Authority: IC 25-8-3-22

Affected: IC 25-8-15.4-12; IC 25-8-15.4-13

Sec. 29. An operator of a tanning facility shall conspicuously display warning signs in accordance with the following:

1. (1) A warning sign shall be posted in each tanning facility room where customers arrange for the use of a sunlamp product, in each tanning facility room where customers wait to use a sunlamp product, and in the immediate proximity of and no less than one (1) meter or thirty-nine (39) inches from each sunlamp product. The warning sign shall be readily legible, clearly visible, and not obstructed by any barrier, equipment, or other item present so that the customer can easily view the warning sign before energizing the ultraviolet light generating equipment. The warning sign shall meet the following requirements:

   1. (A) The uppercase letters on the warning sign in the room where the customers pay for the use of a sunlamp product and in the room where the customers wait to use a sunlamp product shall be at least eighteen (18) millimeters or eleven-sixteenths (11/16) inch tall and the lowercase letters shall be at least thirteen (13) millimeters or one-half (1/2) inch tall.
   2. (B) The uppercase letters on the warning sign in the immediate proximity of the sunlamp product shall be at least ten (10) millimeters or seven-sixteenths (7/16) inch tall and the lowercase letters shall be five (5) millimeters or one-fourth (1/4) inch tall.
2. (2) The warning signs required by subdivision (1) shall state the following: WARNING: ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
3. 1. Protective eyewear is required by law.
4. 2. Follow instructions.
5. 3. Avoid overexposure. As with natural sunlight, exposure can cause eye and skin injury and allergic reactions. Repeated exposure may cause skin cancer or chronic sun damage characterized by wrinkling, dryness, fragility and bruising of the skin.
6. 4. Ultraviolet radiation from sunlamps will aggravate the effects of the sun. Therefore, do not sunbathe before or after exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
7. 5. Medication or cosmetics may increase sensitivity to ultraviolet radiation. Consult a physician before using a sunlamp if you are using medications, have history of skin problems, or believe you are especially sensitive to sunlight. Individuals on birth control medication who use this product may develop discolored skin.

FAILURE TO USE PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR MAY RESULT IN SEVERE BURNS OR LONG-TERM INJURY TO THE EYES IF YOU DO NOT TAN IN THE SUN IT IS UNLIKELY THAT YOU WILL TAN FROM THE USE OF THIS DEVICE

(State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners; 820 IAC 5-1-29; filed Mar 17, 1992, 10:20 a.m.: 15 IR 1381; readopted filed Jul 17, 2001, 9:57 a.m.: 24 IR 4236; readopted filed Jul 19, 2007, 1:01 p.m.: 20070808-IR-820070046RFA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2013, 9:22 a.m.: 20131225-IR-820130286RFA; readopted filed Nov 27, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191225-IR- 820190183RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Indiana State Department of Health (410 IAC 6-13-29) to the State Board of Cosmetology Examiners (820 IAC 5-1-29) by P.L.142-1995, SECTION 33, effective July 1, 1995.