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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday November Page 13 Are you ready for the smoking police pioneer lore strict all at work headed for trouble l In experts effective January 1990 all employers will be ordered to smoking heir buildings except in designated smoking areas public areas and areas used for lodging and private dwellings Anil groups have greeted thisasubigsiepforward Several major Canadian cities have already banned smoking in public places and federal and provincial governments have posed total restrictions on their own employees Through Bill 194 Ontario will become the first province to extend this to all employees in the private sec tor not just those who meet the public and might breathe smoke on them but everyone who sits at a desk or stands at a machine Health and Safety inspectors be come smoking police entitled to plant or office without warrant or notice Employees smoking illegally face fines of while employers permitting it can be fined PROBLEMS AHEAD So far there has been no organized protest either from the smokers or the employers who will bear the heavier burden of ordering them to butt out Bui few companies have prepared for the shock of sudden transition to a smoke free workplace Those who have a ready tried it on their own realize that it can cause severe management prob lems Surveys by Addiction Management Systems Inc of Toronto a pioneer in the new field of smoking control in the workplace show that the ten ions ere ated between smokers and smok through poor implementation of the new rules may outweigh the benefits of a healthier work environment NECESSARY GUIDELINES To prepare for the flood of problems likely to be caused by the new law A S has drawn up guidelines fof employers in interpreting Bill Employers are sure going to need them saysAMS president Frederick Weston If the government had simply banned smoking everyone would know where they stood Theemployerswould be off the hook and the smokers would be better off By allowing designated smoking areas they are asking for trouble Under the new law up to per cent of floor space can be used for smoking areas It is up to the employer to decide whether to install separate ventilation for these areas This is expensive but without it smoke drifts into the smoke free areas Weston points out that the new law gives all workers the right to a smoke free workplace so they can file grievances over this second hand smoke Employers may ban all smoking in work areas but they must first consult with a health and safety or committee representing the employees Weston says this consultation should be expanded to include other manage and union representatives Firms may also call in outside experts to point out pitfalls and assist in the mentation of the policy Everyone has be involved in setting a new smoking policy and as sound management policy restrictions should apply equally to all smokers that means the boss sitting in his private office as well as the worker on the shop floor JahmincG Bulk Foods ALL VOUR BAKING NEEDS DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TH METTLER Denture Therapist 72 Mill St Georgetown 8778974 102 East Dr Bramalea Corner AEatlDr 7912314 You must decide at the start whether designated smoking areas are to be a temporary provision to ease smokers over the transition or permanent Set rules for smoke breaks and remember tnat smokers are to demand miliar breaks Spell out the method of smoking regulations SPFLI I ROUBLE Addiction Management Systems has spent five yean studying ways to lishasmoke free workplace and corporations who have introduced voluntary restrictions Its studies show that designated smoking areas and smoke breaks cause more trouble than they are worth III feeling mounts be ween smokers and non smokers employcessneakillega breaks costing he employer loss of production and the second hand smoke problem produces as many complaints as before the re stnctions The only answer Weston dc dares is to go completely smoke free but in a carefully planned manner agreed to by everybody in which the employer assists smokers to control their habit during work hours The company manager is only concerned with what do in working hours Tic decision to quit completely is up to the smoker A M S figures show that per cent of smokers are mentally ready to quit at any one time and will seize upon a smoking ban as an opportunity to go and do it The other per cent have no real intention of quitting so they will not benefit from any stop smoking program introduced by their employer or a voluntary or compulsory basis But they will welcome help in cutting down by not smoking at work and may in fact welcome the new re Because as Weston says all smok want to cut down so will along with a smoking management program He believes that smoking can be man aged like anything else Firms have to obey fire health and safety regula Ontario smoking regulations present a new problem to management but also an opportunity to create a better workplace with cleaner air a better spirit of cooperation among employees who have feuded oversmok in the past and as a result lower 10 Leading Causes of Death Deaths and percent of totaf deaths for 1987 Cause of death Number Percent of total deaths Heart Coronary heart disease Other heart disease 247700 24 1 116 Cancera si Strokes La Unintentional Injuries Motor vehicles AN others 46 BOO 45700 22 22 Chronic obstructive lung diseases 37 Pneumonia and Influenza Diabetes Mellrtus BOO Suicide 12 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis National Cooler to Ih SHIHtlci FRESH BAKERY BREAD ROLLS KAISERS DELIVERED DAILY Main St s anas us MOLLY MAID Your Dependable Home Cleaning Service Specializing in House Cleaning For Particular People lMHDuickeep Tig Bonded ft CALL US FOR A FREE ESTIMATE or 873 1386 HOME PRODUCTS LTD No one ever regretted buying quality Custom Design Installation THERMAL REPLACEMENT WINDOWS STANLEY THERMAL ENTRANCE DOORS PATIO DOORS SOFFIT FACIA AND EAVESTR0UGH SIDING PATIO DECKS AND FENCING 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Managers Report For information on the new ing restrictions contact Addiction Management Systems Inc 1235 Bay Street Suite Toronto Ont Tel 416 who doesn t the smoke free 1 Sys by more than ions lastyear and smokers control led first among programs by Health Action GRAPHICS Passive Reducing Salon OPEN ATTENTION 7 DAYS SANTA A Oft WEEK islet INTERNATIONAL 116 GuelphSt Georgetown Rear Entrance