SPRINGFIELD, MA —
OSHA Inspection: FALVEY LINEN SUPPLY, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of FALVEY LINEN SUPPLY, INC. in 100 BROOKDALE DR, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104 (NAICS 812320). OSHA activity number 348022716.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FALVEY LINEN SUPPLY, INC.
- Site address
- 100 BROOKDALE DR
- City
- SPRINGFIELD
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01104
- Mailing
- 50 BURNHAM AVE., CRANSTON, RI 02910
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
- 812320
- Employees
- 160
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- May 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $9,457 · Current $0 Reduced
2037
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program (RPP) that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented where respirators were necessary to protect the health of employees: In the chemical storage room at 100 Brookdale Dr., Springfield, MA: On February 5, 2025 and at times prior, the employer did not implement a RPP for employees who are required to wear 3M half-face elastomeric respirators while removing, and replacing, No-Crete barrels. ABATEMENT NOTE: A respirator program shall include the following elements: -Procedures for selecting respirators -Medical evaluations for employees required to use respirators -Procedures for fit testing tight fitting respirators -Procedures for proper use of respirators -Procedures and schedules for cleaning, storing, inspecting, and maintaining respirators -Training of employees about respiratory hazards in the workplace -Training on proper use of respirators -Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program *Abatement notes are intended only to provide clarity regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. Abatement notes do not create (or diminish) legal obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $9457
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- May 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2037
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: In the chemical storage room at 100 Brookdale Dr., Springfield, MA: On February 5, 2025, and at times prior, maintenance employees were not provided a medical evaluation prior to being required to wear 3M half-face elastomeric respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- May 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2037
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter: In the chemical storage room at 100 Brookdale Dr., Springfield, MA: On February 5, 2025, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure that two employees were quantitatively, or qualitatively, fit-tested for required-use 3M half face elastomeric respirators prior to usage for the removal and replacement of No-Crete barrels.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- May 22, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 11, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2037
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed: In the chemical/maintenance storage room at 100 Brookdale Dr., Springfield, MA: On February 5, 2025, and at times prior, the employer did not certify, in writing, that the required hazard assessment for the chemical storage/maintenance room employees who are required to wear half-face elastomeric respirators, face shields, gloves, safety glasses, and aprons, had been performed.
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 348022716.
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