What will businesses need to do to comply with the no smoking
law?
Employers, managers and those in control of no-smoking premises
will need to display no-smoking notices and to take reasonable
steps to ensure that staff, customers, members and visitors are
aware of the new law and that they do not smoke in their
premises.
- This should include the following minimum action:
- Display of no-smoking notices (as specified in the regulations
and guidance) so that they are clearly visible to all employees,
customers and visitors while they are in the premises
- Developing and implementing a smoke-free policy
- Removing all ashtrays from premises
- Informing anyone smoking that he/she is committing an
offence
- Requesting that they extinguish their smoking material
immediately or leave
- Refusing service if a customer or member continues to smoke in
public
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