Solariums Must Display Warning Signs Under New Ruling
August 30th 2008 02:10
Solariums under operation in Australia will have to post warning signs to warn customers of the potential health hazards of tanning following a Federal Court ruling.
The notices in solariums will have to display the follow:
-There is medical or scientific evidence which links solarium use with an increased risk of skin cancer.
- Tanning does not materially protect the skin from sunburn.
- Skin damage caused by ultraviolent light may not be repaired by the body's skin repair mechanisms.
- Damage to the body caused by ultraviolent light exposure occurs without sunburn.
The rulings are a landmark victory for the dearest and closest of Clare Oliver, a 26 year-old woman from Melbourne, who died of skin cancer last year which was, in her own words, caused by her visits to solariums.
A solarium aka sunbed, sunlamp or tanning booth uses electricity to produce concentrated artificial ultraviolet (UV) radiation causing skin cells to make pigment or ‘melanin’, which makes the skin looked tanned. Due to the high intensity of UV radiation emitted from solariums which can be up to five times as strong as the midday summer sun, tanning happens more rapidly compared to sun tanning thus also significantly increasing the risk of skin damage and cancer. [ninemsn.com.au]
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