Bangkok to grant certificates to tattoo artists

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK, 14 September 2018 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will grant certificates to tattoo artists in an attempt to improve the quality and safety of the city's tattoo studios. 

Deputy Bangkok Governor Taweesak Lertprapan held a meeting on tattoo studio business in Bangkok with delegates from the Ministry of Public Health, the Food and Drugs Administration, and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) Department of Health. 

He said that Bangkok currently has some 4,000 tattoo artists and that the BMA is seeking to upgrade the professional quality of tattoo studios to ensure hygiene and safety of the operating venues and equipment. 

Tattoo artists will also be required to have knowledge about infection prevention and put up warning signs to protect their customers. 

He added the tattoo artists association will hold a meeting later this month to discuss the code of conduct for professional tattoo artists. 

After the code of conduct has been agreed upon by all sides, the BMA will start issuing certificates to tattoo artists who comply with the standards.

 

 

-- nnt 2018-09-15

Certificates that can be bought with corrupt means. So, no change then. Next story please. 

That's too bad. I was hoping to give Angelina Jolie one myself on her next visit.

5 minutes ago, Wiggy said:

Certificates that can be bought with corrupt means. So, no change then. Next story please. 

I bet Khao San Road will sell them within a week of being issued. Surely it's free enterprise, not corruption?

 

Just now, Darcula said:

That's too bad. I was hoping to give Angelina Jolie one myself on her next visit.

Pnarr Pnarr! as Finbarr Saunders would say.

 

More certificates. Was that his idea?

7 hours ago, Darcula said:

That's too bad. I was hoping to give Angelina Jolie one myself on her next visit.

So get a license

7 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I bet Khao San Road will sell them within a week of being issued. Surely it's free enterprise, not corruption?

 

Or you will be hearing on Walking Street at night from those with no certificate  " Pssst hey tourist do you want to get a tattoo? Come on down this alley"

3 minutes ago, AsiaHand said:

7 hours ago, Darcula said:

That's too bad. I was hoping to give Angelina Jolie one myself on her next visit.

So get a license

I don't think he was planning to marry her.

 

1 minute ago, bluesofa said:

I don't think he was planning to marry her.

 

 

I was hoping she'd adopt me.

Just now, Darcula said:

 

I was hoping she'd adopt me.

Ah, still hoping for the breast-feeding option.

 

12 hours ago, Wiggy said:

Certificates that can be bought with corrupt means. So, no change then. Next story please. 

Yes.  Another news-created income stream.  Goody.  Always welcome, like the darts board permit and fee.

16 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Tattoo artists will also be required to have knowledge about infection prevention and put up warning signs to protect their customers. 

" Me dink Lao Khao for make clean .. no pompam " .. 

So every enterprise, shop or mobile will be visited?

11 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

So every enterprise, shop or mobile will be visited?

Absolutely.

The staff inspecting the premises will submit themselves to have a small tattoo in order to check the premises are fully compliant with all the necessary regulations.

 

This is one of our inspection team after a full day at work:

 

On 9/15/2018 at 8:40 AM, rooster59 said:

Tattoo artists will also be required to have knowledge about infection prevention and put up warning signs to protect their customers. 

After the code of conduct has been agreed upon by all sides, the BMA will start issuing certificates to tattoo artists who comply with the standards.

Hope the warning signs and certificates will be written in English. The ones written in Thai say "fresh spring rolls" and "I love pussy"... 

On ‎9‎/‎15‎/‎2018 at 9:23 AM, Darcula said:

That's too bad. I was hoping to give Angelina Jolie one myself on her next visit.

And a tattoo...