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Next speaking events:
Southwestern District Health Unit
Dickinson, North Dakota
February 19, 2026
NEHA Virtual Body Art Facility inspector Training
April 14th & 16th, 2026 (Online)
CEHA Southern Chapter (California)
April 23, 2026
Long Beach, CA
Association of Professional Piercers Annual Educational Conference
June 8-12, 2026
Las Vegas, NV
NEHA 2026 Annual Educational Conference
August 2026
Kansas City, MO
CEHA 2026 (Colorado)
September 2026
Lakewood, CO
Camp APP (Member’s Retreat)
October 2026
Georgia
OSEHP AEC
October 2026
Tulsa, OK
APHA AEC (Exhibitor)
November 2026
San Antonio, TX
John Johnson
Body Piercing Educator
DOB: 02/26/1973
LANGUAGE: English
CONTACT: johnj@safepiercing.org
ONLINE: See the form below
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
John Johnson is a piercing educator and member of the Association of Professional Piercers (APP). He’s a member of committees developing curriculum, policies, and guidance for body art safety, General Industry OSHA trainer, and a graduate of Central Sterilization Solutions in Los Angeles. John is the host of the Discussions in Body Art podcast.
LONG BIOGRAPHY
John Johnson entered the field of body piercing in 1998 and has been an educator since 2007. As a member of the Association of Professional Piercers’ (APP) he exhibits on behalf of the APP at environmental and public health conferences around the U.S. and represents the association on the BAEA and NEHA body art committees. He’s also an independent member of the AAMI workgroup 45 developing hospital sterilization guidelines for tattoo equipment used in the medical environment.
John is also a member of the APP’s curriculum committee which develops educational offerings for three annual events and as an OSHA trainer he manages the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard training courses on the APP’s online learning platform. John is a graduate of Central Sterilization Solutions’ technician’s program in Los Angeles and enthusiastic about sharing decontamination and sterilization information with body piercing professionals.
He’s also very passionate about bridging the gap between body art practitioners and regulators.
He speaks on behalf of the Association of Professional Piercers and the National Environmental Health Association. In 2025 he delivered presentations to audiences in Brazil and Mexico.
Additionally, he owns New Flower Studio Body Piercing in Long Beach, California, is a former APP Vice President, co-author of the APP’s 2013 Procedure Manual, a member of (and Subject Matter Expert for) NEHA, maintains a piercing blog and monthly newsletter at newflowerstudio.com, and hosts the Discussions in Body Art podcast.
POSITIONS AND HONORS:
- 2010 APP Volunteer Award recipient
- 2020 APP President’s Award recipient
- Former APP Conference Committee Member
- Former producer of the APP podcast
- Former APP quarterly journal and blog contributor
- APP Curriculum Committee Member
- APP Legislative Committee Member
- NEHA Body Art Committee Member
- AFDO Body Art Committee Member
- BAEA Body Art Committee Member
- Red Cross Instructor
- General Industry OSHA Trainer
- NIC SME
- NEHA Member and SME
- Socal Sterile Processing Association Member
- AAMI Member
- AAMI ST-WG 45 Committee Member
AVAILABLE PRESENTATIONS:
- Body Piercing Lessons for Everybody Piercing (part 1)
- Body Piercing Lessons for Everybody Piercing (part 2)
- Grounding & Bedside Manner for Piercers
- Hazard Communications for Piercing Facilities
- Exposure Control Plans for Body Piercing Facilities
- Workplace Safety Controls for Body Piercing
- Facility Inspection Training for Regulators
- Decontamination & Sterilization for Piercing Facilities
- Overview of Body Piercing Safety for Health Inspectors
- Body Piercing Advancements for Health Inspectors
- Body Piercing Sterilization Practices for Health Inspectors
- Decontamination and Sterilization Safety for Studio Owners
- Instrument Reprocessing in the Body Piercing Environment
- Body Piercing Safe Practices
- Health Inspector Q&A
- Inspection Question: Procedure Area
- Inspection Question: Decontamination
- Inspection Question: Sterilization
- Inspection Question: Point-of-Use Sterilization
- Procedure Area: Design and Safety Consideration
- Workplace Safety Controls for Body Piercing Studios
