D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-F200

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 25-F200 - LICENSEE RESPONSIBILITIES - MANAGER AND OPERATOR, CERTIFICATION AND DISTRICT-ISSUED ID REQUIREMENTS, BASIC KNOWLEDGE, ASSIGNMENT, AND POSTING*

200.1

The licensee shall ensure that tanning facility managers and operators are trained as specified in Section 200.4.

200.2

The licensee shall ensure that a manager or operator is on duty and present at the tanning facility during all hours of operation.

200.3

The licensee shall ensure that new employees hired to work as operators work under the direct supervision of a trained operator until the new employee is trained as specified in Section 200.4.

200.4

Training shall cover FDA and District regulations, eye protection, equipment and maintenance, and the following information:

(a) Requirements in this section and FDA requirements stated in 21 C.F.R. § 1040.20 (Sunlamp products and ultraviolet lamps intended for use in sunlamp products);

(b) Proper use of FDA Recommended Exposure Schedule;

(c) Proper procedures for sanitizing protective eyewear and tanning equipment;

(d) Proper procedures for the use of and the instruction in use of protective eyewear;

(e) Recognition of injury or overexposure to ultraviolet radiation;

(f) The tanning equipment manufacturer's procedures for operation and maintenance of the tanning equipment or devices;

(g) Emergency procedures to be followed in case of an actual or alleged ultraviolet radiation injury;

(h) Biological effects of ultraviolet radiation, including the potential acute and long term health effects of ultraviolet radiation;

(i) Knowledge of potential photosensitizing agents, to include food, cosmetics and medications, and the possibility of photosensitivity and photoallergic reactions;

(j) The classification and determination of skin type of consumers, using the Fitzpatrick Scale;

(k) The human skin and the tanning process;

(l) Recordkeeping requirements as specified in §§ 303, 304, 305, and 306 of this subtitle;

(m) Determination of lamp equivalency;

(n) The types and wavelengths of ultraviolet light;

(o) General information and features of all types of commercial tanning equipment and devices; and

(p) The public health reasons for avoiding overexposure and the dangers of overexposure.

200.5

Documentation that managers and operators are trained as required in Section 200.4 shall be conspicuously posted in the tanning facility next to the tanning facility license. This documentation shall be removed when an individual is no longer employed on-site by the facility.

200.6

The licensee shall ensure managers obtain a required Department of Health (DOH)-Issued Tanning Facility Manager's Identification Card (ID Card).

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-F200

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 3582 (March 15, 2013)

Authority: Section 4902 of the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 2001 (Act), effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 7-731(a)(8) (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)) and Mayor's Order 2007-63, dated March 8, 2007.