About this session
Asthma can cause coughing, wheezing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, but symptoms may change from day to day and can be affected by the environment, physical activity, infections, stress and treatment routines.
Some employees experience asthma that is caused or worsened by workplace exposure, while others find that an existing condition becomes harder to control in particular settings.
This session helps participants identify their own symptom and trigger patterns, prepare for the working day and use their prescribed treatment plan with greater confidence.
They explore practical issues such as carrying inhalers, responding to symptoms during meetings or physical work, speaking with managers and recording possible workplace exposures.
The session also distinguishes everyday management from situations requiring professional review or urgent assistance.
Participants leave with a practical asthma-at-work plan without being expected to diagnose occupational asthma, alter prescribed treatment or manage severe symptoms through workplace adjustments alone.
What your people take away
- Recognize common asthma symptoms and personal warning signs
- Identify possible workplace, environmental and activity-related triggers
- Build practical routines around inhalers, action plans and symptom monitoring
- Communicate workplace needs without unnecessary medical disclosure
- Know when changing symptoms require routine review or urgent support
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Build Your Asthma-at-Work PlanA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Build Your Asthma-at-Work Plan: recognize your early warning signs, map the triggers around your working day and prepare what you need before work starts.
- Recognize your early warning signs
- Map the triggers around your working day
- Prepare what you need before work starts
Covers 3 of 4 points in Build Your Asthma-at-Work Plan.
60 minutes
60 Minutes — Module 1: Build Your Asthma-at-Work PlanThe 60-minute session focuses on immediate practical application. Participants identify their warning signs, map likely triggers, prepare essential medication and create a clear response plan for symptoms arising during the working day.
- Module 1: Build Your Asthma-at-Work Plan
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 3 parts: Build Your Asthma-at-Work Plan.
90 minutes
90 Minutes — Modules 1 and 2: Reduce Triggers and Strengthen Everyday ControlThe 90-minute session adds deeper exploration of workplace exposure, symptom patterns, treatment routines, communication and reasonable practical adjustments. Participants identify where asthma becomes harder to manage and prepare more focused questions for professional support.
- Module 1: Build Your Asthma-at-Work Plan
- Module 2: Reduce Triggers and Strengthen Everyday Control
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 3 parts: Build Your Asthma-at-Work Plan and Reduce Triggers and Strengthen Everyday Control.
3 hours
Covers all 3 parts.
Full day
Full Day — Modules 1, 2 and 3: Connect Symptoms, Treatment and Workplace SupportThe full-day session combines practical planning with accessible asthma education. Participants examine work-related patterns, prepare for clinical reviews and strengthen emergency awareness, team communication and longer-term workplace support.
- Module 1: Build Your Asthma-at-Work Plan
- Module 2: Reduce Triggers and Strengthen Everyday Control
- Module 3: Connect Symptoms, Treatment and Professional Follow-Up
- Live Q&A
Covers all 3 parts, in more depth, with more time to practice.
What’s covered
Build Your Asthma-at-Work Plan
Every length- Recognize your early warning signsParticipants identify how asthma begins for them, including coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, breathlessness, reduced exercise tolerance or waking at night.
- Map the triggers around your working dayParticipants review possible triggers such as dust, smoke, fumes, cleaning products, fragrances, cold air, exercise, infections, stress or allergens.
- Prepare what you need before work startsParticipants build a practical checklist covering prescribed inhalers, spacers where used, access to their action plan, medication supply and emergency contacts.
- Decide what to do when symptoms beginParticipants translate their personal asthma action plan into clear workplace steps, including when to pause, move away from a trigger, use prescribed medication, tell someone or seek further help.
Reduce Triggers and Strengthen Everyday Control
90 minutes and longer- Look for patterns across work and time awayParticipants compare symptoms during working hours, evenings, weekends, holidays and changes in role or location.
- Review how treatment fits the real working dayParticipants identify barriers such as shift changes, travel, lack of privacy, forgotten doses, protective equipment or uncertainty about when an inhaler should be used.
- Reduce exposure where practicableParticipants explore practical measures such as improving ventilation, reviewing cleaning products, separating tasks, using suitable controls or avoiding unnecessary exposure to known irritants.
- Ask for support in functional termsParticipants practice explaining what happens, which tasks or environments are associated with symptoms and what practical support may help.
Connect Symptoms, Treatment and Professional Follow-Up
3 hours and longer- Notice when asthma control may have changedParticipants consider increasing symptoms, more frequent inhaler use, night waking, reduced activity or treatment that no longer seems as effective as expected.
- Prepare evidence for a useful reviewParticipants create a concise record covering symptoms, dates, tasks, locations, exposures, inhaler use and whether symptoms improve away from work.
- Strengthen your personal action planParticipants review whether they know which medication is used regularly, what to do when symptoms worsen and who to contact.
- Recognize a severe asthma emergencyParticipants identify severe or rapidly worsening breathlessness, difficulty speaking, exhaustion, confusion, collapse or medication that is not helping as expected as reasons to seek urgent medical assistance.
Who it’s for
- Employees with asthma who want practical support for working days
- People noticing symptoms linked to workplace environments or tasks
- Teams in roles with dust, fumes, cleaning products, cold air or physical exertion
- Managers supporting reasonable adjustments without requiring full medical disclosure
- Workplace wellbeing programs focused on respiratory health and chronic condition confidence
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 Asthma at Work: Triggers, Treatment and Everyday Confidence
How long is Asthma at Work: Triggers, Treatment and Everyday Confidence?
Asthma at Work: Triggers, Treatment and Everyday Confidence 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 Build Your Asthma-at-Work Plan: recognize your early warning signs, map the triggers around your working day and prepare what you need before work starts. A 60-minute session covers Build Your Asthma-at-Work Plan in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Reduce Triggers and Strengthen Everyday Control. A 3-hour session adds Connect Symptoms, Treatment and Professional Follow-Up. A full-day session covers everything, in more depth, with more time to practice.
Can Asthma at Work: Triggers, Treatment and Everyday Confidence 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 Asthma at Work: Triggers, Treatment and Everyday Confidence?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Asthma at Work: Triggers, Treatment and Everyday Confidence 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.