{"id":6152,"date":"2015-05-13T09:25:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T08:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.protrainings.eu\/?p=6152"},"modified":"2015-05-13T09:25:06","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T08:25:06","slug":"course-of-the-week-tattoo-infection-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/course-of-the-week-tattoo-infection-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Course of the week &#8211; Tattoo Infection Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tattoo1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6154 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/tattoo1-150x150.png\" alt=\"tattoo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>If you are working in any aspect of the Tattooists industry or Body Piercing, you will need to have an understanding of many different aspects of infection control to keep you and your clients safe. 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