As mentioned in this article, NEHA offers two resources that provide information and guidance on regulating body art.
Body Art: A Comprehensive Guidebook and Model Code
NEHA (1999)
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Body Art: A Comprehensive Guidebook and Model Code offers a rare look into the world of tattooing, body piercing, scarification, and branding. This 350-page, color-illustrated reference not only provides the reader with a comprehensive, consistent, reasonable, public health-oriented model code and guidelines--it also provides detailed definitions of different types of body art; forms used by professionals and regulators in the industry; and personal stories from people who have had tattoo, body piercing, branding, and scarification experiences. Body Art: A Comprehensive Guidebook and Model Code contains the following information: universal precautions and guidelines, examples of inspection guidelines, examples of official inspection reports, examples of permit applications, sample resolutions, examples of disclosure statements, examples of consent forms, articles from magazines, a list of reference articles on body art, a test of the reader's body art code knowledge, examples of client aftercare instructions, and letters of support from body art organizations. The model code presented in this publication was developed by a committee of knowledgeable environmental health professionals from around the United States and has been endorsed by the Alliance for Professional Tattooists, the Association of Professional Piercers, and the Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals.
350 pages, softcover. Member: $79. Nonmember: $99. Catalog #797.
NEHA Body Art Model Code and Guidelines
NEHA (1998)
This "almost pocket-sized" resource is perfect for those needing a quick reference to the above-mentioned model code. The model code is succinctly laid out and is a useful resource for environmental health professionals and health departments.
23 pages, softcover. Member: $29. Nonmember: $45. Catalog #757.
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