Chapter 37 Workplace, Restaurant, And Airline Smoking

Restrictions

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In a 1997 study of 100,000 U.S. workers, only 46% reported completely smoke-free

workplaces. Only 21% of food service workers had coverage by smoke-free policies,

the lowest rate among different occupations; this group also has the highest rate of

lung cancer among nonsmokers.

Tobacco Control, Autumn 1997, p. 164

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"Sit in a smoky bar for two hours and you'll suck up as many carcinogens as if you had

smoked four cigarettes, according to figures from the American Cancer Society." All

35,500 bars in California became nonsmoking in 1998; California was the first state

in the nation to ban smoking in bars. There had been 850,000 bar and restaurant

workers in California exposed to passive smoke.

San Francisco Examiner, December 28, 1997, p. A8

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A 1987 state law in Massachusetts blocks the hiring of smokers for police or

firefighter positions, and has been upheld by the Massachusetts Supreme Court.

USA Today, October 27, 1997, p. 5D

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In August 1997, President Clinton banned smoking in federal buildings. This did not

include offices outside the executive branch - congressional offices and federal court

buildings.

Associated Press, August 10, 1997

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An estimated 14 million to 36 million nonsmoking adults are exposed to environmental

tobacco smoke at work.

American Lung Association Fact Sheet, 1997

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