Local Tanning Salon Staff Earn Indoor Tanning Credentials
Crystal Cox and April Randes, shift supervisors of the Electric Beach Salon in Odenton, MD have successfully completed the internationally recognized certification course for indoor facility operators and staff administered by the International Smart Tan Network.Smart Tan is a worldwide professional consortium dedicated to researching and promoting the responsible life-long skin care regimen of moderate and sunburn avoidance."All our shift supervisors are required to complete training and certification," said Jim Wint, owner of Electric Beach Tanning, "It is important that our staff provides our clients with accurate information and professional indoor services." Certification requires an individual to be knowledgeable regarding the effects of ultraviolet light, skin types, maintenance of indoor equipment and a number of other areas critical to professional salon operation."We believe, and research has supported, that moderate indoor tanning, for individuals that can develop a tan, is the smartest way to maximize the potential benefits and minimize the potential risks associated with either too much or too little sunlight," said Joseph Levy, vice president of the International smart Tan Network, " As Smart Tan Certified Indoor Operators, Jim and Gwen Wint, owners of the Electric Beach Salon, and their staff join a conscientious group of educated facility owners and operators in holding credentials to best advise salon patrons. Both Electric Beach and their staff can be proud to display the certification diplomas."The Electric Beach Salon is a member of the Indoor Association, the prominent trade association of the indoor industry. Jim Wint is also Assistant Director of the Professional Action Fund, an indoor industry nonprofit legal action organization.Contact Information:Electric Beach SalonJim Wint410-674-6615 (o)or write to:1202 Annapolis RdOdenton, MD 21113www.electricbeachtan.netInternational Smart Tan NetworkJoe Levy

800-652-3269or write to:3101 Page AvenueJackson, MI 49203www.smarttan.comIndoor AssociationJeff Nedelman703.938.6011 (o)703.938.6013 (f)or write to:2689 Glencroft RoadVienna, VA 22181www.theita.comProfessional Action FundRobert Wagner 888-765-2742or write to:2840-425 Scherer DriveSt. Petersburg, FL 33716www.ptaf.org.