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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published online on October 29, 2009
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, doi:10.1093/rpd/ncp243
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TANNING LAMPS ULTRAVIOLET EMISSIONS AND COMPLIANCE WITH TECHNICAL STANDARD

A. Bonino*, S. Facta, S. Saudino, L. Anglesio and G. D'Amore

ARPA Piemonte Centro Regionale Radiazioni Ionizzanti e Non ionizzanti, Ivrea, Italia

* Corresponding author: a.bonino{at}arpa.piemonte.it

In this work the compliance of tanning lamps with technical standards EN 60335-2-27 ‘Household and similar electrical appliances—Safety. Part 2: Particular requirements for appliances for skin exposure to ultraviolet and infrared radiation’ was analysed. Results of this analysis showed that none of the examined technical documentation produced by the lamps manufacturers is fully compliant with the standard technique. Furthermore data reported in the same manuals, such as effective radiant exposure or irradiance, would indicate that these sources may be the cause of undue exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. For this reason a measurement campaign on UV lamps used in tanning salons was organised. The first results of these measurements seem to confirm the doubts raised from the analysis of the lamp manuals: the use of a tanning lamp can lead to UV radiation exposure levels higher than reference maximum values recommended by EN 60335-2-27.


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