign includes the following four statements:
(i) "Tanning devices may cause severe eye and skin damage, and may cause cancer;"

(ii) "Talk to a doctor if you are pregnant or on oral contraceptives or other drugs;"

(iii) "Wait at least 48 hours before tanning again;" and

(iv) "In person written consent by parent or legal guardian or physician's written order is required for any person under 18 years for each tanning session;"

(k) the vertical spacing between each of the bulleted statements is about 1.6 centimeters;

(l) the margins to the right and left of the bulleted statements are no less than 4.4 centimeters; and

(m) the vertical spacing between the last bulleted statement and the bottom margin of the paper is no less than two centimeters.

(3) A local health officer may add additional warning requirements that apply to each patron.

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