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RADIATION PROTECTION AND CONTROL (COSMETIC TANNING UNITS) REGULATIONS 2008 - REG 12

12—Warning notices to be displayed

        (1)         A person who carries on a cosmetic tanning business must ensure that warning notices that comply with subregulation (2) are displayed in the premises where cosmetic tanning services are provided by the business in such a position as to be within the immediate view of every person entering the premises and every person entering an enclosure in which a tanning unit is situated.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.

        (2)         A warning notice must—

            (a)         be at least 21 centimetres by 30 centimetres in size; and

            (b)         be clearly legible; and

            (c)         contain the following statements:

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation such as from a tanning unit contributes to the skin ageing process and may cause skin cancer.

The law prohibits the following people from being exposed to ultraviolet radiation from a tanning unit:

        •         people who have fair skin that always burns and never tans

        •         all people under 18 years of age.

Intentional exposure to the sun or a tanning unit should be avoided for 48 hours after exposure to ultraviolet radiation from a tanning unit.

Protective goggles must be worn at all times while you are being exposed to ultraviolet radiation from a tanning unit.



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