Smoke-Free Workplaces

Smoking harms the health of smokers and those around them. Smokers are at far higher risks of strokes, heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases; cancers of the lungs, mouth, larynx, bladder, pancreas, kidneys and stomach; emphysema, bronchit...

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Main Author: World Bank
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Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/12005293/smoke-free-workplaces
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spelling okr-10986-97642021-04-23T14:02:47Z Smoke-Free Workplaces World Bank ACCEPTABLE SMOKING BREAKS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ADULT NON-SMOKERS AIR CLEANING BRONCHITIS CANCERS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CESSATION GROUPS CESSATION PROGRAM CESSATION PROGRAMS CESSATION SUPPORT CLEAN AIR CLEAN AIR POLICIES CLEAN AIR POLICY CLEANING COSTS DAILY TOBACCO CONSUMPTION DEATHS DECREASED PRODUCTIVITY ON-THE-JOB DISABILITY DISEASE CONTROL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS EMPHYSEMA EMPLOYEE ABSENTEEISM EMPLOYEE SMOKING ENCLOSED SMOKING ROOMS ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE FIRE DAMAGE FIRE INSURANCE PREMIUMS FIRE RISK FREE WORKPLACE POLICY HAZARDS HEALTH-CARE COSTS HEART ATTACKS HEART DISEASE HEAVY SMOKERS HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY ILLNESS INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS KIDNEYS LAWS LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS LUNG CANCER NICOTINE NICOTINE REPLACEMENT NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY NON-SMOKING EMPLOYEES NUTRITION OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES ORGANIZATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY PANCREAS PHARMACOLOGICAL CESSATION PRODUCTS PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENTS POSTERS PREMATURE DEATH PUBLIC PLACES PUBLIC SPACES RADIATION RESPIRATORY DISEASES RESTAURANTS SECOND-HAND SMOKE SECOND-HAND SMOKE EXPOSURE SECONDHAND SMOKE SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS SMOKE-FREE INITIATIVE SMOKE-FREE POLICY SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACES SMOKER SMOKERS SMOKERS SUPPORT SMOKING SMOKING AREAS SMOKING BANS SMOKING CESSATION SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS SMOKING IN PUBLIC SMOKING PREVALENCE SMOKING-REDUCTION PROGRAM STOMACH TOBACCO TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO DEPENDENCE TOBACCO PRODUCTS TOBACCO SMOKE TUBERCULOSIS VENTILATION WELL-VENTILATED SMOKING ROOMS WORK ENVIRONMENT WORKERS WORKPLACE WORKPLACE SMOKING Smoking harms the health of smokers and those around them. Smokers are at far higher risks of strokes, heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases; cancers of the lungs, mouth, larynx, bladder, pancreas, kidneys and stomach; emphysema, bronchitis, and tuberculosis. These diseases cause serious illness, disability and premature death. Tobacco causes 4 million deaths worldwide each year, and the numbers are rising fast. Tobacco smoke also harms non-smokers exposed to so-called second-hand smoke or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). In addition to smell and irritation to eyes, ETS exposure increases the risk of lung cancer and cardio-vascular and respiratory diseases. ETS exposure is common in workplaces. In 1996, an estimated 130 million adult non-smokers in China were exposed to workplace ETS. In the UK in 1999, more than 3 million non-smokers were continuously or frequently exposed to tobacco smoke at work. In France, where there are laws restricting smoking in public spaces, 40 percent of employees are still exposed to ETS. ETS can interact with chemicals and radiation in workplaces to produce an additive or multiplicative effect and increase significantly the risk of many occupational diseases. In some countries, employers have a legal responsibility to protect the health of their employees. Smoke-free workplaces can reduce employers' legal liability, create safer working environments, improve workers' health and enhance corporate image. [Revised April 2011] 2012-08-13T09:28:43Z 2012-08-13T09:28:43Z 2002-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/12005293/smoke-free-workplaces http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9764 English at a glance CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ACCEPTABLE SMOKING BREAKS
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
ADULT NON-SMOKERS
AIR CLEANING
BRONCHITIS
CANCERS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CESSATION GROUPS
CESSATION PROGRAM
CESSATION PROGRAMS
CESSATION SUPPORT
CLEAN AIR
CLEAN AIR POLICIES
CLEAN AIR POLICY
CLEANING COSTS
DAILY TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
DEATHS
DECREASED PRODUCTIVITY ON-THE-JOB
DISABILITY
DISEASE CONTROL
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
EMPHYSEMA
EMPLOYEE ABSENTEEISM
EMPLOYEE SMOKING
ENCLOSED SMOKING ROOMS
ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE
FIRE DAMAGE
FIRE INSURANCE PREMIUMS
FIRE RISK
FREE WORKPLACE POLICY
HAZARDS
HEALTH-CARE COSTS
HEART ATTACKS
HEART DISEASE
HEAVY SMOKERS
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
ILLNESS
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
KIDNEYS
LAWS
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS
LUNG CANCER
NICOTINE
NICOTINE REPLACEMENT
NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
NON-SMOKING EMPLOYEES
NUTRITION
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
ORGANIZATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY
PANCREAS
PHARMACOLOGICAL CESSATION PRODUCTS
PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENTS
POSTERS
PREMATURE DEATH
PUBLIC PLACES
PUBLIC SPACES
RADIATION
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
RESTAURANTS
SECOND-HAND SMOKE
SECOND-HAND SMOKE EXPOSURE
SECONDHAND SMOKE
SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS
SMOKE-FREE INITIATIVE
SMOKE-FREE POLICY
SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE
SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACES
SMOKER
SMOKERS
SMOKERS SUPPORT
SMOKING
SMOKING AREAS
SMOKING BANS
SMOKING CESSATION
SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS
SMOKING IN PUBLIC
SMOKING PREVALENCE
SMOKING-REDUCTION PROGRAM
STOMACH
TOBACCO
TOBACCO CONTROL
TOBACCO DEPENDENCE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
TOBACCO SMOKE
TUBERCULOSIS
VENTILATION
WELL-VENTILATED SMOKING ROOMS
WORK ENVIRONMENT
WORKERS
WORKPLACE
WORKPLACE SMOKING
spellingShingle ACCEPTABLE SMOKING BREAKS
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
ADULT NON-SMOKERS
AIR CLEANING
BRONCHITIS
CANCERS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CESSATION GROUPS
CESSATION PROGRAM
CESSATION PROGRAMS
CESSATION SUPPORT
CLEAN AIR
CLEAN AIR POLICIES
CLEAN AIR POLICY
CLEANING COSTS
DAILY TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
DEATHS
DECREASED PRODUCTIVITY ON-THE-JOB
DISABILITY
DISEASE CONTROL
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
EMPHYSEMA
EMPLOYEE ABSENTEEISM
EMPLOYEE SMOKING
ENCLOSED SMOKING ROOMS
ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE
FIRE DAMAGE
FIRE INSURANCE PREMIUMS
FIRE RISK
FREE WORKPLACE POLICY
HAZARDS
HEALTH-CARE COSTS
HEART ATTACKS
HEART DISEASE
HEAVY SMOKERS
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
ILLNESS
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
KIDNEYS
LAWS
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS
LUNG CANCER
NICOTINE
NICOTINE REPLACEMENT
NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
NON-SMOKING EMPLOYEES
NUTRITION
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
ORGANIZATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY
PANCREAS
PHARMACOLOGICAL CESSATION PRODUCTS
PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENTS
POSTERS
PREMATURE DEATH
PUBLIC PLACES
PUBLIC SPACES
RADIATION
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
RESTAURANTS
SECOND-HAND SMOKE
SECOND-HAND SMOKE EXPOSURE
SECONDHAND SMOKE
SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS
SMOKE-FREE INITIATIVE
SMOKE-FREE POLICY
SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE
SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACES
SMOKER
SMOKERS
SMOKERS SUPPORT
SMOKING
SMOKING AREAS
SMOKING BANS
SMOKING CESSATION
SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS
SMOKING IN PUBLIC
SMOKING PREVALENCE
SMOKING-REDUCTION PROGRAM
STOMACH
TOBACCO
TOBACCO CONTROL
TOBACCO DEPENDENCE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
TOBACCO SMOKE
TUBERCULOSIS
VENTILATION
WELL-VENTILATED SMOKING ROOMS
WORK ENVIRONMENT
WORKERS
WORKPLACE
WORKPLACE SMOKING
World Bank
Smoke-Free Workplaces
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description Smoking harms the health of smokers and those around them. Smokers are at far higher risks of strokes, heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases; cancers of the lungs, mouth, larynx, bladder, pancreas, kidneys and stomach; emphysema, bronchitis, and tuberculosis. These diseases cause serious illness, disability and premature death. Tobacco causes 4 million deaths worldwide each year, and the numbers are rising fast. Tobacco smoke also harms non-smokers exposed to so-called second-hand smoke or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). In addition to smell and irritation to eyes, ETS exposure increases the risk of lung cancer and cardio-vascular and respiratory diseases. ETS exposure is common in workplaces. In 1996, an estimated 130 million adult non-smokers in China were exposed to workplace ETS. In the UK in 1999, more than 3 million non-smokers were continuously or frequently exposed to tobacco smoke at work. In France, where there are laws restricting smoking in public spaces, 40 percent of employees are still exposed to ETS. ETS can interact with chemicals and radiation in workplaces to produce an additive or multiplicative effect and increase significantly the risk of many occupational diseases. In some countries, employers have a legal responsibility to protect the health of their employees. Smoke-free workplaces can reduce employers' legal liability, create safer working environments, improve workers' health and enhance corporate image. [Revised April 2011]
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title Smoke-Free Workplaces
title_short Smoke-Free Workplaces
title_full Smoke-Free Workplaces
title_fullStr Smoke-Free Workplaces
title_full_unstemmed Smoke-Free Workplaces
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publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/12005293/smoke-free-workplaces
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9764
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