Smoking in The Workplace
by Don’t smoke. The ashes that fall on the floor may be your own.
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The cost of cigarette smoking to business is high. Over 77 million work days are lost each year due to the effects of smoking. Business now spends over 50 billions dollars a year on medical care, accidents, lost productivity, and absenteeism.
Absenteeism rates average one-third higher for smokers because smoking severely reduces the effectiveness of the smoker’s natural immune system. Few employers realize that smoking employees can cost them up to $8,000 more per year than nonsmokers.
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Two-thirds of the smoke from a burning cigarette go into the environment. This smoke has twice the nicotine, five times the carbon monoxide, and fifty times the ammonia as the smoke that is directly inhaled. When smokers smoke, the people around them smoke, too. Annually, between 500 to 5,000 nonsmokers will die from lung cancer as a result of other people’s smoke.
If you’re concerned about the problem and would like to begin a campaign in your company to eliminate smoking, perhaps these suggestions will help:
- Establish support for a no-smoking policy. Involve members of top management.
- Provide educational literature to employees.
- Form a task force composed of diverse areas and management. Include at least one individual with research skills.
- Conduct a survey to inform employees that the topic is being examined. You’ll gather valuable data about your employee population.
- Establish a no-smoking policy. Begin educating and informing employees through a well-formed publicity campaign. Put up no-smoking signs, and offer information sessions.
- Offer a “stop smoking” program. You may decide to give bonuses or incentives. Perhaps give small monetary bonuses to nonsmokers, and offer smokers the same rewards if they give up smoking for six months.
- Phase in restrictions gradually. Employees react more positively to changes when given time to adjust.
- Deal with militant smokers. Smoking is a privilege not a right that is subject to other company rules. (Employees aren’t allowed to listen to radios full blast, for instance.)
- Be flexible. You may decide to make adjustments in the program.
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Post Commentceegirl
On September 1, 2009 at 7:54 am
Second had smoke is the worst, when you’re not a smoker.
Theresa Johnson
On September 1, 2009 at 8:28 am
that is why most companies now-a-days have one small area designated for smokers outside…. I as a smoker prefer being outside anyways… I can see a non-smoker griping if people were to smoke inside, but come on a non-smoker goes into a soking area, it is their own stupidity for going there if they do not want to be around cigarette smoke… I even know employers that go as far to tell people that they have to be 100 feet from the building while smoke…. that in my opinion goes a little bit overboard.
Nikita K
On September 1, 2009 at 8:51 am
Wow, those are some amazing and shocking statistics there! Smoking really is bad and like you’ve explained it, you make it sound worse. I’ve never been a smoker and I don’t intend to but some of the valuable advice you’ve given can prevent others from passive smoking. Good article.
Jenny Heart
On September 1, 2009 at 8:54 am
Very interesting and well written. Like it!
masterali
On September 1, 2009 at 9:13 am
great stuff my friend, very informative!
Hazel Crowther
On September 1, 2009 at 9:15 am
Very interesting writing and graphic pictures get the point across.
Christine Ramsay
On September 1, 2009 at 9:22 am
I think the fact people are not allowed to smoke in public buildings any more has helped. A very interesting article and one of which smokers should take note.
Christine
Dena McCusker
On September 1, 2009 at 9:29 am
i myself am i smoker.i think people at work should have to smoke outside. this was an interesting article. nice write
Marie Milton
On September 1, 2009 at 9:31 am
Nice one Rabbit : ). I don’t smoke and hopefully never pick it up. I can’t stand secondary smoking, it really does my eyes in. I hope your article persuades people to quit smoking, not just for their own sake but for everyone else around them.
Good work my friend, *Thumbs Up*
teddybear55
On September 1, 2009 at 10:10 am
Enjoyed reading your article. The pictures were a great help and should be an incentive for smokers to think more about quitting. I was a smoker once, but I didn’t smoke for long. I am so glad that I quit and now I can’t stand to be around smoke. My father died of lung cancer after years of smoking. He suffered alot. After my father passed away, my sister quit smoking and has remained so. Smokers need to quit for their own health and for the health of others. Great article. I am glad that you shared it.
alc
On September 1, 2009 at 11:52 am
An article that is to the point and yes I am a smoker but never smoke in the house or at work! It is always ouside and always think of others first!
cebuanaeyez
On September 1, 2009 at 3:23 pm
I am not a smoker but I do have friends who have constantly tried to quit smoking. It’s not easy.
Goodselfme
On September 1, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Well composed with lots of information.TX
Tanya Wallace
On September 1, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Great article on a great topic that I can clearly see is creating a lot of discussion from both sides of the table but all and all everyone agrees that you shouldn’t be aloowed to smoke at work.In Canada there is no smoking in any public places including work and if you do smoke you must stand 15 feet from any public entrance. The smoking ban was recently enforced in the U.K as well.
lol I plead guilty to the charges of being a smoker, however; I am a horticulturist/designer/gardener and do all my work outside and I work for myself so the smoking rules don’t apply. If I did work for a company inside I think others should take their secondhand smoke outside unless of course all employes of the company smoked and that would virtually be a non existant company.I am letting my imagination get ahead of me again lol anyways fab article!
Lady Sunshine
On September 1, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Smoking is nasty.
Guy Hogan
On September 1, 2009 at 9:04 pm
It took me a long time to stop smoking. And now since I work at home, luckily I don’t have to worry about other people’s smoke.
Daisy Peasblossom
On September 1, 2009 at 9:12 pm
I’m glad I never started smoking. It seems that the people who do have an awful time stopping.
Collette Edwards
On September 2, 2009 at 1:18 pm
great info and well written, I am 235 days smoke free today, Life is good