Posted By Chris Packham Are people allowed to use the equipment unsupervised and is the centre open to the public? If so there are issues about preventing excessive use, in particular by young people. Chris

Posted By Chris Packham Then I suggest you have a rethink. The following was taken from the HPA website regarding modified guidance on sun beds. "Changes from previous versions include the recommendation that under-18s should not use sunbeds and that all coin-operated salons should be supervised by trained staff. Exposure to UV radiation tanning equipment before the age of 35 years significantly increases the risk of several types of skin cancer." Check out your liability and insurance situation with your insurance provider for a situation where a young person fries themselves on one of your beds! You might be surprised at what you learn! Chris

Posted By Chris Packham Take a look at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/...s/south_west/8028898.stm Note the comment from the dermatologist. One problem that was not included in the article is that once someone has become badly burned through excessive exposure to UV the damage has been done. Even though they may subsequently avoid exposure to UV there is a heightened possibility that at some future date, possibly years later, they will suffer from a malignant melanoma that could result in death. Another issue that is often not appreciated is that a tan achieved using UVA, which is what most sunbeds use, does not increase the level of pigmentation (melanin) in the skin and thus does not increase the skin's ability to withstand the UVB from the sun. Furthermore, it is the UVB that is mainly responsible for the synthesis of Vitamin D. All the UVA does is produce a cosmetic tan and cause degradation of the collagen fibres leading to premature skin ageing. It also depresses the immune system, so could put an individual at increased risk of infection. (It is actually used as PUVA therapy for the treatment of immune instigated skin problem, e.g. psoriasis, by depressing the immune system and so reducing the severity of the problem. The potential liability issue is complex, but could be significant. Chris