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Orchid

1449 - 8882 170 Street NW Edmonton AB T5T 4M2 · Personal Services

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Inspection summary

Orchid has been inspected 5 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since October 27, 2023. The most recent inspection, on June 2, 2025, recorded 1 infraction.

1 of 5 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.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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 June 6, 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?

  • 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 6 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 26, 2025. For example: Is equipment that is intended to be sterile maintained sterile at the point of use?

  • 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 June 2, 2025. 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 May 26, 2025. For example: Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?

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.

5 inspections

  1. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 29. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?
      • - Sliding door leading into the reprocessing room was in disrepair. The door was stuck halfway open and hindered access to the room.- The laminate countertop underneath the autoclave as peeling.Corrective actions:- Repair, replace, or remove the sliding door leading into the reprocessing room.- Repair or replace the peeling laminate countertop underneath the autoclave.
  2. Monitoring Inspection

    5 infractions

    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • Written procedures for skin cleansing, antiseptic, use, and post-service care instructions were not found during the inspection.
    • 21. Is equipment that is intended to be sterile maintained sterile at the point of use?
      • Several packages of sterile equipment such as forceps, openers, and clamps were visibly stained, or broken. These packages were no longer sterile at the point of use.Corrective actions: Please ensure all affected packages are re-packaged, and re-sterilized, after a satisfactory BI result. Should packages continue to become damaged, consider placing tip protectors on sharp edges of piercing tools before they are packaged.
    • 22. If the facility sterilizes equipment, are all proper sterilization, verification, and documentation processes in place (Critical)?
      • - Last completed BI was April 18, 2025, however a cycle was completed on May 21, 2025.- The results of the BI were not documented in the sterilization log- Type 5 CI were expired since 2023-01-06.Corrective actions:- Immediately acquire new type 5 CIs- Immediately perform a satisfactory BI spore test.
    • 22. If the facility sterilizes equipment, are all proper sterilization, verification, and documentation processes in place (Critical)?
      • - Chemical integrators were expired. Please ensure new Type 5 integrators are available and used. Expired integrators should be disposed of.
    • 29. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?
      • - Sliding door leading into the reprocessing room was in disrepair. The door was stuck halfway open and hindered access to the room.- Drawer front located under the steam sterilizer (Tuttnauer EZ10) was missing.- Cover plates for electrical junction boxes, switches and outlets were missing throughout the facility.- Several garbage receptacles were full or overfilled in the washroom and tattoo rooms.Corrective actions:- Repair or replace the sliding door leading into the reprocessing room.- Repair the drawer front directly under the steam sterilizer. - Install cover plates for exposed electrical junction boxes, power outlets, and light switches.- Ensure garbage receptacles are emptied daily or more often if needed.
  3. Demand Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 08. Is hand hygiene performed by the personal services worker when required, in a proper manner and are provisions available to perform hand hygiene?
      • -No hand soap was available on-site.-No alcohol based hand rub was available on-site*A staff member went to pick these items up and brought them back to the facility at the time of inspection. Handwashing supplies need to be available at all times.
    • 22. If the facility sterilizes equipment, are all proper sterilization, verification, and documentation processes in place (Critical)?
      • - Chemical integrators were expired. Please ensure new Type 5 integrators are available and used. Expired integrators should be disposed of.
  4. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  5. Monitoring Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 22. If the facility sterilizes equipment, are all proper sterilization, verification, and documentation processes in place (Critical)?
      • Physical and biological monitoring was conducted and results were documented, however, Type 5 chemical indicators have been expired since January 6, 2023.Please acquire new type 5 chemical indicators and ensure they are not expired.
    • 23. If the facility sterilizes equipment, are all proper sterilization, verification, and documentation processes in place (Non-Critical)?
      • Several packages of reusable critical equipment were found in the piercing room without load numbers and therefore had no sterility assurance.Please ensure all sterilized packages are labeled with the load number before they are moved out of the reprocessing area. Ensure they are either labeled on the plastic side, or outside of the seal on the paper side.

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