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Headmaster Salon and Spa

3115 141 Street SW Edmonton AB T6W 1A7 · Personal Services

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Inspection summary

Headmaster Salon and Spa has been inspected 2 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since December 10, 2024. The most recent inspection, on December 19, 2024, found no infractions.

1 of 2 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: Hand hygiene and infection control.

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 December 10, 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?

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, client records, sterilization logs and required signage. Client records matter because they let health officials contact people if an infection is linked to the business.

    Recorded 3 times on December 10, 2024. For example: Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Some jurisdictions require operators to complete infection-prevention training, or to hold specific qualifications for higher-risk services such as tattooing, piercing or electrolysis. These findings mean the training record was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean a client was put at risk.

    Recorded 2 times on December 10, 2024. For example: 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?

  • 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 2 times on December 10, 2024. For example: Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?

  • 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 December 10, 2024. For example: Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?

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.

2 inspections

  1. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Initial Inspection

    11 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 and antiseptic use prior to piercing services were available. No post-service care instructions were provided after piercing services. Please ensure that the instructions are provided verbally and in writing.
    • 06. Do operators and personal services workers comply with the Personal Services Regulation and Standards and do they have the skills and knowledge to perform their duties in a safe and sanitary manner?
      • The operator showed lack of knowledge of related to provision of proper piercing services: used unapproved product for piercing gun disinfection, used unapproved product for skin preparation prior to piercing services, lack of understanding of sterility documentation retention requirement and provision of post-service care instructions (verbal and written).
    • 08. Is hand hygiene performed by the personal services worker when required, in a proper manner and are provisions available to perform hand hygiene?
      • A hand sink located in the waxing room was not supplied with soap.
    • 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 prior to piercing: no DIN or NPN was available.
    • 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 used for piercing 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?
      • Barbicide solution was used against manufacturer's instructions: it was not changed daily. Ensure that Barbicide solution is changed daily.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • No approved disinfectant has been used for the piercing gun disinfection (no DIN) - alcohol was used. Ensure that an approved disinfectant is used.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • Double-dipping was reported during waxing services. Discussed.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • Some cosmetic products (YonKa, Danbys line of 5 products, 24 Carat Gold Bleach and D-Tan) did not have appropriate labels. Ensure that all cosmetic products have appropriate labels or discontinue use.
    • 29. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?
      • There was no means provided for hand drying in the washroom. Please provide paper towels or single-use towels in an appropriate dispenser, or provide a hand dryer.

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