What are health and safety issues invoved in being a tattoo artist?

The most obvious are exposure to blood borne pathogens- disease that can be transmitted by exposure to the blood of other persons. In addition, they may be exposed to hazardous or flammable chemicals, be exposed to electrical hazards from equipment, exposed to slip and fall injuries from fluids on floors, and exposed to cumulative trauma injuries, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, from the repetitive motions in using tattoo equipment.