Don't Drive Smokers Into Dangerous Behaviour, UK
Main Category: Smoking / Quit SmokingArticle Date: 04 Mar 2008 - 3:00 PDT
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Commenting on the latest survey by Nottingham University into smoking outside NHS hospitals, Karen Jennings, UNISON Head of Health, said:
"UNISON supports a smoke-free workplace and campaigned long and hard to bring in the current legislation. At the same time, employers must be supportive to workers who are smokers, and help those who want to give up.
"The NHS employs more than 1m people who represent a broad cross section of the public , including smokers. Employers should develop smoking policies and have outside areas that conform to the legislation and ensure that employees, public and patients use the designated outside areas.
"What we would not want is for smokers to be driven underground and cause a fire risk by smoking in cupboards or on stairwells."
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