Nails by Taj
1972 160 Street SW Edmonton AB T6W 4X6 · Personal Services
Inspection summary
Nails by Taj has been inspected 3 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since March 5, 2024. The most recent inspection, on April 10, 2024, found no infractions.
1 of 3 inspections on record found no infractions at all. 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 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 6, 2024. For example:
Is the reprocessing area of a personal service facility that uses reusable equipment properly designed, managed and maintained to ensure the safety of clients?
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 6, 2024. For example:
Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?
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 once on March 5, 2024. For example:
Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
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 once on March 5, 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.
3 inspections
- Risk Management Inspection
0 infractions
- Risk Management Inspection
2 infractions
- 29. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?
- The surfaces in the service area were not washable.
- 30. Is the reprocessing area of a personal service facility that uses reusable equipment properly designed, managed and maintained to ensure the safety of clients?
- The reprocessing area was located in the bathroom. Bathroom sink was used for tools washing. Provide a designated reprocessing sink, which is not located in the bathroom.
- 29. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?
- Initial Inspection
6 infractions
- 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
- No written procedures for skin cleansing prior to services and accidental cuts were available.
- 13. Is single-use or uncleanable equipment being used as intended (Critical)?
- Some single-use tools (nail files and buffing blocks) were being reused. Ensure that single-use tools are discarded after each client. They were discarded during the inspection.
- 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
- No records of testing of high-level disinfectant were available, and no testing of disinfectant has been conducted as required.
- 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
- Some cosmetic products did not have appropriate labels. Ensure that all cosmetic products have appropriate labels. It was addressed during the inspection.
- 29. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?
- The surfaces in the service area were not washable.
- 30. Is the reprocessing area of a personal service facility that uses reusable equipment properly designed, managed and maintained to ensure the safety of clients?
- The reprocessing area was located in the bathroom. Bathroom sink was used for tools washing. Provide a designated reprocessing sink, which is not located in the bathroom.
- 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
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