Smoking Policy
Rockie
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Do any of you have a no-smoking policy that you would be willing to email me. Email is [email]scallender@scheart.com[/email]. Thanks.
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>Email is [email]scallender@scheart.com[/email]. Thanks.
This has become a huge issue in our rather small office because two of the individuals who smoke also have significant health issues that keep them out of work a lot - and smoking is implicated in these health issues.
Smoking has been banned from inside the office for some time, but employees were permitted to smoke outside on the back porch. This was recently amended as this location was hazardous. Other non-smoking employees had to walk through the smoke and employees exiting the building were liable to hit someone with the door as they went out. Now employees are permitted to smoke in the parking lot. We had installed an ashcan for the porch which they still have access to so butts have not been a problem. Beginning January 1, all employees must smoke off premise or in their cars....
The smoking employees have been agreeable to these changes as they were made gradually. These employees are always trying to quit anyway....
In addition, we have not hired any new smokers.
We had a local bar that took offense to that law and measured 25 feet from their front entrance and placed a tent for their patrons to smoke in. It was right in the middle of the street. The cars were backed up for blocks and the police had to come and have them take the tent down.