Topic: Smoking and the workplace

I was in a team meeting yesterday where someone said that at the end of the year all workplaces are to be entirely smoke free. At the moment theres no smoking except in the designated smoking areas here, which is pretty much all of outside, I think this works well for those smokers.

But one of my work mates were saying that we wont even be allowed to have those at the end of the year, I think its stupid.

But the thing is I hadn't heard this, does anyone know if it is true or not? This guy has a habit of hearing part of something filling in the gaps himself and passing it off as fact. But he was adament that this was true.

It doesn't affect me one way or the other, but theres allot of people here that it does.

My employer does this already.

Smoking is prohibited inside and within 12' from any council premises.

This includes vehicles.

We have a smoke-free policy in the workplace but we can smoke in the basement when it's raining. So far nobody has asked us not to and they provide us with sand-trays for our cigarette butts.

I'd be really PO'd if they said we couldn't smoke there because there's nowhere else to go if it's raining.

Originally Posted by Sparklechick

We have a smoke-free policy in the workplace but we can smoke in the basement when it's raining. So far nobody has asked us not to and they provide us with sand-trays for our cigarette butts.

I'd be really PO'd if they said we couldn't smoke there because there's nowhere else to go if it's raining.

People at my work are going to be very ticked if it is true, we have a completely separate filtration/airconditioning system for our smokers' room

I can see what will happen, they will either sneak right down to the end of the yard, or they will walk across the road, which will take them longer to walk there and then they have to spend the time having their smoke, then they have to walk back, and its going to take them way longer than it did before, and they are just oging to waste more time!

Originally Posted by Penny

I can see what will happen, they will either sneak right down to the end of the yard, or they will walk across the road, which will take them longer to walk there and then they have to spend the time having their smoke, then they have to walk back, and its going to take them way longer than it did before, and they are just oging to waste more time!

Our guys would probably have to go to the pub next door for their smokos.

This could prove dangerous to our livers.

Originally Posted by Sparklechick

Our guys would probably have to go to the pub next door for their smokos.

This could prove dangerous to our livers.

lol, until smoking in Pubs is not allowed at all

Try living in Melbourne.

No smoking in any public building whatsoever, including pubs and bars, unless they get a special permit...and that also includes the goddamned airport.

Once you get thru customs, no ciggies till you get thru customs on the Auckland side.

Grr.

Originally Posted by Penny

lol, until smoking in Pubs is not allowed at all

The Kings Arms has an outdoor area that is covered so I wonder if they're going to enforce non smoking outdoors? I wonder if they can?

The pub certainly will either lose a lot of business or have some extremely aggressive patrons (particularly in the public bar) if they ban smoking there.

I take it you all smoke then?


"Next Contestant Sybil Fawlty From Torquay, Specialist Subject the Bleeding Obvious"

Originally Posted by Darkling

I take it you all smoke then?


"Next Contestant Sybil Fawlty From Torquay, Specialist Subject the Bleeding Obvious"

Not this Gal, never have never will. I just know allot of people that it would effect here. Also it will have an effect on the Friday night happy hour that the social club runs as most of the people that come and have a drink smoke.

Sparkle, I think if they have specific areas that are designated smoking its OK, if they have the approriate ventilation and stuff. However I fail to believe that custom will decrease if smoking is banned from all bars etc. I think its something that they don't know until it happens. I think what will be more of an issue is people who have had a few drinks (or more than a few) congregating outside for their smokes, I can see issues arising there...

I dont see what all the fuss is about really..... smoking never hurt anyone

Originally Posted by kiwi_dude

I dont see what all the fuss is about really..... smoking never hurt anyone

umm errr ok then Mr Kiwi Dude :P

Originally Posted by Darkling

I take it you all smoke then?


"Next Contestant Sybil Fawlty From Torquay, Specialist Subject the Bleeding Obvious"

Yah, I'm definitely a smoker

I'll stop when I want to, not because the government stops me from smoking in certain places and not because their advertising shows how bad it is.

At Christchurch public hospital they are banning all smoking on their grounds, if a paitent wants a smoke they have to wheeled off the grounds and on to the main streets.

Smoking and me.

I quit about 8 or 9 or 7 years ago. not really sure.

That after about 35 years of smoking. Yes, in my early days, I would have passed for a skin head punk with a cigarette hanging from the side of the mouth.

I know however that if I had a single cigarette, I would be back to a pack a day by nightfall. I did not break the habit, I just quit.

As I write this I can taste the damn things.

ed

Originally Posted by Bluey and Aquila

At Christchurch public hospital they are banning all smoking on their grounds, if a paitent wants a smoke they have to wheeled off the grounds and on to the main streets.

That's getting a bit out of control.

Not fair on the patients at all.

When my cousin was dying of leukaemia they actually let him smoke the green stuff in his hospital room in Auckland hospital. It was the only thing that kept the pain away while he died.

Originally Posted by Sparklechick

That's getting a bit out of control.

Not fair on the patients at all.

When my cousin was dying of leukaemia they actually let him smoke the green stuff in his hospital room in Auckland hospital. It was the only thing that kept the pain away while he died.

There was one lady in the paper saying how shes in there with incurable cancer caused thru her addiction of smoking and like she said its the only thing she has left is being able to get down there and look at the river while having her fag.

Originally Posted by Bluey and Aquila

There was one lady in the paper saying how shes in there with incurable cancer caused thru her addiction of smoking and like she said its the only thing she has left is being able to get down there and look at the river while having her fag.

Yeah, you'd hope that the hospitals would show some sort of compassion for those patients who are actually dying.