SOMERVILLE, MA —
OSHA Inspection: FLOAT: FLOAT TANKS + MASSAGE, LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of FLOAT: FLOAT TANKS + MASSAGE, LLC in 515 MEDFORD STREET, SOMERVILLE, MA 02145 (NAICS 812199). OSHA activity number 346668643.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- FLOAT: FLOAT TANKS + MASSAGE, LLC
- Site address
- 515 MEDFORD STREET
- City
- SOMERVILLE
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02145
- Mailing
- 100 ROGERS AVE UNIT 1, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 812199
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,009 · Current $1,004 Reduced
1470
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: (a) Location - 515 Medford Street Somerville, MA 02145: Float tank rooms, hallway, waiting area, water chemistry area On or about 5/1/2023, the employer had provided employees with full face respirators and required their use while performing job duties such as but not limited to cleaning of the float tanks, touch points, floors, and during water chemistry testing. The employer had not identified or evaluated the respiratory hazards in the workplace to see if they necessitated the use of respiratory protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1004
- — Z (S) $2009
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,009 · Current $1,004 Reduced
1470
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (a) Location - 515 Medford Street Somerville, MA 02145: Float tank rooms, hallway, waiting area, water chemistry area On or about 5/1/2023, the employer had not conducted medical evaluations prior to providing and requiring respirator use in the facility while employees performed job duties such as but not limited to cleaning of the float tanks, touch points, floors, and during water chemistry testing..
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1004
- — Z (S) $2009
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1470
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: (a) Location - 515 Medford Street Somerville, MA 02145: Float tank rooms, hallway, waiting area, water chemistry area On or about 5/1/2023, the employer had not conducted fit testing prior to providing and requiring respirator use in the facility while employees performed job duties such as but not limited to cleaning of the float tanks, touch points, floors, and during water chemistry testing..
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1470
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use: (a) Location - 515 Medford Street Somerville, MA 02145: Float tank rooms, hallway, waiting area, water chemistry area On or about 5/1/2023, employees were required by the employer to wear 3M full face mask respirators while performing job duties such as but not limited to cleaning of the float tanks, touch points, floors, and during water chemistry testing. The employer had not implemented a written respiratory protection program before requiring the use of the full face respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 K
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1470
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary: (a) Location - 515 Medford Street Somerville, MA 02145: Float tank rooms, hallway, waiting area, water chemistry area On or about 5/1/2023, the employer had not provide adequate respiratory protection training to employees that are required to wear elastomeric respirators to protect them from cleaning chemicals such as but not limited to bleach and hydrogen peroxide while performing job duties such as but not limited to cleaning of the float tanks, touch points, floors, and during water chemistry testing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346668643.
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