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Point to the no-smoking signs and ask the person to stop smoking

GUIDANCE FOR ALL STAFF /STUDENTS WHO DO NOT MANAGE OR CONTROL SMOKEFREE PREMISES HOW TO DEAL WITH SMOKING IN A SMOKEFREE PLACE

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Point to the no-smoking signs and ask the person to stop smoking

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  1. GUIDANCE FOR ALL STAFF /STUDENTS WHO DO NOT MANAGE OR CONTROL SMOKEFREE PREMISES HOW TO DEAL WITH SMOKING IN A SMOKEFREE PLACE If you are working within smokefree premises and/or vehicles, you will have a responsibility to prevent people from smoking in them. If someone does smoke in any premises or vehicles, here are some practical steps you might take to deal with them. Point to the no-smoking signs and ask the person to stop smoking Tell them they are breaking the law by smoking in a smokefree premises or vehicle and could be fined If an employee/student refuses to stop smoking If a member of the public refuses to stop smoking Remind them the new law is to protect employees and the public from the harmful effects of their secondhand smoke Explain that they will be asked to leave the premises if they continue to smoke as the University operates a smokefree policy in compliance with the new law If they continue, report the non-compliance to a member of the management team If they won’t leave, contact Security on Ext 3700 who will organise their removal from site Keep a record of where and when the incident took place, the name of the person involved and the outcome

  2. GUIDANCE FOR STAFF/STUDENTS MANAGING/CONTROLLING SMOKEFREE PREMISES OR VEHICLES HOW TO DEAL WITH SMOKING IN A SMOKEFREE PLACE If you are in charge of smokefree premises and/or vehicles, you will have a legal responsibility to prevent people from smoking in them. If someone does smoke in any premises or vehicles, here are some practical steps you might take to deal with them. Point to the no-smoking signs and ask the person to stop smoking Tell them you would be committing an offence if you allowed them to smoke, and they are breaking the law by smoking in a smokefree premises or vehicle, and both could be fined If an employee/student refuses to stop smoking If a member of the public refuses to stop smoking Remind them the new law is to protect employees and the public from the harmful effects of their secondhand smoke Explain that they will be asked to leave the premises if they continue to smoke as the University operates a smokefree policy in compliance with the new law If necessary, put in practice the University’s disciplinary procedure for non-compliance with the smokefree policy If they won’t leave, contact Security on Ext 3700 who will organise their removal from site Keep a record of where and when the incident took place, the name of the person involved and the outcome

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