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Headmaster's Salon & Spa

2539 17 Street NW Edmonton AB T6T 0Y2 · Personal Services

Inspection summary

Headmaster's Salon & Spa has been inspected 2 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since October 18, 2024. The most recent inspection, on November 25, 2024, recorded 3 infractions.

None of the 2 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. All recorded findings relate to upkeep, equipment or paperwork rather than direct infection-control risks to clients.

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.

  • 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 5 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 25, 2024. For example: Are the equipment manufacturer's instructions for use of specific equipment available and followed?

  • 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 across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 25, 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 across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 25, 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?

  • 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 October 18, 2024. For example: Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?

  • 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 on October 18, 2024. For example: Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled 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.

2 inspections

  1. Risk Management Inspection

    3 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?
      • -No PSN submitted
    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • -No written procedures available
    • 25. Are the equipment manufacturer's instructions for use of specific equipment available and followed?
      • -There were no manufacturer's instructions on-site for the laser. Ensure the manual is available on-site-No laser registration certificate available**The laser should not be used until a manual is available on-site for reference.
  2. Monitoring Inspection

    10 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?
      • -No PSN submitted
    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • -No written procedures available
    • 10. Is cleansing and antisepsis of skin and mucous membrane performed in accordance to written procedures and are suitable products being used?
      • -No skin cleanser available for use on skin prior to waxing
    • 13. Is single-use or uncleanable equipment being used as intended (Critical)?
      • -Re-useable metal lancets for facial extractions were observed. Lancets need to be single use disposable. Please remove.
    • 17. Is reusable equipment cleaned properly (Critical)?
      • -The bowl used for mixing tint was not being properly cleaned and disinfected. Please consider using a disposable mixing bowl. Alternatively ensure the mixing bowl is cleaned and disinfected after each use.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • -Appropriate disinfectants not available. Alcohol was being used.
    • 25. Are the equipment manufacturer's instructions for use of specific equipment available and followed?
      • -There were no manufacturer's instructions on-site for the laser. Ensure the manual is available on-site
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • - The Berrywell Augenblick tint cannot be used. The label states that it cannot be used on brows or lashes. Please remove.
    • 29. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?
      • -Laser glasses were broken and had been repaired with tape. This is not a sustainable repair and makes the glasses hard to clean. Please replace.-The cover on the wax table was torn in multiple spots. Please repair/replace.
    • 31. Are sinks accessible and used appropriately for the personal services provided?
      • -No handwashing supplies at the waxing sink

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