Thanks for visiting. These surveys were created by different piercers around the country interested in collecting information from other piercers and health inspectors. We hope you’ll help us collect body art data useful for education. This survey page is sponsored by our podcast, Discussions in Body Art.
Our goal with this data is the creation of, and improvement of, body art educational content which may be used in different areas of training. These surveys are not associated with any organization other than the Discussions in Body Art podcast and other contributors to this collection.
Body Piercing Jewelry Opinion Survey
10 Minutes
This survey is for piercers and is completely anonymous. Data will be used for health and safety educational purposes only. Please answer honestly for accurate data. For the purpose of this survey, tell us your opinion about the jewelry you prefer to use for common ear piercings.
Body Piercing Needlestick Survey
3 Minutes
This survey is for piercers and is completely anonymous. Data will be used for health and safety educational purposes only. Please answer honestly for accurate data. For the purpose of this survey, tell us about incidents where your skin was broken by the tip of a needle that had been used in a body piercing service.
Body Piercing Training Survey
3 Minutes
This survey asks professional body piercers about their experience learning to pierce.
Body Piercing Reporting Survey (BPRS)
Welcome to the BPRS. If you’ve had a body piercing and experienced side effects outside those associated with a new (and still healing) piercing, we encourage you to complete our survey. 8 minutes.
Apprenticeship Survey
4 minutes
The purpose of this survey is to gather insights into professional piercers’ attitudes toward training apprentices or trainees. Specifically, we aim to determine what piercers believe constitutes sufficient training for someone to become a professional piercer. This survey is completely anonymous and all data collected is used for body art education. 4 minutes.
Customer Preferences Survey
1 Minute
The purpose of this survey is to gather insights into customer preferences when selecting a body piercing studio for services or jewelry. This survey is completely anonymous and all data collected is used for body art education. Honest answers are the best answers.
Health Inspector Survey
4 Minutes
Welcome to the health inspector survey. If you inspect body art facilities, we appreciate your contribution to body art safety and education. Your survey is completely anonymous. 4 minutes.
Health inspectors should email john@safepiercing.org for free access to the Association of Professional Piercers (APP) online courses. Inspectors can also receive a free pass to the APP’s in-person educational conference in Las Vegas each summer.
Body Artists Survey
4 Minutes
Welcome to the body art practitioner survey. If you work in body art facility, we appreciate your contribution to body art safety and education. Your survey is completely anonymous. 4 minutes.
Reusable Body Art Instrument Survey
4 Minutes
This survey is for any body art practitioner who decontaminates and sterilizes body art instruments for reuse. This survey is completely anonymous and all data collected is used for body art education. We appreciate your participation. 4 minutes.
Documentation and Communication Survey
3 Minutes
This survey is for any body piercing studio worker. Please share with us your thoughts on your studio’s documentation and communication program. This survey is completely anonymous and all data collected is used for body art education. 3 minutes.
Piercing Menu Survey
5 Minutes
This survey is for body piercers. Please share some information about your piercing experience and the piercings you offer. This survey is completely anonymous and all data collected is used for body art education. 5 minutes.
Client Survey
3 minutes.
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