2016 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 - Public Health and Safety
RS 40:2711 - Equipment standards

§2711. Equipment standards

A. The registrant shall use only tanning equipment manufactured in accordance with the specifications set forth in 21 CFR 1040.20. The exact nature of compliance shall be based on the standards in effect at the time of manufacture as shown on the device identification label required by 21 CFR 1010.3.

B. Each assembly of tanning equipment shall be designated for use by only one consumer at a time and shall be equipped with a timer which complies with the requirements of 21 CFR 1040.20(c)(2). The maximum timer interval shall not exceed the manufacturer's maximum recommended exposure time. No timer interval shall have an error exceeding plus or minus ten percent of any selected time. The facility shall control the interior temperature of a tanning device so that it may not exceed one hundred degrees Fahrenheit.

C. Tanning equipment shall meet the National Fire Protection Association National Electrical Code and shall be provided with ground fault protection on the electrical circuit, or similar internal circuit breakers within said equipment.

D. Tanning equipment shall include physical barriers to protect consumers from injury induced by touching or breaking the lamps.

Acts 1990, No. 587, §1, eff. July 19, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 432, §1.