BLX TRAINING FOR BODY ART EXAM
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
Transmission of Hepatitis C is not a concern in tattooing and piercing, since there is no evidence
that hepatitis is spread by tattooing or piercing.
A) True
B) False - ANS B) False
This bloodborne pathogens is highly contagious and survives in dry blood for up to 7 days.
A) Hepatitis C
B) HIV
C) Hepatitis B
D) All of the above - ANS C) Hepatitis B
Most individuals infected with bloodborne pathogens are asymptomatic for years before they
develop symptoms or disease.
A) True
B) False - ANS A) True
Physical presence (visible) of blood or serum on instruments or needles is NOT necessary for
infection to be transmitted. All used or contaminated instruments are considered unsafe.
A) True
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, B) False - ANS A) True
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard does not apply to tattoo & piercing artists because they
do not work with blood.
A) True
B) False - ANS B) False
Hepatitis C virus can survive outside the human body at normal temperature for up to 4 days.
A) True
B) False - ANS A) True
HIV is 100 times more contagious than Hepatitis B.
A) True
B) False - ANS B) False
Bloodborne pathogens are transmitted through following ways EXCEPT :
A) Sex with infected partner
B) Sharing needles
C) Contact with blood
D) Kissing - ANS D) Kissing
If you notice that a client's skin has small rashes (look like spider bites), what should you do?
A) Ask the client to see a doctor and get clearance
B) Clean the skin and do the work
C) Go ahead and do the work without cleaning the skin because the antiseptics might sting
D) Ask the client not to come again - ANS A) Ask the client to see a doctor and get clearance
Hepatitis B vaccination is NOT effective, if given after an exposure already occurred.
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2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
Transmission of Hepatitis C is not a concern in tattooing and piercing, since there is no evidence
that hepatitis is spread by tattooing or piercing.
A) True
B) False - ANS B) False
This bloodborne pathogens is highly contagious and survives in dry blood for up to 7 days.
A) Hepatitis C
B) HIV
C) Hepatitis B
D) All of the above - ANS C) Hepatitis B
Most individuals infected with bloodborne pathogens are asymptomatic for years before they
develop symptoms or disease.
A) True
B) False - ANS A) True
Physical presence (visible) of blood or serum on instruments or needles is NOT necessary for
infection to be transmitted. All used or contaminated instruments are considered unsafe.
A) True
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, B) False - ANS A) True
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard does not apply to tattoo & piercing artists because they
do not work with blood.
A) True
B) False - ANS B) False
Hepatitis C virus can survive outside the human body at normal temperature for up to 4 days.
A) True
B) False - ANS A) True
HIV is 100 times more contagious than Hepatitis B.
A) True
B) False - ANS B) False
Bloodborne pathogens are transmitted through following ways EXCEPT :
A) Sex with infected partner
B) Sharing needles
C) Contact with blood
D) Kissing - ANS D) Kissing
If you notice that a client's skin has small rashes (look like spider bites), what should you do?
A) Ask the client to see a doctor and get clearance
B) Clean the skin and do the work
C) Go ahead and do the work without cleaning the skin because the antiseptics might sting
D) Ask the client not to come again - ANS A) Ask the client to see a doctor and get clearance
Hepatitis B vaccination is NOT effective, if given after an exposure already occurred.
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