Health, Safety and Sanitation

• Autoclave/Sterilizer Testing - Tattoo and Body Piercing establishments must test their autoclave/sterilization equipment on a minimum monthly basis.  One option for testing is using the Eau Claire City-County Health Department laboratory.

• Shops and Parlors! - For more information on obtaining a testing kit and submitting a sample to your local laboratory, please contact us

• Safe and Sanitary Practices

Health, Disease and Infections

• Bloodborne Pathogens

• Infectious Complications of Body Piercings

• Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)
  • MRSA Talking Points (DHS)
  • MRSA and unlicensed shops/artists
    ^{Important Note: This report summarizes investigations of clusters of skin and soft tissue infections caused by CA-MRSA among recipients of tattoos from unlicensed tattooists in three states. Use of non-sterile equipment and suboptimal infection-control practices were identified as potential causes of the infections.}

• Care for your new tattoo