Introduction

Creating living art is a unique talent, but it puts tattooists and piercers at risk of coming in contact with their client's blood. This means artists may also be exposed to bloodborne pathogens, such as hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

From wearing gloves to sanitizing tools and machines, there are ways to prevent these serious and often deadly diseases.

This course will discuss the things you, as an employee, can do to lessen the risks associated with tattooing and body piercing. It will also discuss ways to prevent cross-contamination and how to properly clean and sanitize tools and machines.

Course Objectives

This course will focus on each of these topics from the employee's perspective. The course will also explain the employer's responsibilities. By the end of this course you should be able to:

1. Explain the risks of tattooing
2. Explain your rights as an employee under the universal precautions
3. Describe what a sharps disposal container is used for
4. Ways to prevent needlestick injuries
5. Ways to prevent cross-contamination
6. Explain the use of gloves and other protective equipment
7. Describe skin infections among tattoo recipients
8. Describe how to disinfect surfaces
9. Describe how to clean tools and equipment

Getting Started

To begin your online training, click on the "Modules" tab above. To study offline, go to your student dashboard and download the course study guide. The study guide is for your personal use only, and cannot be used for commercial purposes.

Modules

To begin your training, click on the module links below. If you are just starting this course, you should start with module 1.

1. Safety Consideration
2. Reducing Exposure

Course 607 Final Exam

After studying the course material and answering the quiz questions, it is time to take the final exam. We highly recommend answering the module quiz questions to check your understanding of the course material. The final exam questions are typically developed from these quiz questions.

OSHAcademy course final exams are designed to make sure students have gained a sufficient understanding of the content covered within each course. To help demonstrate this understanding, students must achieve a passing score on course final exams. It is OSHAcademy's policy to protect the integrity of our exams: as a result, we do not provide missed questions to students.

This is an open book exam. Students are permitted to use a separate browser window to review course content while taking the exam. If you do not pass a final exam, you will see a "Retake Exam" button next to the course on your student dashboard.

If you have already paid for your certificate

If you have already paid for certificates, your exam score will be displayed on your student dashboard after successfully passing the final exam. If you chose PDF certificates, you can view and print your certificate and personal transcript from your student dashboard. If you chose original printed documents, they will be prepared and mailed to the address in your student account.

If you only want free training

OSHAcademy provides free access to all training materials, including course modules, practice quizzes, exercises, and final exams. However, exam scores, certificates, and transcripts are provided only if you purchase a certificate package to document your training. If you do not require official training documentation, we will archive your exam results should you decide to purchase official certificates later.

Take the Final Exam

Please login to your student dashboard to access and download this FREE course PDF studyguide. You can save this study guide to your computer for offline studying, or print the study guide if you prefer.

Additional Resources

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Website
• Center for Disease Control & Prevention
• Body Art- Tattooing and Body Piercing NY Dept. of Health