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UV Health and Safety |
All UV Light Technology Limited equipment is provided with a comprehensive Operating, Maintenance and Health and Safety Manual. This includes all necessary control measures to ensure compliance with ICNIRP exposure limit values for unprotected skin and eye.
Where personal UV light exposure can occur during operation, maximum permissable UV light exposure times are provided for the unprotected skin and eye at various distances from the lamps. |
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We offer a wide range of UV health and safety products from personal protective equipment (PPE) and warning signs to publications and training courses. |
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| Workers exposed to artificial UV light sources are increasingly concerned about risks to their health and safety. This is often a result of media coverage concerning the potential detrimental effects of sunlight and sunbeds, which has lead to widespread misinformation and misunderstanding regarding UV light exposure in the workplace. |
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| New statutory regulations implementing the recently adopted Optical Radiation Directive into UK Law should be in place by 5th April 2010. This new EU Directive 2006/25/EC lays down the minimum health and safety requirements for protection of workers from risks arising from exposure to artificial optical radiation. The term 'optical radiation' defines the region of the electromagnetic spectrum which includes UV, visible and infrared light. |
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| The directive establishes provisions for the safe use of artificial optical radiation and is based on the exposure limit values defined by the International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). |
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| Currently there are no specific legal provisions covering optical radiation. Control of exposure is governed by the general provisions of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive refer to the ICNIRP guidelines and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) recommendations when assessing compliance with this legislation. |
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| The Optical Radiation Directive therefore adds little to the existing requirements, however it does define more precisely what is expected. For example, employers must determine personal UV light exposure levels and compare with the exposure limit values as a means of assessing risk and necessary controls. Workers should not be exposed above the exposure limit values and must be provided with specific information and training. |
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