The Alliance of Professional Tattooists (APT) provides comprehensive online training to promote safe tattooing practices. Invest in your professional growth and join a community committed to elevating health and safety standards in tattooing.

Our Bloodborne Pathogens Refresher 2-Hour Course: Available on-demand at tattoosafety.org or click the button below.
NOT VALID IN FLORIDA

PDTT™ (Prevention of Disease Transmission in Tattooing): A full-length, 5-hour course, covering bloodborne pathogens and more, taught live via Zoom, offered quarterly.
2026 dates coming soon!

Exclusive Member Webinars: Monthly webinars featuring expert insights, available exclusively to members through our Circle Community.

Calendar of Events: Join us for engaging webinars, Q&As, and community events designed to educate, empower, and connect professional tattooers. Stay up to date and never miss a chance to learn, grow, and get involved!

The Prevention of Disease Transmission in Tattooing (PDTT™) course is a comprehensive bloodborne pathogen course for professional tattoo artists and apprentices. We also invite Health Department employees to take it free of charge. It provides in-depth training on infection control, microbiology, disease prevention, sterilization, and disinfection, tailored to the tattoo industry. Participants gain essential knowledge to ensure client and artist safety, addressing concerns like bloodborne pathogens and skin infections, while meeting health and safety standards.
Our PDTT™ is currently offered by the Alliance of Professional Tattooists through scheduled sessions and private contract courses. Contact us at info@safe-tattoos.com for upcoming dates and registration details.
We'll post our upcoming PDTT™ course dates here when available. Thank you for your patience.

Course covers Prevention of Disease Transmission in Tattooing, Microbiology & Disease, Sterilization & Disinfection, and BBP, with 2 hours dedicated to BBP and Communicable Diseases. This course is not Valid in Florida (see PDTT™ schedule here for approved FL course).

Monthly Q&A with
The Tattoo Tax Guys
Ever dreamt of picking an accountant’s brain without getting slapped with a bill? Now’s your chance.
Meet Stephen & Jason Friedman, better known as The Tattoo Tax Guys, your go-to accounting pros who actually understand the tattoo and piercing world. No khakis. No confusing jargon.
Just real talk, real answers, and real help.
They’re hosting a FREE monthly Q&A for APT members the first Monday of every month at 9AM PT / Noon ET in the APT Circle Community.
Whether you're wondering about write-offs, bookkeeping, or just how not to piss off the IRS—
bring your questions and join us!
Want in?

POSTPONED!
UPCOMING EVENT FOR APT MEMBERS:
LIVING LEGENDS LIVE Q&A WITH SHAWN BARBER
APT’s Living Legends Live continues with Shawn Barber, an artist whose work bridges fine art, tattooing, and the documentation of contemporary tattoo culture.
From internationally exhibited painting to tattooing and education, Shawn Barber has spent decades examining the role of tattooing as both craft and cultural record. Join us for a live conversation exploring art, history, and the evolution of tattooing through a fine art lens.
🗓 TBD
⏰ TBD
🎙 Living Legends Live
📍 Zoom (link in APT Circle)
👥 APT Members Only
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The Alliance of Professional Tattooists, Inc.
is a legally registered nonprofit trade organization dedicated to education, safety standards, and professional advocacy within tattooing.
APT exists to serve working tattooers through education, industry representation, scientific dialogue, and historical preservation. Our volunteer board provides governance, oversight, and national advocacy on behalf of tattoo professionals.
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