Hair Sketch Beauty Salon
3549 Kingsway, Vancouver BC V5R 5L9 · Non-Invasive
Inspection summary
Hair Sketch Beauty Salon has been inspected 8 times by Vancouver Coastal Health since November 3, 2016. The most recent inspection, on April 2, 2025, recorded 2 infractions.
5 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization and Hand hygiene and infection control.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
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.
Cleaning, disinfection and sterilizationHigher risk
Tools that touch clients, such as clippers, nail files, footbaths and tattoo equipment, must be cleaned and then disinfected or sterilized to the level the risk requires. Inspectors check disinfectant contact times, sterilizer test results and how clean tools are stored. Items that cannot be properly cleaned must be used only once.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 2, 2025. For example:
Premises, work surfaces, instruments are adequately sanitized/disinfected and maintained.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 2, 2025. For example:
Adequate infection control measures are implemented.
Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk
The premises needs a working hand sink, a separate sink for cleaning instruments where required, cleanable surfaces, and good lighting and ventilation. Upkeep problems are usually lower risk on their own, but they make thorough cleaning harder.
Recorded once on March 26, 2025. For example:
Operation of premises is in accordance with approved floor plans and specifications.
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 26, 2025. For example:
The Approval to Operate a personal service establishment is valid.
About this data
These results come from Vancouver Coastal 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.
8 inspections
- Routine
2 infractions
- Premises, work surfaces, instruments are adequately sanitized/disinfected and maintained.
- Adequate infection control measures are implemented.
- Routine
2 infractions
- Operation of premises is in accordance with approved floor plans and specifications.
- Hand washing facilities are not properly supplied and/or conveniently located
- The Approval to Operate a personal service establishment is valid.
- Operation of premises is in accordance with approved floor plans and specifications.
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine Follow-up
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine Follow-up
0 infractions
- Routine
3 infractions
- Premises, work surfaces, instruments are adequately sanitized/disinfected and maintained.
- The work area is not clean, organized, free of clutter and well lit.
- Instruments are not stored in a clean, covered container when not in use.
- Work surfaces and/or equipment are not cleaned and disinfected with an appropriate disinfectant after each client.
- A first aid kit is available.
- A first aid kit is not available on site.
- Adequate infection control measures are implemented.
- Instrument(s) that accidentally break the skin during a procedure are not cleaned and then intermediate or high level disinfected.
- The disinfectant solution is not made and/or used according to manufacturer's specification and/or not readily available.
- Premises, work surfaces, instruments are adequately sanitized/disinfected and maintained.
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