Title: |
Nonsmoking Policy |
Publication date: |
11/14/2013 |
Effective date: |
11/15/2013 |
BRIEF
Policy Summary
Berkeley Lab endeavors to maintain a safe and healthful environment for our community. In addition, because Berkeley Lab is located in an environment that is vulnerable to severe wildland fire hazards, we are obligated to ensure that outdoor smoking is restricted. In accordance with applicable laws, Berkeley Lab prohibits smoking, including the use of electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes or personal vaporizers), in all Laboratory facilities (owned and leased), in any Laboratory vehicle, and on Laboratory property unless in designated smoking areas. Smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco, snuff) usage is prohibited in all Laboratory facilities (owned or leased) and in any Laboratory vehicle. Refer to the Designated Smoking Areas map.When working off the main Laboratory site or the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) site, Laboratory personnel will comply with the smoking requirements of the entity having jurisdiction for setting smoking policy or regulation.
- American Cancer Society’s Guide to Quitting Smoking
- American Heart Association
- American Lung Association
- California Department of Public Health
- California Smokers’ Helpline
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- smokefree.gov
- TobaccoFreeCA or call 1-800-NOBUTTS
- UC Berkeley’s University Health Services
The U.S. Surgeon General has determined that cigarette smoking is the nation's leading preventable cause of illness and premature death. Moreover, research indicates that nonsmokers regularly exposed to passive (secondhand) tobacco smoke are also at increased risk of illness. Passive smoke appears to be especially deleterious to the health of certain populations, including the elderly, children, and individuals with allergies, asthma, respiratory disease, or cardiovascular disease. For these reasons, the U.S. Surgeon General has urged employers to implement broad-based health-promotion programs with special emphasis on smoking cessation. The response to the U.S. Surgeon General's advice and the medical evidence has been an overwhelming trend toward protection of the health and safety of nonsmokers. For more information, go here: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/reports/index.html
Who Should Read This Policy
This policy applies to all persons at Berkeley Lab.
To Read the Full Policy, Go To:
The POLICY tab on this wiki page
Contact Information
For more information on smoking cessation programs, go here:
http://www.lbl.gov/ehs/smoking/index.shtml
For more information on this policy, contact the Environment/Health/Safety (EHS) Division.
Title: |
Nonsmoking Policy |
Publication date: |
11/14/2013 |
Effective date: |
11/15/2013 |
POLICY
A. Purpose
This policy describes the restrictions on smoking and tobacco usage in all Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) facilities.
B. Persons Affected
This policy applies to all persons at Berkeley Lab.
C. Exceptions
Requests for exceptions that exceed what is allowed under current policy or that are not expressly addressed by current policy are considered exceptions to policy. A request for an exception to policy requires, at minimum, the Environment/Health/Safety (EHS) Division Director approval.
D. Policy Statement
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) endeavors to maintain a safe and healthful environment for our community. In addition, because Berkeley Lab is located in an environment that is vulnerable to severe wildland fire hazards, the Laboratory is obligated to ensure that outdoor smoking is restricted. In accordance with applicable laws, Berkeley Lab prohibits smoking, including the use of electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes or personal vaporizers), in all Laboratory facilities (owned and leased), in any Laboratory vehicle, and on Laboratory property unless in designated smoking areas. Smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco, snuff) usage is prohibited in all Laboratory facilities (owned or leased) and in any Laboratory vehicle. Refer to the Designated Smoking Areas map. When working off the main Laboratory site or the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) site, Laboratory personnel will comply with the smoking requirements of the entity having jurisdiction for setting smoking policy or regulation.
Smoking Is Not Permitted Except in Designated Areas. Smoking, including the use of electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes or personal vaporizers) is strictly prohibited in indoor and outdoor Laboratory facilities (owned or leased), vehicles, property, and parking lots unless in designated smoking areas. Refer to the Designated Smoking Areas map.When working off site, Laboratory personnel will comply with the smoking requirements of the entity having jurisdiction for setting smoking policy or regulation.
FDA-Approved Smoking Cessation Products.Usage of FDA-approved smoking cessation products are permitted on Berkeley Lab property. These products include over-the-counter nicotine replacement products (chewing gum, skin patches, and lozenges) and prescription-only nicotine replacement products.
Designated Smoking Area SignSmoking is only allowed within 10 feet of this sign:
- Designated Areas. Designated smoking areas are located throughout the Laboratory (see map below) and are identified by Designated Smoking Area signs and smoking urns. Smokers must dispose of their cigarette butts in the smoking urns (Refer to the Designated Smoking Areas map).
- Construction Projects. Temporary smoking areas may be designated within a construction site for construction workers as long as the designated smoking area complies with the following criteria:
- Is not in any Laboratory building
- Is not in any Laboratory vehicle
- Is not within 25 feet (7.62 meters) of any Laboratory building
- Is not located on decks or stairs
- Is not in areas with vegetation
- Is not in any area posted as "No Smoking"
- Has received approval from the Laboratory's Construction Project Manager
- Has a smoking urn to collect cigarette butts
- Tobacco Use Is Not Permitted. Smokeless tobacco products (i.e., chewing tobacco, snuff) are prohibited in indoor Laboratory facilities (owned or leased) and Laboratory vehicles.
- Violations of this policy should be reported to a Laboratory supervisor.
- There is no retaliation against anyone seeking assistance in enforcing this policy.
E. Roles and Responsibilities
Role |
Responsibility |
All persons at Berkeley Lab |
|
Conference, events, and meeting organizers |
|
Construction project managers |
|
Environment/Health/ Safety (EHS) Division Director |
|
Facilities Division |
|
Hosts (to affiliates and visitors) |
|
Managers and supervisors |
|
Procurement Department |
|
F. Definitions/Acronyms
Term |
Definition |
Electronic cigarette |
An electronic cigarette (also known as an e-cigarette or personal vaporizer [PV]) is an electronic inhaler that vaporizes a liquid solution into an aerosol mist, simulating the act of tobacco smoking. |
EHS |
Environment/Health/Safety Division |
Smoking |
A practice in which a substance, most commonly tobacco, is burned, and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practiced as a route of administration for recreational drug use, as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotine and makes them available for absorption through the lungs. |
Tobacco |
All forms of tobacco, including but not limited to chewing tobacco, cigars, blunts, cigarillos, little cigars, cigarettes, kreteks, hand-rolled cigarettes, snuff, creamy snuff, dipping tobacco, dipping tobacco, pipes, water pipes, electronic cigarettes, and all forms of smokeless tobacco |
Tobacco use |
Smoking, chewing, dipping, or any other use of tobacco |
G. Recordkeeping Requirements
None
H. Implementing Documents
Document number |
Title |
Type |
02.04.002.001 |
Form |
|
|
Web site |
|
|
No Smoking sign |
Sign |
02.04.002.002 |
Map of Designated Smoking Areas at the Main Laboratory Site |
Document |
I. Contact Information
For more information on smoking-cessation programs, go here: http://www.lbl.gov/ehs/smoking/index.shtml
For more information on this policy, contact the Environment/Health/Safety (EHS) Division.
J. Revision History
Date |
Revision |
By whom |
Revision Description |
Section(s) affected |
Change Type |
1/2/2012 |
1 |
M. Bello |
Rewrite for wiki |
All |
Minor |
11/15/2013 |
2 |
M. Bello, M. Wisherop |
Smoking restricted to identified areas. Reassigned policy from HR to EHS as functional division. |
All |
Major + 30 days |
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
Title: |
Nonsmoking Policy |
Document number |
02.02.007.000 |
Revision number |
2 |
Publication date: |
11/14/2013 |
Effective date: |
11/15/2013 |
Next review date: |
11/15/2016 |
Policy Area: |
Work Environment |
RPM Section (home) |
Human Resources |
RPM Section (cross-reference) |
none |
Functional Division |
Environment/Health/Safety |
Prior reference information (optional) |
RPM Section 2.30 |
Source Requirements Documents
California Labor Code Section 6404.5, Smoking in the Workplace
Other Driving Requirements
SOURCE |
DOCUMENT# / DATE |
TITLE |
UC |
January 9, 2012 |
President Yudof Letter: Smoke-Free Policy |
Implementing Documents
Audience |
Document number |
Title |
Type |
Berkeley Lab Staff |
02.04.002.001 |
Form |
|
All |
|
Web site |
|
All |
|
No Smoking sign |
Sign |
All |
02.04.002.002 |
Map of Designated Smoking Areas at the Main Laboratory Site |
Document |