Comments on: Health and Safety Tips:Tattoo Safety – Making Sure Your New Tattoo is Safe http://www.healthandsafetyblog.com/health-and-safety-tipstattoo-safety-making-sure-your-new-tattoo-is-safe/ Health and safety resources and information Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:25:25 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Peter http://www.healthandsafetyblog.com/health-and-safety-tipstattoo-safety-making-sure-your-new-tattoo-is-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Peter Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:04:44 +0000 http://www.healthandsafetyblog.com/?p=469#comment-92 As a safety consultant, whenever I see 'safety' or 'risk management' I think of the identify, assess, control, review process. When I think about controlling risk I always apply the hierarchy of controls. Whilst your tips are all valid, the first step of applying this hierarchy to reduce risk is to consider eliminating the hazard altogether. In this case, the safest bet is to not get a tattoo. Just a thought. As a safety consultant, whenever I see ’safety’ or ‘risk management’ I think of the identify, assess, control, review process.

When I think about controlling risk I always apply the hierarchy of controls. Whilst your tips are all valid, the first step of applying this hierarchy to reduce risk is to consider eliminating the hazard altogether. In this case, the safest bet is to not get a tattoo.

Just a thought.

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