Occupational Health Associates was started in 1988 to serve the Health Needs of New England’s Business and Industry

O.H.A. is comprised of specially trained and educated professionals who are experts in their fields. Prepared to come to your workplace, OHA can assist you in developing and providing services that meet your needs. We pride ourselves in forming a personal and attentive relationship with our clients. We look forward to being of service to your company.

Pulmonary Function Testing is performed by professionals who have completed the NIOSH 2 day Spirometry Testing in Industry Course

Medical Clearance for Respirator Use as well as Respirator Fit Tests is done by an Occupational Health Adult Nurse Practitioner/Industrial Hygienist

Barbara Kingsley Hathaway,RNC,ANP,MIH is President and founder of Occupational Health Associates. Barbara graduated from Catherine Laboure School of Nursing, Boston, MA the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital/Harvard Medical School Adult Nurse Practitioner Program, and the Center for Environmental Studies at Temple University where she received a Master’s Degree in Occupational Health, with a major in Industrial Hygiene.

Barbara has contributed to text books, written numerous publications and lectured both locally and nationally.

Dana Blake Hathaway, Vice President, has been affiliated with OHA since 1995.As an Acoustical Engineer, Noise Evaluation & Control Services can be provided. Certified in Pulmonary Function testing, he has performed many testings onsite as part of our Respirator Medical Clearance Program. He was part of OHA’s team at Ground Zero WTC Medical Monitoring for Building Clean-up Workers as we performed 500 PFT’s and Respirator fit tests as part of the surveillance monitoring.

  Dana has been involved in Spirometry training, providing practicum supervision, starting with our previous OHA/Harvard School of Public Health Spirometry Testing in Industry courses in the mid 90’s.        

OHA now primarily provides onsite surveillance exams:

 Pulmonary Function Tests, Respirator Medical Clearance, Respirator Fit Tests

Consultations for Risk Management, Educational Programs

BKH is a Certified NIOSH Course Director for the 2 day Spirometry Testing in Industry and one of the first to be certified as a NIOSH Spirometry Testing in Industry Refresher Course Director   1/2009

Spirometry classes can be held onsite at your facility.

D.O.T. Drug Testing Collector Training also available onsite

For further information, please contact us at:

 978-388-3148; 978-388-2706 (fax)

b.d.hathaway@verizon.net