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Merle Norman

9817 116 Avenue Grande Prairie AB T8V 4B4 · Personal Services

5 inspections

  1. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Risk Management Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 21. Is equipment that is intended to be sterile maintained sterile at the point of use?
      • The dermaplaning blades are past their expiry date (02/2026). Owner states they were just ordered, and they will be contacting the company to rectify. Blades removed from treatment rooms.- Ensure all pre-sterilized equipment is not past the expiry date**Owner contacted supplier and they advised to wipe razor with disinfectant wipe before use as they no longer guarantee sterility of the product. PHI advised this is not acceptable practice of a product intended to be sterile at the point of use.
    • 32. Are general nuisance conditions, other than those noted in other violations, being prevented at this personal services facility (Critical)?
      • Mirrors are present in the laser treatment room posing a potential risk of eye damage due to refraction of the laser.-Ensure all mirrors and reflective surfaces are covered during treatments or removed from the treatment room. A hand mirror may be acceptable if stored face down in a covered location such as a drawer or cupboard.
  3. Monitoring Inspection

    5 infractions

    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • Written procedures for post-care are not completed for all required services.- Ensure post care written procedures are prepared for microblading and laser services
    • 12. Are personal services workers at the facility maintaining client records and where applicable, sterility documentation corresponding to that client?
      • Sterility assurance documentation is not being maintained for pre-sterilized piercing equipment- Ensure all services using pre-sterilized equipment have the lot and expiry of the sterile equipment documented with the client's info.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • 1. There are non-critical surfaces being disinfected with isopropyl alcohol. Alcohol is a skin antiseptic and not designed for surface disinfection. Approved low-level disinfectant is available for use.- Ensure an approved surface disinfectant is used on non-critical equipment2. The dremel machines are not being cleaned and disinfected between clients. Visible debris on machine. Single-use disposable pads replaced for each client.- Ensure the dremel machine is cleaned and disinfected with at least a low-level disinfectant between clients.
    • 21. Is equipment that is intended to be sterile maintained sterile at the point of use?
      • The dermaplaning blades are past their expiry date (02/2026). Owner states they were just ordered, and they will be contacting the company to rectify. Blades removed from treatment rooms.- Ensure all pre-sterilized equipment is not past the expiry date
    • 32. Are general nuisance conditions, other than those noted in other violations, being prevented at this personal services facility (Critical)?
      • Mirrors are present in the laser treatment room posing a potential risk of eye damage due to refraction of the laser.-Ensure all mirrors and reflective surfaces are removed from the treatment room. A hand mirror may be acceptable if stored face down in a covered location such as a drawer or cupboard.
  4. Monitoring Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 13. Is single-use or uncleanable equipment being used as intended (Critical)?
      • A mascara wand was noted soaking in the high- level disinfectant. Staff discarded the mascara wand.- Ensure all single use items are discarded after use on each client.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • One high-level disinfection record is noted for all the high-level test carried out.High-level disinfection record is to be filled out in every room where disinfection takes place, this makes it possible to identify a particular room in the event of a failed test occur.Ensure the high-level disinfection record is filled appropriately in every room where disinfection takes place. Alternately, you may have one central reprocessing area for all semi-critical tools to be disinfected using one high-level disinfectant log.
  5. Monitoring Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • High level disinfectant is not being tested daily. - ensure, in accordance with section 3.36 of the Personal Services Standards, that the HLD is tested for efficacy each day it is used.