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The Association of Professional Piercers (APP) is an international health and safety organization. It is a nonprofit voluntary alliance dedicated to the dissemination of information about body piercing.......
Governed by a voluntary elected Board of Directors, the APP is a united group of piercing professionals which freely shares information to help fellow members, piercers, healthcare professionals, health inspectors, and the public to get the best and most up-to-date information about body piercing.
THE APP
Provides a professional association for piercers
Encourages piercers to meet and/or exceed the
APP set standards and provides an avenue to show the public that this standard is being met
Provides piercers, legislators, and the public with support and assistance in writing/passing appropriate legislation in the industry
Provides piercing, business, health and safety education at our
Annual Conference for piercers, health inspectors, and others related to the industry
Provides educational/informational materials, including a Health & Safety Procedure Manual for Piercers, and Consumer oriented
brochures Attends and is involved in health related conferences
Provides
information and professional opinions to the Media, when requested and in response to erroneous information/reports
Presents lectures to students, healthcare professionals, and other related groups
Staffs an email/phone response system for individuals with questions regarding piercing
Maintains a comprehensive
website which addresses issues for piercers, piercees, educators, healthcare personnel, etc.
Publishes a quarterly newsletter dedicated to piercing related news and information for individuals in the industry.
Does not police the piercing industry or piercers. The APP will respond to and resolve complaints against its members and claims of membership which are invalid
Does not license or certify piercers.
Members do receive a
certificate of membership which must be renewed every year. Attendees of APP classes receive a
seminar certificate Doesnt perform piercings at its conference, nor does it teach people how to pierce. The APP provides supplemental education to piercers and has a number of Corporate Members who provide basic piercing education
Does not dictate the piercing technique(s) its Members use, what aftercare they suggest, or what specific piercings they may choose to perform
Specifically addresses the practice of body piercing. We do not have a position on tattooing, branding, scarification, dermal punching, scalpeling, implants, or other types of body art. Members are not precluded from also practicing these types of body modification where they are allowed by law.
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