Tattooing regulations in U.S. states, 2011

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• Personal Author:
  Armstrong M ; Carlson VP ; Lehman EJ
• Description:
  Tattooing's popularity has led to regulatory concerns because medical complications linked to unsanitary practices can have a lasting health impact. The authors' study sought to determine whether existing state tattooing laws and regulations (rules) effectively protect public health. A 10-item checklist was created for each of three types of rules (sanitation, training, and infection control) identified as having the greatest public health impact. State rules were classified as effective if the state scored >/= 7 on all three categories, moderate if >/= 4 in all three categories, minimal if < 4 in one or more categories, and ineffective if ≤ 2 in all three categories. Forty-one states have at least one state statute regulating tattooing practice. On the basis of the authors' study criteria, 36 states regulate sanitation effectively; 15 states regulate training effectively; and 26 states regulate infection control effectively. Fourteen states meet the criteria for regulating all three categories effectively. Specific rules vary substantially by state. Public health agencies should encourage states to adopt and enforce effective, evidence-based tattooing rules. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Art Coloring Agents Communicable Diseases Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Artists Body-protection Exposure-levels Health-hazards Infection-control Pigments Sanitation Training
• ISSN:
  0022-0892
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  30-37
• Volume:
  75
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041595
• Citation:
  J Environ Health 2012 Oct; 75(3):30-37
• Contact Point Address:
  Valeria Carlson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, MS E-70, Atlanta, GA 30341
• Email:
  guz6@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Environmental Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:98f3b42fa30a437a881b536f0b9966525d54c49626d7c45031845ae204bb002f43bb983fc635a7c5f05c11813b162848ee635c3b325df672bc30be3ea883ddf4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194115/cdc_194115_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 614.87 KB ]