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Protection from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke. Policy recommenclati n uM Box 2.Thz-iFr~pactafsmcike-fdirect contradiction to tobacco industry environments-in thetibbietri claims, 108 worldwide studies of sales and indostrys;aao tniords employment data before and after smoke-free " • ecorlarmc:arguments often used,by the policies are implemented have found either no [tobaccolindustryto56,reoffsmokjngban impact or a positive impact within the hospi- actiwt weTg no to 'er aurkm a~rdeeQl: tahty sector. 109• "0 Smoke-free policies do not y ~ g aSr* tk~ey ever"21rt1.~~hase argutnenls~s 4hax3 drive away existing clientele in this sector; they, no credibilttyvrfls he,pvbfic whicf~ls~stifr in fact, attract new clientele. They also appear p.F7 slPfg W,he'niyEftl.=fO'(^>sTf~LT "I Ydld'2 t0 result in reduced maintenance 111.112 and tionsin epastrare,ca efrue-' lip" Morris, 1994, Cite: insurance costs as well as decreased employee hap:11lega'cy.tibraryliscEeiJ nf79eo0 absenteeism both for this sectorlla, 114 and • "Ifourc ! f others.ns,n'Thus, the tobacco industry hasa on mershavefeweroppo[unitfies ' powerful incentive to oppose robust smoke-free - to enloy otirprodlscts, Sfiey w1l`use them p less frequently and theresuttLLwidbg.an laws since their impact on the workplace results adverseiriipact orrourbottom hqe'`'- PtSilip,< in a major reduction in cigarette consumption Morris, 1994 Cite: -c [Box 21. h ttp://legacy.l ibrary.uscf. edutidlvnf77e00 • "Those.wbosaytheyworkunderre92:nctions SECTION IV -EXPERIENCES smoiFe2f aliauf 1ne- nd"`one gv~}Fer""°' cigarettes each day than those wfia dont,;. AND BEST PRACTICES That one-and-one-qua rter pbr dayxtgiil'6'[35e reduction then, fseansnearty 7tsltttofr eviler Several countries and hundreds of subnational cigarette's smol ed eac} ydar aassa of and local jurisdictions have successfully imple- wJorkplade s'nokrlag;restinotto mented laws that require almost all' indoor x mit{ion pacfks of cigaoeites l4t_doli"a. k workplaces and public places to be 100% pack; even the tightes~q#wdorkp'ta,~esir~gk ng restrictions is costing this ii.i-6, ty 233 smoke-free without significant difficulties in million dollars a year, in revenue'. =United'. implementation and enforcement.88, 101, 117 State sTabeco fT541,t2 1985 Ci}e _ These jurisdictions report immediate and 3tip./%tegoyhtarary.vc fedu/ifxldlvoOflA` considerable health benefits, 87. 118 smoke-free environments are feasible and realistic in a variety of contexts. Their experience signs as well as educational and enforcement also offers a number of consistent lessons learnt efforts during the initial implementation stage). to facilitate passage and successful implemen- However, these costs tend to decrease overtime tation and enforcement of smoke-free laws. as public acceptance of the law grows and com- pliance increases (as it usually does). In any case, Smoke-free environments the World Bank notes that the benefits of mak- should be mandated by law, ing workplaces smoke-free far outweigh the not by voluntary policies costs. 107 i It is often argued that smoke-free environ- Two main approaches have been used to create ments impose costs on businesses, especially n smoke-free environments: legislation and those in the hospitality sector. In fact, evidence vootuluntary policies or agreements. shows the opposite, including for this sector. In i For example, most taws passed to date do not require hotel rooms to be smoke-free, even though cleaners and other staff are required to work in them. In addition, smoking rooms often feed into the same ventilation system as the rest of the hotel, meaning that workers in the hotel lobby, restaurants and other facilities will be exposed to SHS even if smoking is not permitted in their work areas. Even when legislation requires a specific percentage of hotel rooms to be smoke-free and for smoking rooms to have a separate ventilation system, all of the problems associated with designated smoking areas apply. This is an issue that legislation ® must eventually address. r