BBP training for body piercers

Needles and sharps

Training should reinforce safe needle handling, immediate disposal into an appropriate sharps container, prevention of recapping and a clear response if a sharp is dropped or an injury occurs.

Sterile and clean workflow

Piercers should understand how to preserve sterile items, separate clean jewellery and tools from contaminated equipment, change gloves at the right moments and prevent contact with unprotected surfaces.

Incident readiness

Every studio needs a simple reporting route and access to urgent medical assessment after a needlestick, splash to eyes or mouth, or blood contact with non-intact skin.

Authoritative safety references

Course learning should be checked against current official guidance and the rules that apply where you work.

• World Health Organization: standard precautions
• CDC/NIOSH: bloodborne infectious disease risk factors
• United States OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard — relevant in the United States; other countries use their own requirements.