Professional tanning salon owners face many challenges in their businesses – not the least of which is establishing a safe environment for their customers. A recent TanToday.com discussion examined a situation many salon owners have faced in the past – a tanner who wears an oxygen line (and totes the tank) wants to use your salon’s tanning equipment. Is it safe? What exactly are the hazards of explosion or combustibility? Can the oxygen tank be in the room, but turned off? Although smoking is not allowed in the salon, are there other contributing factors (an electrical spark, a collection of lint…) that could spell trouble?
For the answers to this (some of which were provided by a veteran District Chief firefighter with nearly four decades of experience) and more, visit the link above. Although all the participants were not in total agreement, the wealth of information they provided will help you better make decisions to keep your salon – and customers – as safe as possible.
