The dangers of sunbed misuse
 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7899199.stm

OK she used it more than she should have but the place was unmanned, unless there's some sort of failsafe mechanism that stops prolonged use then this was just asking for trouble.

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I'm disappointed this bloke is going to be run into the ground over this. The girl read - and - ignored clear safety warnings. You can't protect everyone from themselves as some would have you believe.

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Wow.....thats scary, you can even see her label marks!!

Im going to forward it to my daughter at uni, what ever I say she still pops on them now and again.

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She's 14 punky..places like this should be out of bounds to anyone under 16 in my view...:(

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I am atually in two minds about this. While I do think these are potentially dangerous machines (well, I don't just think it, they are) and am suprised that they are allowed to operate unmanned tanning salons, I do think that people should take some responsibility for their own actions. You can be badly burnt walking out in the Sun.

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Kirsty said she had no idea the tanning booths were so dangerous.
Where has she been for the last 14 years?. Are all Welsh girls this stupid?:D:D:D

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Without staff though, how would you enforce it?

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come on lets be fair, this is stupid children again, what about the parents didnt they know where she was? its all the same if its drinking,smoking,sex now sunbeds if the teenager wants to do it they will, then when it goes wrong they blame anybody but themselves.

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Precisely! So unmanned sunbeds are a no no for precisely this reason..children aren't always as clued up as you would think..After all how many of us were interested in boring things like watching the news or reading newspapers when we were 14?

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even if there were staff in there, are they really going to stop someone who's been in longer than x minutes?

personally I find it sad that anyone would want to use a sunbed at all, no substitute for a bit of sunshiiiiiiine

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Which brings us to those who abdicate all responsibilities to their 'customers'.

I personally wouldn't want to use an unmanned anything just in case it malfunctioned anyway...

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She's just been on the radio stating that it's the salons fault...sounds like a trailer park money grabber who's looking for a bit of compensation...

If she ignored the signs (and there would ahve been signs as to no-one under 16 without supervision) then it's her own stupid fault.. From hearing her though I bet she won't learn her lesson...

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Still don't like the idea of an unmanned coin in the slot sunbed anyway for previous stated reason.

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another reason to ban these places

should be 18 + and manned

shes 14 she cant legally enter a contract so i hope they throw the book at them maybe the insurers will stop them then

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I once misused a sun bed as a sandwich toaster. Took me ages to get the cheese off it.