Mobile Spirometry and Pulmonary Function Testing for Employers

KSA Occupational Services provides on-site spirometry for employers managing occupational respiratory-surveillance programs in Tennessee, Kentucky, and supported locations nationwide. Mobile testing can be coordinated across shifts and combined with other occupational-health services to reduce employee travel and production disruption.

Need a workplace spirometry quote? Call 615-426-9556 or contact KSA Occupational Services with the facility location, employee count, shifts, testing purpose, and requested completion date.

Urgent spirometry requests after an OSHA visit or audit

KSA regularly receives time-sensitive requests after OSHA inspections, safety audits, customer requirements, or approaching compliance deadlines. We can review the requested testing scope, workforce size, shifts, facility access, equipment needs, travel, and technician availability. Spirometry scheduling and completion depend on the project requirements; no response time or medical outcome is guaranteed.

Employers responding to an inspection or audit can review KSA’s urgent OSHA compliance testing guidance and gather the applicable standard or audit finding, deadline, exposure information, employee roster, and requested documentation before contacting us.

What does spirometry measure?

Spirometry measures how much air a person can exhale and how quickly it can be expelled. Results can help establish a baseline, monitor changes over time, and support appropriate professional follow-up when an abnormality or meaningful change is identified.

Spirometry is one component of an occupational-health or medical-surveillance program. A test result does not by itself diagnose a condition, determine work restrictions, or replace evaluation by an appropriate healthcare professional.

Workplace respiratory surveillance

Employers may use pulmonary function testing when employees are exposed to respiratory hazards or when a substance-specific standard, medical-surveillance program, written employer program, or healthcare professional calls for testing. Potential exposures can include respirable crystalline silica, isocyanates, welding fumes, wood dust, and other airborne contaminants.

The employer is responsible for identifying the applicable standard, employee population, testing frequency, and required follow-up. KSA can organize mobile testing around the defined program scope and provide the contracted testing documentation.

Baseline and periodic pulmonary function testing

Testing at the start of a surveillance program can establish an employee’s baseline lung function. Periodic testing may then be scheduled according to the applicable standard, exposure, medical recommendation, and employer program. Consistent procedures and repeatable employee effort help make results more useful for comparison over time.

Preparing employees for spirometry

• Provide employees with the scheduled time and any employer or medical-program instructions.
• Bring identification and any paperwork required for the specific program.
• Wear clothing that permits comfortable, unrestricted breathing.
• Tell the technician about any difficulty completing the breathing maneuvers.
• Follow any additional instructions supplied by the reviewing healthcare professional or program administrator.

Testing requires coaching and a forceful, sustained breathing effort. More than one maneuver is generally attempted so the technician can evaluate repeatability and test quality. Some employees may be unable to produce acceptable results and may require rescheduling or professional follow-up.

Efficient on-site testing across shifts

A spirometry appointment commonly takes about 15 minutes, although the time varies with employee effort, repeat testing, paperwork, and the project protocol. KSA can coordinate testing for multiple employees and, when appropriate, combine it with mobile hearing tests, respirator medical clearance, and respirator fit testing.

What to include when requesting a quote

• Facility address and site-access requirements
• Number of employees by shift and location
• Testing purpose, applicable standard, or written program requirement
• Baseline, periodic, post-exposure, or other requested testing scope
• Requested dates and any audit or compliance deadline
• Required reports, record format, or professional-review arrangements
• Other services to coordinate during the same visit

Frequently asked questions

Can KSA perform spirometry at our workplace?

Yes. KSA provides mobile testing for employer groups and can coordinate day, evening, overnight, and rotating shifts based on project requirements and availability.

Can spirometry be combined with respirator services?

Yes, when appropriate for the employer’s program. Spirometry can be coordinated with medical-clearance administration and qualitative or quantitative fit testing, but each service has a different purpose and requirement.

Does spirometry replace respirator medical clearance?

No. Spirometry and OSHA respirator medical evaluation are different processes. The required medical evaluation must be completed before fit testing or required respirator use.

What happens if a test is abnormal or cannot be completed?

The next step depends on the employer’s program and the reviewing healthcare professional. An employee may need repeat testing, additional clinical evaluation, or other follow-up before a final determination is made.

Schedule workplace spirometry

Mobile service is available through KSA’s Tennessee, Nashville and Middle Tennessee, Kentucky, Bowling Green and Southern Kentucky, and nationwide multi-location programs. Call 615-426-9556 or request a quote.