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Dermica Medesthetics

201R - 10518 82 Avenue NW Edmonton AB T6E 2A4 · Personal Services

3 inspections

  1. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Risk Management Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 08. Is hand hygiene performed by the personal services worker when required, in a proper manner and are provisions available to perform hand hygiene?
      • Hand sanitizer expired in January 2024. Ensure that hand sanitizers used have NPN/DIN, alcohol content between 60 and 90%, and are not expired.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • Some cosmetic products did not have appropriate labels: Glo line products did not have ingredients listed and some cosmetic product bottles did not have labels. Ensure that all cosmetic products have appropriate labels. Updated on September 5, 2024:* Some cosmetic products did not have appropriate labels: some cosmetic product bottles did not have labels (small bottles on the pedicure workstation). Ensure that all cosmetic products have appropriate labels.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • The numbing cream used for microblading services expired in May 2021. Please obtain the new cream.
  3. Demand Inspection

    13 infractions

    • 02. Has the operator notified the RHA of the existence of a personal service business, including contact and location information, as well as all personal services currently offered or new personal services that will be offered for facilities and/or special events?
      • The owner of the personal service business did not submit a notification about the business to the Alberta Health Services. Submit the notification to AHS.
    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • No written procedures for skin cleansing prior to services, antiseptic use, reprocessing sink decontamination and accidental cuts were available.
    • 08. Is hand hygiene performed by the personal services worker when required, in a proper manner and are provisions available to perform hand hygiene?
      • Hand sanitizer expired in January 2024. Ensure that hand sanitizers used have NPN/DIN, alcohol content between 60 and 90%, and are not expired.
    • 10. Is cleansing and antisepsis of skin and mucous membrane performed in accordance to written procedures and are suitable products being used?
      • Unacceptable antiseptic product was used for skin preparation: product expired in December 2018. Obtain a new antiseptic product.
    • 12. Are personal services workers at the facility maintaining client records and where applicable, sterility documentation corresponding to that client?
      • Sterility assurance documentation for sterile equipment was not retained with the clients' records. Ensure that sterility assurance documentation for all critical equipment used during services is retained with clients' forms.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No approved disinfectant has been used for tools disinfection: Preempt HLD5 disinfectant expired on December 1, 2022. Approved high-level disinfectant is required.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No approved disinfectant was available for surface disinfection: Preempt RTU (ILD) expired in July 2022 and FlexiClean (LLD) expired in December 2023. Obtain an appropriate disinfectant for surface disinfection.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No records of testing of high-level disinfectant were available, and no testing of disinfectant has been conducted as required.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No test strips were available to test the concentration of high-level disinfectant. Obtain the appropriate strips.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • Some cosmetic products did not have appropriate labels: Glo line products did not have ingredients listed and some cosmetic product bottles did not have labels. Ensure that all cosmetic products have appropriate labels.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • 1. Some tinting products were used against manufacturer's instructions: addressed during the inspection. 2. Some needles were used against manufacturer's instructions: needles expired in June 2022: addressed during the inspection.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • The numbing cream used for microblading services expired in May 2021. Please obtain the new cream.
    • 31. Are sinks accessible and used appropriately for the personal services provided?
      • The reprocessing sink was also used for hand washing, and no written procedures for reprocessing sink decontamination was available.