555 (State Police Barraks) Facility Report 2016 This inspection report is signed and certified under the pains and penalties of pegury.
Sincerely,
Scott Koczela
Environmental Analyst, CSP,BEH
cc: Jan Sullivan,Acting Director, BEH
Steven Hughes,Director,CSP,BEH
,Merridith O'Leary,RS,Director,Northampton Board of Health
Heidi Pihl-Buckley, Director of ALPS,Department of Youth Services
Director of Community Services,Western Region Apprehension Gang Unit
Joette E. Robin, Sergeant,Massachusetts State Police
Colonel Richard McKeon, Superintendent,Massachusetts State Police
Paul Hession,Director of Facilities Management
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_ES D.BAKER
3ovemor
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pant Governor
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Department of Public Health
Bureau of Environmental Health \
Community Sanitation Program
23 Service Center Road, Northampton, MA 01060
Phone: 413-586-7525 Fax: 413 784-1037
TTY 800 769-9991
October 27,2016
(tenant Adam Hakkarainen, Station Commander
sachusetts State Police—Northampton Barracks
North King Street
thampton,MA 01060
Facility Inspection-Massachusetts State Police,Northampton Barracks
r Lieutenant Hakkarainen:
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MARYLOU SUDDERS
Secretary
MONICA BHAREL,MD,MPH
Commissioner
Tel:617-624-6000
www.mass.govldph
;cordance with M.G.L.c. 111, §§ 3,20,21, and 22,as well as Massachusetts Department of Public Health
mrtment)Regulations 105 CMR 470.000:Maintenance and Construction of Lockup Facilities; 105 CMR 480.000:
imum Requirements for the Management of Medical or Biological Waste(State Sanitary Code, Chapter VIII),
ducted an inspection of the Massachusetts State Police,Northampton Barracks on October 21,2016 at 1:50 p.m.
Impanied by Sergeant Gary Hebert and you.Violations noted during the inspection are listed below:
%LTH AND SAFETY VIOLATIONS
Idicates conditions documented on previous inspection reports)
CMR 470.405 Finish of Cell Walls and Ceilings: Wall not easily cleanable in cell# 1,
wall paint damaged
CMR 470.406 Finish of Cell Floors: Floor not easily cleanable in cell# 1 and 2,floor paint damaged
ervations and Recommendations
1. The Lexan ventilation grille was dusty in cell# I.
2. At the time of the inspection ventilation holes in the Lexan were found to be a potential suicide hazard.
Community Sanitation Program policy requires that inspectors return to ensure repairs to the ventilation holes in
the Lexan has been completed appropriately.Please contact me to schedule a re-inspection once the repairs have
been completed.
facility does not comply with the Department's Regulations cited above. In accordance with 105 CMR 470.520,
se submit a plan of correction within 21 days of receipt of this notice, indicating what action has been, or will be taken
nrect the areas of non-compliance. If violations noted have not yet been corrected,an estimated date of correction
I be provided. Said plan of correction should be submitted to my attention,at the address listed above.
fart of the inspection,I also looked for the presence of`potential" suicide hazards beyond the provisions outlined at
CMR 470.000.Attached is a list of conditions I observed that could possibly contribute to the commission of a
ide.While these conditions are not a violation of any law or regulation,you should be aware of their existence.
eview the specific regulatory requirements please visit our website at www.mass.gov/dph/dcs and click on
;illations"then"Lock Up Facilities"(available in both PDF and RTF formats)
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Conditions Which Could Be Used by a Detainee in the
Commission of a Suicide
Northampton State Police Lockup
ng the course of the inspection on October 21, 2016,the following conditions which may serve as an anchor point in
ommission of a suicide were noted:
1. The central door support bars are accessible in cell# 1 and 2
2. Gap in the light cover fixture in cell# 1
3. Ventilation holes in Lexan in cell# 1
le these are not violations,you should be aware of their existence.
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Sincerely,
Scott Koczela
Environmental Analyst, CSP,BEH
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