About this session
Air quality can affect how people feel and function during the working day, particularly for employees with asthma, allergies, respiratory conditions, or greater sensitivity to pollution and irritants.
Outdoor pollution, wildfire smoke, dust, fumes, mold, ventilation, cleaning products, fragrances, and workplace processes can all influence respiratory comfort.
This session helps participants understand the difference between outdoor air pollution, indoor air quality, and specific workplace respiratory exposures.
It also explores why poor air can contribute to coughing, throat irritation, headaches, wheeze, eye irritation, fatigue, and reduced concentration in some people.
The focus is practical.
Participants learn how to check air-quality information, identify patterns in their own environment, reduce avoidable exposure, improve everyday indoor-air habits, and know when symptoms or workplace conditions need professional or organizational attention.
What your people take away
- Understand what indoor and outdoor air quality mean and why they matter for respiratory health
- Recognize common pollutants and irritants, including particulate matter, smoke, dust, mold, fumes, and fragrances
- Explore how ventilation, building conditions, weather, traffic, and workplace activities can affect exposure
- Learn practical ways to reduce exposure during poor-air-quality periods
- Understand how air quality can interact with asthma, allergies, and other respiratory symptoms
- Recognize when symptoms, repeated exposure, or workplace conditions need professional follow-up
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Manage Air Quality in Everyday Working LifeA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Manage Air Quality in Everyday Working Life: check the conditions before exposure builds, map where exposure happens and improve the indoor environment where possible.
- Check the conditions before exposure builds
- Map where exposure happens
- Improve the indoor environment where possible
Covers 3 of 4 points in Manage Air Quality in Everyday Working Life.
60 minutes
Build an Air-Quality-Smart WorkdayA practical introduction to checking air-quality conditions, spotting common indoor and outdoor triggers, reducing exposure, and making sensible adjustments during poor-air-quality periods.
- Module 1 — Manage Air Quality in Everyday Working Life
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Manage Air Quality in Everyday Working Life.
90 minutes
Understand Pollutants, Ventilation & Respiratory EffectsThe extended session adds the science behind common pollutants, particulate exposure, indoor-air quality, ventilation, workplace irritants, and respiratory sensitivity.
- Module 1 — Manage Air Quality in Everyday Working Life
- Module 2 — Understand What Is in the Air
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Manage Air Quality in Everyday Working Life and Understand What Is in the Air.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Manage Air Quality in Everyday Working Life, Understand What Is in the Air and Reduce Exposure Without Overcomplicating the Day.
Full day
Build a Practical Air Quality & Respiratory Health PlanThe full-day format covers all four modules with additional work around exposure mapping, indoor-air review, outdoor pollution planning, workplace responsibilities, symptom patterns, and practical action planning.
- Module 1 — Manage Air Quality in Everyday Working Life
- Module 2 — Understand What Is in the Air
- Module 3 — Reduce Exposure Without Overcomplicating the Day
- Module 4 — Know When Air Quality Becomes a Workplace Health Issue
- Air Quality & Exposure Map
- Poor-Air-Quality Day Planner
- Indoor Air & Ventilation Review
- Personal Respiratory Health Action Sheet
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
What’s covered
Manage Air Quality in Everyday Working Life
Every length- Check the conditions before exposure buildsParticipants learn how to use local air-quality information, weather conditions, smoke alerts, or workplace information to understand when exposure may be higher than usual.
- Map where exposure happensParticipants identify the parts of their day where they are most likely to encounter traffic pollution, dust, smoke, fumes, poor ventilation, or other irritants.
- Improve the indoor environment where possibleVentilation, open windows, filtration, cleaning practices, damp, dust, fragrances, and occupancy can all influence indoor-air quality.
- Plan for poor-air-quality daysParticipants create a simple response plan for days affected by pollution, wildfire smoke, heavy pollen, dust, or other environmental conditions.
Understand What Is in the Air
90 minutes and longer- Particulate matter can reach the respiratory systemFine particles from traffic, smoke, combustion, dust, and other sources can enter the airways and, depending on their size, travel deeper into the respiratory system.
- Gases & fumes can also irritate the airwaysOzone, nitrogen dioxide, cleaning fumes, solvents, and other airborne substances can contribute to respiratory irritation in some settings.
- Indoor air is shaped by the building & what happens inside itVentilation, moisture, mold, temperature, occupancy, equipment, cleaning products, cooking, and outside pollution can all influence indoor conditions.
- People respond differently to the same environmentSomeone with asthma, allergies, chronic respiratory disease, or greater sensitivity may experience symptoms at exposure levels that another person barely notices.
Reduce Exposure Without Overcomplicating the Day
3 hours and longer- Change the route or timing when it makes senseTraffic density, weather, smoke, and outdoor conditions can vary significantly across the day and between locations.
- Ventilation needs contextOpening windows can improve ventilation in some situations but may also bring in outdoor pollution, smoke, or pollen when external conditions are poor.
- Cleaning, dust & fragrance can affect comfortDust buildup, aerosols, strong fragrances, cleaning chemicals, and poorly ventilated tasks can aggravate symptoms for some employees.
- Protective equipment is not a substitute for good controlsIn workplaces with hazardous dusts, fumes, or other regulated respiratory exposures, appropriate engineering controls and respiratory protection may be required.
Know When Air Quality Becomes a Workplace Health Issue
Full day only- Track patterns rather than guessingRepeated symptoms that occur in particular rooms, tasks, sites, shifts, or environmental conditions may provide useful information.
- Raise building & exposure concerns earlyPersistent damp, visible mold, unusual odors, poor ventilation, recurring dust, smoke infiltration, or workplace fumes should not simply be accepted as part of the job.
- Pre-existing respiratory conditions may need extra planningEmployees with asthma or other respiratory conditions may already have clinical advice about pollution, smoke, medication, or symptom escalation.
- Recognize when symptoms need urgent attentionSignificant shortness of breath, severe wheezing, chest pain, fainting, bluish discoloration, or rapidly worsening respiratory symptoms should not be managed as a routine air-quality issue.
Who it’s for
- Employees affected by outdoor pollution, smoke, dust, or poor indoor-air conditions at work
- People with asthma, allergies, or respiratory sensitivity who need practical exposure strategies
- Teams in urban, industrial, construction, or poorly ventilated working environments
- Commuters and outdoor workers exposed to traffic pollution or changing air conditions
- Workplace wellbeing programs focused on air quality, respiratory health, and practical prevention
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Air Quality & Respiratory Health
How long is Air Quality & Respiratory Health?
Air Quality & Respiratory Health runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Manage Air Quality in Everyday Working Life: check the conditions before exposure builds, map where exposure happens and improve the indoor environment where possible. A 60-minute session covers Manage Air Quality in Everyday Working Life in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Understand What Is in the Air. A 3-hour session adds Reduce Exposure Without Overcomplicating the Day. A full-day session adds Know When Air Quality Becomes a Workplace Health Issue.
Can Air Quality & Respiratory Health be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Air Quality & Respiratory Health?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Air Quality & Respiratory Health to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.