Can a food manufacturing site stop all staff smoking on the entire premises including the car park?
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If they own the car park, certainly. They can determine what happens on their property.
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The policy will vary between companies as it is likely a disciplinary offence.\n\nBest bet is to go and ask for the manager and make a formal complaint.  He doesn't need the hassle but make it clear if he doesn't get it sorted you will write to head office.
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no. its disgusting and you'd be better off quitting    not only would they have to deal with how it smells it makes your teeth all yellow and that is so gross  not hot  guys that smoke arent as hot  srry  good luck
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smoking should be banned everywhere, all across america, in every street, near every building, etc
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There are two in Sacramento that I know of, but it happens quite late.  The bartender will bring out some ash trays about midnight or a little after; but usually only if they recognize everyone around...they don't want the smoking nazi's to shut them down.
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make sure you allow tobacco pipe smoking too...
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If she's old and can read, she should know better. Unless it is posted as a designated smoking area, it is illegal for her to smoke in the restroom. Tell a manager or other higher-up about it. If you are not comfortable with that, ask if there is an anonymous hotline you can call. They will get in touch with the manager and try to help resolve the situation.\n\nI'm a smoker and, even I don't like the smell of old smoke, and I don't want to smell where I work. It's unprofessional what she's doing. Tell someone.
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Probably in US you can be fired for breathing. In New Zealand large numbers of workers belong to unions to protect their rights. You can't get fired immediately for that.
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No. Instead can provide some area of them as smoking prohibited and those who wish to move that area can go.
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1. As a form of peaceful protest, collect butts from ashtrays and sweep them up around your workplace or home.  When you've got a significant amount (say, a cubic foot) deliver them to city hall or personally to the mayor (or anonymously if you want), and say, "You are making this pollution and garbage legal.  Do something about it."  (Or words to that effect.)\n\n2. If you're inclined to and you are sure that the asshol^H^H^H^H^H^H smoker is not violent, carry a non-flammable (no aerosols) and non-irritating air freshening spray.  Spray it in the direction of the smoke but DO NOT spray it on the cun^H^H^H smoker.  That would be assault.  If they ask you to stop, tell them you wouldn't spray if they weren't smoking.\n\nI'm a little more aggressive than that and often pour water on ashtrays when the dimwit puts down the cigarette for a moment, or do other things (eg. "accidentally" knocking them out of their hands with umbrellas).  I'm willing to back it up, but I would advise you not to do such things.
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No. Singapore lifted its ban, so that's no longer the case.  Don't know about Amsterdam, but I'm skeptical of that one, since you can smoke hash there without risk.
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I realize this may seem non-responsive, but I would not recommend it.  The trend is away from smoking, due to well-established health risks.  I realize there are still customers out there, but the already established smoke shops are struggling to keep them, and a new shop would not do well.  And your customer base would (I hope!) continue to shrink, as people wise up to the fact that smoking is simply not good for them.\n\nInvest your money elsewhere.
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Yes,  but you are just inhaling fumes not the liquid.  Shut the vents or ask the boss to get you a mask.  You should have the right to refuse to work because of health concerns. Call your local Labour office.
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First of all I am a smoker....Doing things like that will only make things worse....I think that every privatily owned buisness should have the right to decide wether smoking should be allowed.  Publicly owned places like schools, libraries, and such you could ban smoking, but privately owned bars and resteraunts should be allowed to make that decision for themselves.....would want someone coming into you place and telling you how to run it and make rules for you......I don't think so....then it will be each persons decision to choose wether or not they want to be around smoke....if you are a smoker and a resteraunt does not allow smoking, either don't smoke or go somewhere else....if you don't smoke and the place you want to eat allows smoking either deal with it or go somewhere that does not allow smoking....each group will have to decide that for themselves....I don't feel that a private buisness should be told the can't allow something that is legal like smoking.....
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Boy this forum just got polluted by anti-smokers, offering "words of encouragement", but they are just veiled statements of their preference.\n\nBar business really does hurt when bans are forced and nonsmoking is not the choice of the owner. Owners do make choices to be nonsmoking when they know their clientele demands it. It just depends on your clientele. However, at this time, there is NO CHOICE for the private business owner in this land of supposed liberty.\n\n"Studies" showing business improvement when a ban is FORCED on a business are full of cherry picked data including everything from CARRY OUT receipts to McDonald's to 5 star restaurants. There has never been a study for stand alone bars.\n\nSmokefree lobbyists offer hollow promises of "business improvement", but that is all they are. Promises. Columbus bars have taken such a hit and made many cutbacks including reduced hours and waitstaff, cutting out live entertainment, etc.. to just survive.\n\nColumbus bars also immediately built patios.What does that tell you? The clientele they want to keep INCLUDE the smokers. However, smokers resent having to go outside in the cold and being treated like some neo Jim Crow experiment and generally do not patronize bars in the winter months.\n\nIf you serve food, you may be able to salvage something concerning all of this.\n\nI am SO sorry I cannot be more positive about this, especially since you seem like a very nice person who is new to the bar business. I simply cannot and will not sugar coat the situation, though as that would not be kind either.\n\nI have seen my business drop ever since the Columbus ban went into effect, it was immediate and it has not recovered. I took my bands out of town and did well in the bars, but now that option looks very bleak also.\n\nYou will have to be creative on this one until another repeal comes up, just as I was forced to do and will have to think through yet another plan with this statewide antismoking wrench thrown in the mix. \n\nPerhaps you should consider even "going underground". The reason why not many bars have closed in Columbus is many are not following the ban and are just paying the fines. I am sure Smokefree Ohio being the fanatics they are have put in some stiffer fines knowing that a good deal of Columbus bars told Smokefree Columbus to rightfully go directly to hell.\n\nThe ones that have closed generally do not make the local papers as the media is biased toward the antismoking side.\n\nBars must join together again to get some exemptions. Don't worry antis, you will have many smokefree choices as you do now with a partial repeal of this draconian law. Forcing your will on ALL the businesses in Ohio was not wanted and was not appreciated.\n\nI hope you were aware before of this possibility of Issue 5 passing and promoted Issue 4. If not, please be informed when the next repeal vote comes up. It is your business.\nI am not assuming you didn't know, but I have run into bar owners and bowling alley owners in different areas of the state that ignored this thinking it could never happen.\n\nIt did, but with only 8%+ of the votes needed to pass. Plus the election turnout wasn't 100%. There is still hope. Get busy, talk to your alcohol vendors and see if they have a plan in place yet to help you weather the storm until Ohio wakes up and says "no" to fascism and social engineering of people who choose to use a legal product.\n\nBut you will never see an antismoking lobbyist in favor of what would really solve the problem. Making tobacco illegal would "level the playing field". As it is now, the antismoking cartel are just playing with private business owners livelihoods while gathering a comfortable paycheck. They will never favor tobacco prohibition as they would have to find an honest job.
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have a no smoking rule!
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If it is not a non smoking complex, there really isn't anything you can do...other than trying to reason with your neighbor. \n\nThough smoking has been banned in most Public places throughout much of the Country, people can still smoke in their homes, unless the building is considered a non smoking building.