Smoking Ban.

New workplace smoking bans will be implemented in 2007. Scotland implemented a ban on smoking in the workplace on 26th March 2006. The rest of the UK will do the same during 2007 this will mean that smoking will no longer be permitted in enclosed public spaces in Wales from 2nd April 2007, Northern Ireland from 30th April 2007 and England from 1st July 2007. The Health Act 2006 lays down three duties, requiring: Smoke free premises to display a no smoking sign; Any person in control of the management of smoke-free premises "to cause a person smoking there to stop smoking"; and All persons not to smoke on smoke-free premises. The new regulations will apply to enclosed ‘premises’, which are those, that have a ceiling or roof and, except for doors; windows or passageways are wholly enclosed whether on a permanent or temporary basis. Substantially enclosed premises are those that have a ceiling or roof, but there are openings in the walls that are less than half of the total area of the walls. The regulations will also apply to vehicles, when the vehicle is used by one or more person (even if they do not work there at the same time). No smoking signs will need to be placed at all public entrances to no smoking premises so that employees, visitors and customers are aware of the ban. Safetyshop has a wide range of no smoking signage to help you meet these needs and we are also able to offer a wide range of cigarette bins and smoking shelters which will help to keep your premises tidy and offer an area where employees are permitted to smoke.

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