255.08(9)
(9) Duties of owner. The owner of a tanning facility shall ensure that all of the following requirements are fulfilled:
255.08(9)(a)
(a) No customer under 16 years of age is permitted to use the tanning facility.
255.08(9)(b)
(b) During operating hours there is present at the tanning facility a trained operator who is able to inform customers about, and assist customers in, the proper use of tanning devices.
255.08(9)(c)
(c) Each tanning bed is properly sanitized after each use.
255.08(9)(d)
(d) Each customer, before he or she begins to use a tanning device, is provided with properly sanitized and securely fitting protective eyewear that protects the wearer's eyes from ultraviolet radiation and allows enough vision to maintain balance.
255.08(9)(e)
(e) Customers are not allowed to use a tanning device unless the customer uses protective eyewear.
255.08(9)(f)
(f) Each customer is shown how to use such physical aids as handrails and markings on the floor to determine the proper distance from the tanning device.
255.08(9)(g)
(g) A timing device that is accurate within 10% is used.
255.08(9)(h)
(h) Each tanning device is equipped with a mechanism that allows the customer to turn the tanning device off.
255.08(9)(i)
(i) Each customer is limited to the maximum exposure time recommended by the manufacturer.
255.08(9)(j)
(j) Customers are not allowed to use a tanning device more than once every 24 hours.
255.08(9)(k)
(k) The interior temperature of the tanning facility does not exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
255.08(9)(L)
(L) The statements under
sub. (10) (a) are retained for 3 years or until the customer signs a new statement.
255.08(10)
(10) Duties of user. A user of a tanning facility shall do all of the following:
255.08(10)(a)
(a) Immediately before the customer's first use of a tanning facility in a year, sign a statement acknowledging that he or she has read and understands the notice under
sub. (4) and the warning sign under
sub. (5) and specifying that the customer agrees to use protective eyewear.
255.08(10)(b)
(b) Use protective eyewear at all times while using a tanning device.
255.08(11)
(11) Injury reports. If a person requires medical attention due to use of a tanning facility, the owner of that tanning facility shall report that injury to the department in writing and send a copy of that report to the injured person. The owner of the tanning facility shall retain a copy of the report for 3 years.
255.08(12)
(12) Rules. The department may promulgate rules necessary to administer this section.
255.08(13)
(13) Denial, suspension or revocation of permits. The department may, after a hearing under
ch. 227, deny issuance of a permit to an applicant or suspend or revoke any permit issued under
sub. (2) if the applicant or permit holder or his or her employe violates
sub. (2),
(3),
(4),
(5),
(6),
(7),
(9) or
(11) or any rule promulgated thereunder.
255.08(14)
(14) Enforcement. The department shall enforce this section.
255.08(15)
(15) Penalties. Any person who violates
sub. (2),
(3),
(4),
(5),
(6),
(7),
(9) or
(11) or any rule promulgated thereunder may be required to forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $250. The court may also revoke a permit issued to any person under
sub. (2) if that person or his or her employe violates
sub. (3),
(4),
(5),
(6),
(7),
(9) or
(11).
255.08 History
History: 1991 a. 192;
1993 a. 27 s.
355; Stats. 1993 s. 255.08.
INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL
255.20
255.20
Duties of the department. The department shall do all of the following:
255.20(1)
(1) Maintain an injury prevention program that includes data collection, surveillance, education and the promotion of intervention.
255.20(2)
(2) Assist local health departments and community agencies by serving as a focal point for injury prevention expertise and guidance and by providing the leadership for effective local program development and evaluation.
255.20(3)
(3) Enter into memoranda of understanding with other state agencies to reduce intentional and unintentional injuries.
255.20 History
History: 1993 a. 27.
255.30
255.30
Safety eye protective goggles. 255.30(1)
(1) Every student and teacher in schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions participating in or observing any of the following courses is required to wear appropriate industrial quality eye protective goggles at all times while participating in or observing such courses or laboratories:
255.30(1)(a)
(a) Vocational, technical or industrial arts shops, chemical or chemical-physical laboratories involving exposure to:
255.30(1)(a)2.
2. Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding or stamping of any solid materials.
255.30(1)(a)3.
3. Heat treatment, tempering or kiln firing of any metal or other materials.
255.30(1)(a)4.
4. Gas or electric arc welding or other forms of welding processes.
255.30(1)(b)
(b) Chemical, physical or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive materials, hot liquids or solids, injurious radiations or other hazards not enumerated.
255.30(2)
(2) Eye protective goggles may be furnished for all students and teachers by the institution, purchased and sold at cost to students and teachers or made available for a moderate rental fee and shall be furnished for all visitors.
255.30(3)
(3) In this section, "industrial quality eye protective goggles" means devices meeting the standards of the American National Standard Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection, Z87.1 - 1968, and subsequent revisions thereof, approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc.
255.30(4)
(4) The department of education shall prepare and circulate to each public and private educational institution in this state instructions and recommendations for implementing the eye safety provisions of this section.
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (4) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-96 by
1995 Wis. Act 27. The treatment by Act 27 was held unconstitutional and declared void by the Supreme Court in Thompson v. Craney, case no.
95-2168-OA. Prior to Act 27 it read:
Effective date text
(4) The state superintendent of public instruction shall prepare and circulate to each public and private educational institution in this state instructions and recommendations for implementing the eye safety provisions of this section.
255.30 History
History: 1973 c. 66;
1993 a. 27 s.
315; Stats. 1993 s. 255.30;
1993 a. 399;
1995 a. 27.
