Note: This rule does not preempt
any federal, state, municipal, or other local authority's regulation
of indoor smoking that is more protective than
this section.
Definitions:
Office work environment is an indoor or enclosed
occupied space where clerical work, administration, or business
is carried out.
In addition, it includes:
Other workplace spaces controlled by the
employer and used by office workers, such as cafeterias, meeting
rooms, and washrooms.
Office areas of manufacturing and production
facilities, not including process areas.
Office areas of businesses such as food and
beverage establishments, agricultural operations, construction,
commercial trade, services, etc.
Smoking
A person is smoking if they are:
Lighting up
Inhaling
Exhaling
Carrying a pipe, cigar or cigarette of any kind that is burning.
Link: For work environments outside the office,
contact your local health department using the link: http://www.secondhandsmokesyou.com
or by calling them directly.
Prohibit tobacco smoke in your office work
environment
EXEMPTION: The minimum criteria
specified in this rule do not apply to outdoor structures provided
for smokers such as gazebos or lean-tos that maintain the 25 feet
distance from entrances, exits, windows that open, and ventilation
intakes that serve an enclosed area where smoking is prohibited.
You must
(1) Prohibit smoking in your office work environment
(2) Use administrative controls to prevent tobacco smoke from
entering your office from outside the building.
Make sure that outside smoking areas used
by your employees are at least 25 feet from entrances, exits,
windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an enclosed
area where smoking is prohibited.
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