| A smoke-free environment creates a safe & healthy workplace. |
A smoke-free environment creates a safe & healthy workplace. |
| The employer shows interest in the health of employees and their families through policy-development and efforts to address the effects of smoking on employee’s health. |
Direct health care costs to the employer may be reduced. |
| Workers bothered by smoke will not be exposed to it at the workplace. |
Maintenance costs will be reduced when smoke, matches, and cigarette butts are eliminated at workplaces. |
| Smokers appreciate policies regarding smoking at the workplace. |
It may be possible to negotiate lower life, health, and disability coverage if employee smoking is reduced. |
| A clearly defined process is in place for dealing with smoking in the workplace. |
The risk of fires & renovations is lower. |
| May encourage and motivate employees to quit or reduce cigarette consumption. |
Complies with local by-laws and legislation. |
| Employees who do not smoke take fewer sick days, go on disability less often, and are less likely to retire early because of poor health. |
Better corporate image. |