Tattoo & Piercing Shop Emergency Action & Safety Plan

Editable Template + Completed Sample | v1.1

A complete, editable emergency action and safety plan for tattoo and piercing studios. I built it from the plan I use in my own shop, then turned it into a template that works for studios in any US state.

Numbered sections like a legal document, a full index, and fill-in forms and logs that print one per page and are ready to copy.

Let AI walk you through it

The How to Use guide includes a ready-to-paste prompt. Upload the template to an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT, paste the prompt, and it interviews you about your shop one question at a time. Then it writes your plan. It can remove sections that don’t apply to you and add anything your area requires, and it keeps all the numbering and cross-references accurate. Prefer to do it yourself? Every fill-in is highlighted in yellow [brackets], and step-by-step instructions are included.

What’s covered

• General information, emergency contacts, required postings and your health department’s contact info
• Emergency action plan: fire, severe weather, medical emergencies, fainting, power outages, evacuation, and a code phrase for threats in the shop
• Hazardous materials and waste: chemicals and SDS, disinfectants, sharps, red bag and medical waste, spills
• Exposure control: needlesticks and blood exposure, what to do right away, and getting care
• Source client testing, with two options (a consent form, or testing arranged by the artist’s healthcare provider) and notes on confidentiality and how rules differ by state
• Sterilization and daily procedures: autoclave and spore testing, skin prep, cleaning schedule, minors and piercing (each optional, so you can mark it Not applicable)
• Employees section for shops with staff (optional)

Forms and logs (one per page, ready to copy)

Shop and Owner Information · Hepatitis B Declination · Client Injury Report Log · Artist Injury and Exposure Report · Source Client Consent for Blood Testing · Autoclave and Spore Test Log · Medical Waste and Sharps Disposal Log · Training and Plan Acknowledgment Log · Owner Declaration · Tattoo Aftercare · Piercing Aftercare · Quick Reference (to post in your shop) · Artist Information

What you get (ZIP download)

1. How to Use guide (PDF), with the AI prompt, a table of state rules to check, and a before-you-print checklist
2. Editable template (.docx)
3. Template preview (PDF)
4. Filled-in sample plan for a fictional shop (.docx)
5. Sample plan (PDF)

Works with Microsoft Word, Google Docs and LibreOffice.

Please note

This template does not replace any plan, form or document your state, county, city or health department provides or requires. You can use it alongside those documents, or skip it entirely and use only the documents they give you. Rules differ from place to place, so confirm every requirement with your local health department. This is a general template, not legal or medical advice.

License: for use by one studio to create its own plan. Please do not resell, share or redistribute.