TS EN 16489-3

TS EN 16489-3 is the standard that addresses the requirements for providing professional indoor UV exposure services. Its focus is the service-delivery side of professionally offered tanning facilities: qualifications, consumer protection, and a safety-oriented service framework rather than the construction of the UV appliance itself.

Quality and safety in service delivery

The standard defines requirements for the provision of indoor UV exposure services and provides a basis for assessing those services. In general technical terms, this kind of service depends on competent staff, clear customer information, controlled operating practices, and consistent handling of exposure sessions, because UV exposure is sensitive to dose and exposure time management.

Where the scope stops

• Medical uses of indoor UV exposure are excluded from this standard.
• UV appliances for skin exposure fall under EN 60335-2-27 and are therefore outside its scope.
• The standard is centred on professionally offered tanning services and the strengthening of consumer protection in that context.

As a result, TS EN 16489-3 is useful for understanding the service side of an indoor UV exposure business: the people, procedures, and customer-facing controls that shape a professional offering. It frames safe and consistent service provision rather than the design of the UV equipment.

Note: this part belongs to the service-requirements portion of the standards family; detailed personnel competency or training content should be considered together with the other relevant parts and related standards.