SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE

SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACES ARE GOOD BUSINESS

Going smoke-free sends a positive message to your employees. It says that your business truly cares about the health and safety of every person who works there. Smoke-free air is especially important to those individuals who are pregnant, have heart disease, lung disease, asthma, or allergies.

Establishing a smoke-free environment ensures that employers, employees, and visitors will be protected from the dangers of second-hand smoke. Second-hand smoke is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer and coronary heart disease in non-smoking adults. It is also proven to be a cancercausing agent in humans.

THE ADVANTAGES OF A SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE

• Reduced direct health care costs. Businesses in the U.S. pay an average of $2,189 in workers’ compensation costs for smokers, compared with just $176 for nonsmokers.
• Business owners can negotiate lower health, disability, and life insurance rates.
• Reduced absenteeism. While smokers miss an average of 6.16 days of work per year due to sickness, nonsmokers miss just 3.86 days.
• Office equipment, carpets, paint, and interior furnishings will last longer.
• Decreased risk of fires.

Ready To Make Your Business Smoke-Free?

Smoke-Free Workplace Brochure