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Smoke-Free Workplace
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| Smoking | to have control over an ignited article or substance from tobacco, including inhaling and exhaling smoke |
| Workplace |
all enclosed spaces controlled by the employer including, but not limited to,
private offices, open office areas, laboratories, classrooms, libraries, and all types
of workrooms and workshops
also included are areas and facilities such as stairways, lobbies, hallways, entrances, reception areas, elevators, lounges, lunch rooms, cafeterias, washrooms, et cetera |
Responsibilities
Department
It is the responsibility of individual departments to:
- provide a healthy working environment for employees; and
- assist employees who wish to participate in smoking cessation programs
Employee
It is the responsibility of employees to respect the rights of others to a smoke-free work environment.
Policy Administration
This policy applies to all employees and visitors to Government workplaces and is in effect 24 hours a day. Any employee not complying with this policy is subject to disciplinary action.
Work breaks will not be extended beyond that provided in employees’ respective collective agreements or Government’s Human Resources Policy Manual.
Where accommodations are shared with individuals who are not subject to this policy (for example, prison inmates and residents in institutions), the responsible department should take all reasonable measures to minimize the effects of tobacco smoke on their own employees who must work in these locations.
Where a department shares a building with other employers or individuals who are not subject to this policy, the department must still apply the smoke-free policy to their own workplaces and take all reasonable and practical measures to minimize the effects of tobacco smoke on their own employees who must work in these locations.
Smoking Cessation Programs
At the discretion of the Deputy Minister, a department may provide financial support for any employee who wishes to participate in a smoking cessation program.
Departments will provide information to employees on smoking cessation programs and the policy regarding payment for these programs.
Departments may decide to offer smoking cessation programs in the workplace. An initial meeting to inform staff about the program can occur during work hours, however, continuous attendance at the program should be done during the lunch period or off duty hours.
Last Updated: March 15, 2000
Reference: TBM 2000-073
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