An addition to the written Recommended Response & Recovery Interim Protocols1, the Association of Professional Piercers has broadened its library of free resources available to body art practitioners, health inspectors, legislators, and the general public on the topic of body piercing.
A recording of the Reopening: What’s That Going To Look Like?2 webinar with Monica Sabin, Jef Saunders, and John Johnson is available on YouTube.
In collaboration with many experienced APP Conference speakers, the APP is offering a free webinar Online Educational Series open to all skill levels. So far, classes have been offered on a broad array of topics including Utilizing Your Phone, Studio Security during a Pandemic, and specific techniques for several different piercing placements, like tongues and daith.
The APP Procedure Manual (2013 Edition) is now available for free as a digital download; hard copies are still available in the APP Online Store.
An updated version of this document is in the works.
Watch the organization’s social media for upcoming and additional offerings. For all COVID-19 related updates from the Association of Professional Piercers check safepiercing.org/psa_covid-19.php.
1“Recommended Response & Recovery Interim Protocols,” Public Service Announcements: COVID-19, Association of Professional Piercers, accessed April 27, 2020, https://www.safepiercing.org/docs/APP_Recommended_Post-COVID19_Closure_Reopening_interim_protocols.pdf.
2 “Reopening: What’s That Going to Look Like?,” Online Educational Series, Association of Professional Piercers, recorded April 24, 2020,
3 “APP Procedure Manual, 2013 Edition,” Publication/Store, Association of Professional Piercers, accessed April 27, 2020,
