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Studio Nails

119 - 1 Kingsway Garden Mall NW Edmonton AB T5G 0Y3 · Personal Services

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Inspection summary

Studio Nails has been inspected 7 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since January 17, 2024. The most recent inspection, on February 19, 2026, found no infractions.

3 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Hand hygiene and infection control.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. 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.

  • 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 January 17, 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 12 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on March 14, 2025. For example: Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?

  • 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 2 times on January 17, 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 once on January 17, 2024. For example: Do operators and personal services workers comply with the Personal Services Regulation and Standards and do they have the skills and knowledge to perform their duties in a safe and sanitary manner?

  • 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 January 17, 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.

7 inspections

  1. Demand Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • Preempt HLD5 disinfectant (expires May 2025) was available and in use. According to Amy, the solution was poured out on March 13. AHP 7 test were available. AHP 2 test strips are required to test Preempt HLD5 disinfectant.HLD Test log was not used.PHI provided a laminated double sided AHS HLD log to Amy. It is recommended that a dry erase marker is used to document daily test results. Testing and documentation must resume once AHP 2 test strips have been acquired.
  4. Monitoring Inspection

    4 infractions

    • 13. Is single-use or uncleanable equipment being used as intended (Critical)?
      • Single use disposable emery files and buffing blocks were stored in a used and worn state at each nail station.
    • 17. Is reusable equipment cleaned properly (Critical)?
      • Reusable semi-critical equipment such as nail clippers, nippers were kept in a visibly dirty condition at nail stations.Metal drill bits were kept in a visibly contaminated state at work stations.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • There was no high level disinfectant available.Workers walked to the reprocessing area and dumped out the disinfectant tray when the PHI arrived at the inspection.AHP 7 test strips were expired. Bottle stated it expires June 30, 2025, however the date of opening was marked June 11, 2024. MIFU requires that the product is used within 90 days of opening. Hand written expiry date (September 11, 2024) was written on the bottle.Test log was not found. Workers stated that they stopped using a test log.
    • 27. Is the facility maintained in a visibly clean state and are environmental surfaces cleaned and disinfected properly?
      • Facility was not maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. There were visible stains, nail dust and debris observed on manicure stations one hour after opening.
  5. Demand Inspection

    0 infractions

  6. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • - Staff was educated regarding how to record the disinfectant testing results on a log sheet.- A new disinfection log sheet was documented onsite.
  7. Monitoring Inspection

    11 infractions

    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • - Written procedure such as procedure for skin preparation, accidental cuts, dual-use sinks were not in place.Corrective action: Written procedures templates will be provided to the facility. All the information regarding written procedures will be discussed upon reinspection.
    • 05. Are written procedures reviewed and revised when required, and do they meet the requirements set out in the standards?
      • - Written procedures inadequate.Corrective action: Written procedures will be provided to the staff upon reinspection and education will be provided regarding how to fill the written procedures and when to review and revise those.
    • 06. Do operators and personal services workers comply with the Personal Services Regulation and Standards and do they have the skills and knowledge to perform their duties in a safe and sanitary manner?
      • - Workers did not know current PS regulation and Standards.Corrective action: Upon reinspection, staff will be acknowledged about the Personal Services Regulation and Standards, updated in 2020.
    • 08. Is hand hygiene performed by the personal services worker when required, in a proper manner and are provisions available to perform hand hygiene?
      • 1. Expired alcohol-based hand sanitizer (Hands- Puri) was observed, this hand sanitizer did not have NPN. Corrective action: Please discard all "Hands-Puri" sanitizers as they do not have NPN label. All hand sanitizers in the facility must have alcohol content of 60-90%, NPN or DIN issued by Health Canada.
    • 13. Is single-use or uncleanable equipment being used as intended (Critical)?
      • -Single use equipment such as nail files were being re-used.Corrective action: Ensure single use equipment are discarded after each client use.
    • 14. Is single-use or uncleanable equipment being used as intended (Non-Critical)?
      • - The porous applicator brush used for tinting services was unclean and/or visibly dirty.Corrective action: The staff may use soap solution to clean the brush, do not use disinfectant.
    • 15. Is reusable equipment handled and stored properly (Critical)?
      • -The container used to store tinting products was dirty.Corrective action: Please clean the container and ensure that the manufacturer's instructions for tinting products are kept along with the product.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • 1. Expired high- level disinfectant indicator test strips.Corrective action: Please purchase new high-level disinfection test strips.2. Not maintaining high level disinfection logs.Corrective action: Staff was educated how to prepare the high-level disinfection solution and how to records the disinfectant testing results on a log sheet.3. Pre-empt RTU wipes were expired.Corrective action: Please purchase new one and discard the expired product.4. Pre-empt RTU spray was expired.Corrective action: Please purchase new one and discard the expired product.5.It was observed that the high-level disinfectant tray was not big enough to immerse the metal foot file. Corrective action: A larger high-level disinfectant tray is required to soak semi-critical equipment such as metal foot files. Facility must ensure that all the reusable semi-critical equipment must be immersed fully in the tray.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • 1. No labelling of alcohol bottles.Corrective action: Please label all the alcohol bottles.2. Numerous cosmetic product bottles were unlabeled.Corrective action: Facility must ensure that all the cosmetic products must be labeled.3. Original container for pedicure salt was not found at the time of inspection.Corrective action: Please obtain the pedicure salt original container. Please label the decanted container with product identity and keep the original box.
    • 27. Is the facility maintained in a visibly clean state and are environmental surfaces cleaned and disinfected properly?
      • - It was observed that some of the food items, such as snacks and burger were stored on the client work station.Corrective action: Please ensure that the food items storage area must be separated from the personal services areas (for example, work stations and reprocessing areas).
    • 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?
      • -During the inspection, it was observed that a client washed their hands at the reprocessing sink.Corrective action: Please designate a hand washing sink for clients. Ensure the client should not have the access to the reprocessing sink.

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