John:
I hadn't read your post when I made mine.
As you already know, we provide spectroradiometric testing/consulting services for most of the reputable sunlamp/sunbed companies in the industry (there are some that we refuse to work for!). We also provide spectroradiometric testing/consulting services for universities, research organizations and sunscreen testing laboratories. Our objective is to conduct "just enough" testing each year to defray the cost of running the Non-Ionizing Radiation Research Institute (NIRRI), an organization gathering the data we believe will be required in the regulatory battles that lie ahead, for instance, in the attempt later this year by the dermatology community to force FDA to adopt the 0.3 W/m^2 MEIL (Maximum Erythemal Irradiance Levels) that will go into effect in Europe on July 23, 2007.
[Note: An article we wrote explaining why the 0.3 W/m^2 MEIL must be fought here in the USA will be published in the June, 2007 issue of Looking Fit magazine.]
So, John, if your company would be willing to underwrite the costs ($60,000 - $80,000 per year) of operating NIRRI, we will be
more than happy to stop providing testing/consulting services.
[FYI, neither my wife Pat and I have ever received any compensation from NIRRI.]
Now, will you be kind enough to answer a few questions for me?
1. Do you provide "compatibility sheets" for the salons for which you install the ISO retrofit kit utilizing Hereaus HID/hp sunlamps?
2.
Can you provide these
mandatory compatibility sheets?
3. Do you warn your clients - in writing - that installing the ISO retrofit kit may: (a) cause the salon owner to become the "manufacturer of record" for the unit; (b) cause Tan America's product
liability and warranty coverage to be voided; and, (c) cause their salon
liability insurance to become null and void?
I eagerly await answers to these questions.