Section 25-F601. DESIGN & INSTALLATION - LIGHTING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES*  


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    601.1All rooms of a tanning facility shall have at least one (1) electrical source of light. Lighting luminaries and fixtures may be of incandescent, fluorescent, high density discharge, or light emitting dial (LED) types.

     

    601.2At least fifty (50) foot-candles of light shall be provided in each area and the laundry area.

     

    601.3At least twenty (20) foot-candles of light shall be provided in each restroom, locker room, toilet room, or other areas when fully illuminated for cleaning.

     

    601.4An average illumination value of ten (10) foot-candles of light, but never less than seven and a half (7.5) foot-candles of light, shall be provided in other areas within a tanning facility, including tanning rooms, offices, lobbies, retail shops, and waiting areas.

     

    601.5The above illumination levels shall be attainable at all times while the tanning facility is occupied, except as specified in Section 601.6.

     

    601.6Lighting may be dimmed during a tanning session so long as there is enough light to safely see or to leave the room in case of an emergency.

     

    601.7No tanning facility shall be equipped with tinted windows or two-way mirrors in any room therein.

     

    601.8No tanning facility shall be equipped with any electronic, mechanical, or artificial device used or capable of being used for recording either audio or video activities, conversations, or other sounds in tanning rooms or any other room used by customers.    

     

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.

source

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