RISKS OF OVEREXPOSURE
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1. Repeated overexposure to UVR from any source may cause |
Eye injury |
Photoaging |
Skin cancer |
All of the above |
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2. Which is the most common form of skin cancer? |
Squamous cell carcinoma |
Malignant melanoma |
Basal cell carcinoma |
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3. Which is the most deadly form of skin cancer? |
Squamous cell carcinoma |
Malignant melanoma |
Basal cell carcinoma |
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4. What is Actinic Keratosis? |
Photoaging |
Pre-Basal Cell Carcinoma |
A premalignant condition that may give rise to Squamous Cell |
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5. Who is more likely to develop symptoms of Polymorphous Light Eruption? |
Men |
Women |
Children |
PLE has no symptoms |
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EXPOSURE SCHEDULES
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6. The length of a tanning session should be determined by |
What the customer feels is important |
The equipment manufacturers printed label |
Doubling the time competitors allow |
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7. According to the RED Act, the purpose of a sunlamp product timer is to provide for reliable control of exposures and |
Limit overlapping of clients |
Remind staff to sanitize tanning beds |
Limit acute damage from unintentionally long exposures |
Add to the cost of the bed |
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OPERATING PROCEDURES
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8. The Red Act sets forth the following timer requirements: |
The timer may automatically reset |
No timer may have an error greater than 10% of the maximum timer interval |
Timers may be in increments of 10 minutes |
None of the above |
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9. Acrylic panels should be replaced when: |
Visible damage exists |
Manufacturers specify |
UV meters detect significant reduction in transmission of light |
All of the above |
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10. If your tanning device is overheating you should: |
Only allow for 10 minute sessions |
Check the fans to see if operating |
Continue to use only during off hours |
All of the above |
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11. What instrument is used to check proper voltage? |
A light meter |
A spectrophotometer |
A voltmeter |
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12. Top and bottom acrylics are always interchangeable |
True |
False |
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SANITATION
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13. Microorganisms can live in the following areas: |
Handles |
Sunbed frames |
Cracked pillows |
All of the above |
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14. In regards to equipment sanitation, some of the diseases to be aware of are: |
Tyrosine and melanin |
Brunescent cataracts |
Hepatitis A, B, and Influenza |
Albinism and psoriasis |
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TANNING LAMPS
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15. Tanning lamps emit primarily_________ radiation. |
UVA |
UVB |
UVC |
X-ray |
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16. If a high-pressure tanning lamp has a cracked filter, what should you do? |
Continue to use it and order a new filter |
Immediately suspend use until the filter can be replaced |
Continue use until filter completely breaks |
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17. Blue glass filters contain the output of the ______spectrum |
UVA |
UVB |
UVC |
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THE TANNING PROCESS
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18. What cell is involved primarily in the tanning process? |
DNA |
RNA |
Melanocytes |
Tyrosine |
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19. What amino acid is present during the tanning process? |
Porphyria |
Tyrosine |
Collagen |
Argenine |
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20. The first phase of tanning is a rapid darkening of melanin, already present, being exposed to UVR. It is called |
Delayed tanning |
Immediate pigment darkening |
Erythema |
Exfoliation |
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21. This phase in the tanning process is induced mostly by UVB exposure and first becomes visible 72 hours after exposure: |
Delayed tanning |
immediate pigment darkening |
Erythema |
Exfoliation |
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22. UVA acts primarily as the oxidizer and UVB as the melanin stimulator. |
True |
False |
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SKINCARE
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23. What helps increase the flexibility of oils so the oils can surround the cells to maintain an adequate skin barrier? |
Cold temperature |
UVA |
UVB |
Water |
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24. Sunscreens are chemicals that, when applied topically, keep ultraviolet rays from penetrating the skin. They work either by absorbing or reflecting solar energy. |
True |
False |
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PHOTOSENSITIVITY
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25. Photosensitizers may cause |
Erythema |
Rashes |
Decreased tolerance to UVR |
All of the above |
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26. Photosensitivity is an adverse skin reaction to certain substances in the presence of ultraviolet radiation. |
True |
False |
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27. Which of the following products could cause photosensitivity in certain people |
Perfumes |
Soaps |
Certain Foods |
All of the above |
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YOUR SKIN
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28. The skin is made up of three layers; these are the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layers. |
True |
False |
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29. Melanocytes are the pigment cells involved in the tanning process. |
True |
False |
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30. When oxidized by UVR, what provides the adaptive coloration of the skin? |
Collagen |
Melanin |
Tyrosine |
Genes |
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31. The level of an acquired tan developed by an individual exposed to ultraviolet light is called. |
Constitutive pigmentation |
Erythema |
Facultative pigmentation |
Melanin |
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32. our natural skin color is also known as our |
Constitutive pigmentation |
Erythema |
Facultative pigmentation |
Melanin |
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MED AND MMD
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33. What is defined as the threshold dose that may produce sunburn? |
Minimal melanogenic dose |
Minimal erythemal dose |
UVR dose |
sub-optimal dose |
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34. What is equal to the lowest dose required to develop a visible tan? |
Minimal melanogenic dose |
Minimal erythemal dose |
Sun protection factor |
Sub-optimal dose |
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35. The lowest effective dose developing a sunburn as well as the value of producing a suntan depend mostly on a persons |
Age |
Skin type |
Sun protection factor |
UVB/UVA percentages |
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ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
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36. Ultraviolet radiation is more penetrating than x-radiation (x-ray). |
True |
False |
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37. The Ultraviolet spectrum is divided into |
Red, blue and green waves |
UVA, UVB, and UVC waves |
Visible, infrared, x-rays |
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38. UVA is found in the region between |
200-280nm |
280-320nm |
320-400nm |
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39. UVB is found in the region between |
200-280nm |
280-320nm |
320-400nm |
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40. UVC is sometimes called ______ because of its proven effectiveness in killing single-cell organisms. |
Oxidizing UV |
Stimulating UV |
Germicidal UV |
Melanogenesis UV |
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41. All electromagnetic waves have the same form and travel at the same speed, but differ in what? |
Speed |
Formation |
Wavelength |
Miles per second |
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42. The useful unit of measurement for UVR is |
Angstroms |
Nanometers |
Micrometers |
Joules |
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43. Skin exposure is usually expressed in ___________ per square centimerer |
Angstroms |
Nanometers |
Micrometers |
Joules |
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UNDERSTANDING EYE PROTECTION
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44. Overexposure to UVB can damage the ________of the eye. |
Retina |
Cornea |
Optic nerve |
UVB can not damage the eye |
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45. Which of the following offer adequate eye protection? |
Cotton Balls |
Sunglasses |
Protective eyewear that meets the requirements of the RED Act. |
Eyelids |
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46. Unprotected overexposure of the eyes to UVR can lead to brunescent cataracts |
True |
False |
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CANADIAN GUIDELINES
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47. The RED Act states that no person shall label, package or advertise a radiation emitting device in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its design, construction, performance, intended use, character, value, composition, merit or safety. |
True |
False |
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48. According to the Radiation Emiting Devices Regulations [Tanning Equipment], tanning equipment timers must have which of the following requirments: |
be adjustable to preset times and have a maximum exposure time recommended by the manufacturer |
have a margin of error not greater than 10% of the maximum timer setting |
not automatically reset when the tanning equipment emissions have been ended by the timer |
All of the above |
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49. The FPTRPC recommends that particular attention be given, in regards to the UVR exposure, to people with lightly pigmented skin, hair and eyes. |
True |
False |
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50. According to the Radiation Emitting Devices Regulations [Tanning Equipment] every piece of tanning equipment must be accompanied by a number of sets of protective eyewear at least equal to: |
Eyewear is not required |
The maximum number of persons who may, at the same time, be exposed to ultraviolet radiation from the tanning equipment, as recommended by the manufacturer of the equipment |
All of the above |
None of the above |
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