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Posh & Polish Nail Lounge

111 - 2974 Main Street SE Airdrie AB T4B 3G4 · Personal Services

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Inspection summary

Posh & Polish Nail Lounge has been inspected 4 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since November 14, 2023. The most recent inspection, on February 18, 2025, found no infractions.

2 of 4 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.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

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 January 31, 2025. For example: Is reusable equipment handled and stored properly (Critical)?

  • 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 January 31, 2025. For example: Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?

  • 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 once on January 3, 2025. 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?

  • 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 across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 31, 2025. For example: Are general nuisance conditions, other than those noted in other violations, being prevented at this personal services facility (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.

4 inspections

  1. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Risk Management Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 15. Is reusable equipment handled and stored properly (Critical)?
      • Drill bits were stored in a styrofoam container at all workstations in the manicure area, which is porous and not easy to clean. **Please use a storage container that is easy to clean and maintain.
    • 29. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?
      • Staff stools in pedicure area were not being maintained in a visibly clean condition as there were several nail polish marks on the stools. **Please ensure all surfaces are maintained in a visibly clean condition. It is recommended to use covers which are easy to clean and maintain, such as removable covers.
    • 33. Are general nuisance conditions, other than those noted in other violations, being prevented at this personal services facility (Non-Critical)?
      • 1. Alcohol spray bottles in both pedicure and manicure area were not labelled.**Please ensure all products within the facility are adequately labelled with their contents to ensure safe handling.
  3. Monitoring Inspection

    6 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?
      • Facility is providing new services including waxing, eyebrow tinting, lash/brow lifts and permanent make up without notifying Alberta Health Services. **Please submit new Personal Service Notification to Alberta Health Services for newly added services as the facility only recieved health approval for manicure and pedicure.
    • 15. Is reusable equipment handled and stored properly (Critical)?
      • Drill bits were stored in a styrofoam container at all workstations in the manicure area, which is porous and not easy to clean. **Please use a storage container that is easy to clean and maintain.
    • 17. Is reusable equipment cleaned properly (Critical)?
      • Observed rust on clean nail clippers in the reprocessing area. **Please ensure all reusable nail tools are thoroughly cleaned to remove the rust. If rust cannot be removed by cleaning. It must be thrown out.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • 1. 7% Accelerated hydrogen peroxide test strips expired on April 3, 2024. **Please acquire new test strips with valid expiry date. 2. Staff have not been filling out the high-level disinfectant log on a daily basis. **The solution in the soak tray must be tested each day it is re-used, and the test result recorded in the disinfection log. 3. Staff said they were soaking reusable nail tools in PREempt CS20 for 15 minutes.**Please ensure reusable nail tools are submerged in PREempt CS20 for at minimum 20 minutes.4. Staff said they were reusing the PREempt CS20 solution for 2-3 weeks. **PREempt CS20 can only be re-used for up to 14 days, as per the manufacturer's instructions on the label.
    • 29. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?
      • Staff stools in pedicure area were not being maintained in a visibly clean condition as there were several nail polish marks on the stools. **Please ensure all surfaces are maintained in a visibly clean condition. It is recommended to use covers which are easy to clean and maintain, such as removable covers.
    • 33. Are general nuisance conditions, other than those noted in other violations, being prevented at this personal services facility (Non-Critical)?
      • 1. Dirty towel was being used as a surface for air drying clean reusable nail tools in reprocessing area. Staff said that the towel was being changed once a month. **Please ensure towels are changed daily or when visibly soiled to prevent contaminating clean tools. 2. Alcohol spray bottles in both pedicure and manicure area were not labelled.**Please ensure all products within the facility are adequately labelled with their contents to ensure safe handling.
  4. Monitoring Inspection

    0 infractions

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