32.1 A heat lamp shall be legibly and permanently marked where it will be plainly visible with; (1) the manufacturer’s name, trademark, or trade name; (2) the date or other dating period of manufacture not exceeding any three consecutive months; (3) the catalog number or the equivalent; and (4) the electrical rating. A lamp intended for use on alternating current only or on direct current only shall be so marked.
Exception No. 1:
The manufacturer’s identification may be in a traceable code when the heat lamp is identified by the brand or trademark of a private labeler.
Exception No. 2:
The date of manufacture may be abbreviated or in a nationally accepted conventional code, or in a code affirmed by the manufacturer. A date code repetition time cycle shall not be less than 10 years.
32.2 A sunlamp or a combination sun and heat lamp shall be legibly and permanently marked where it will be plainly visible with (1) the full name and address of the manufacturer, or if the product is sold a name other than the manufacturer, the full name and address of the organization responsible for the product may be used; (2) the month and year of manufacture without abbreviation, with the year shown as a four digit number as follows—" Manufactured: (insert month and year of manufacture);" (3) catalog number or the equivalent; and (4) the electrical rating. A product intended for use on an alternating current only or on direct current only shall be so marked.*
Exception:
The information required in items 1 and 2 above shall be provided as specified unless a modification is authorized, in writing, by " Director, Office of Compliance (HFZ-300), Center for Devices and Radiological Health."
32.3 If a sun/heat lamp is intended for cleaning or similar servicing by the user that involves the exposure of any enclosed or protected live part to unintentional contact, the appliance shall be plainly marked with a warning that such servicing be done with the supply cord disconnected from the supply circuit.
32.4 If a manufacturer produces or assembles sun/heat lamps at more than one factory, each finished product shall have a distinctive marking, which may be in code, by which it may be identified as the product of a particular factory.
32.5 An individual heating element or unit that is a part of a heat lamp and that is replaceable in the field shall be plainly marked with its electrical rating in amperes (A) or watts (W), and also in volts (V).
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