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Emerald Lotus Nails & Spa

532 2 Avenue SE Airdrie AB T4B 1S2 · Personal Services

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Inspection summary

Emerald Lotus Nails & Spa has been inspected 6 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since May 14, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 27, 2026, found no infractions.

1 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Hand hygiene and infection control.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for clients. In personal service settings like salons, spas and tattoo studios, higher-risk findings are the ones that could spread infection from one client to the next, through broken skin, blood or instruments that were not properly cleaned and sterilized.

  • Hand hygiene and infection controlHigher risk

    Infection control is the core of a personal service inspection. Inspectors check that operators clean their hands and change gloves between clients, that a stocked hand sink is available, and that anything that breaks the skin is handled so blood-borne infections such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV cannot pass from one client to the next.

    Recorded once on May 14, 2024. For example: Is hand hygiene performed by the personal services worker when required, in a proper manner and are provisions available to perform hand hygiene?

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Instruments, chairs, tables and footbaths must be made of materials that can be cleaned, kept in good repair and stored so they stay clean. Single-use items such as nail files, buffers, razors and needles must be thrown away after each client.

    Recorded 10 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on November 13, 2025. For example: Is the facility maintained in a visibly clean state and are environmental surfaces cleaned and disinfected properly?

About this data

These results come from Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health), which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

6 inspections

  1. Monitoring Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Demand Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 27. Is the facility maintained in a visibly clean state and are environmental surfaces cleaned and disinfected properly?
      • Some nail dust was noted on the worktables and in the storage cupboards of the manicure station.**Please clean and disinfect workstations after each client**Equip manicure stations with nail dust collectors to collect and keep dust controlled and maintain a clean environment.
  3. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 17. Is reusable equipment cleaned properly (Critical)?
      • Improper washing and disinfection of semi-critical was observed during the inspection. Staff was observed brushing dirty tools under running water, no detergent was being used, tools were not dried prior to soaking in the disinfectant.**Ensure that staff are educated on proper process of washing and disinfection of tools**Tools should be washed with appropriate detergent, inspected to ensure adequate cleaning, rinsed and dried prior to soaking in disinfectant solution.
  4. Monitoring Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 13. Is single-use or uncleanable equipment being used as intended (Critical)?
      • Used porous single use tools (nail buffers) were stored in a cupboard in the manicure station.**Discard used tools**Do not reuse porous items that cannot be adequately washed and disinfected.
    • 15. Is reusable equipment handled and stored properly (Critical)?
      • Dirty manicure tools were stored in a cupboard in the manicure station.**Ensure that dirty tools are stored separate from clean tools and transported immediately to the reprocessing area to be cleaned and disinfected
    • 27. Is the facility maintained in a visibly clean state and are environmental surfaces cleaned and disinfected properly?
      • Nail dust was noted around the table and storage cupboards of the manicure station.**Ensure that the manicure station is adequately cleaned frequently to prevent build-up of nail dust around the station.
  5. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 27. Is the facility maintained in a visibly clean state and are environmental surfaces cleaned and disinfected properly?
      • Some nail dust was noted around the table and storage cupboards of the manicure station.**Please clean.
  6. Monitoring Inspection

    5 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?
      • There was no paper towel in the hand sink in the guest washroom. Operator replaced paper towel during the inspection.**Ensure that hand sinks are equipped with hot and cold water, soap and paper towel dispenser at all times.
    • 13. Is single-use or uncleanable equipment being used as intended (Critical)?
      • Large amounts of used porous nail buffers were noted by the reprocessing sink, in the manicure station cupboards and in a basket stored with reprocessed reusable tools**Discard all used porous/non-cleanable items after each use.**Do not reuse items that are labelled single-use.**Do not reprocess porous tools as items cannot be cleaned and are to be used one time and discarded after each use.
    • 15. Is reusable equipment handled and stored properly (Critical)?
      • Dirty reusable manicure tools were stored inside the cupboards of the manicure station.**Ensure that all dirty re-usable tools are transported in a clean and sanitary manner to the reprocessing area for reprocessing after each use.**Do not store dirty/used tools in the cupboards.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • Operator stated semi-critical tools are soaked in the CS20 solution for 5 minutes. Manufacturer's instructions advise to soak tools for at least 20minutes.**Ensure that manufacturer's instruction on the use of high-level disinfectant is being followed to ensure equipment are adequately disinfected.
    • 27. Is the facility maintained in a visibly clean state and are environmental surfaces cleaned and disinfected properly?
      • Large amount of nail dust was noted around the table and storage cupboards of the manicure station.**Please clean.

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