Complying with the Law

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In accordance with the law, businesses must post "No Smoking" signs at each entrance.

As an employer, it is your responsibility to ensure that your workplace is smokefree*.

*(See list of workplaces where smoking is prohibited)

Compliance with the Law is Easy:

  Requires no expenditures (signs are available)

  Overall, causes no adverse economic effects (See benefits of the Law)

 

  Most people prefer smoke-free workplaces (See how many)

Tips for Complying

• Show support for the law.

   

• Post "NO SMOKING" signs at all building entrances, in break rooms and places where employees are used to smoking.

   

• Make sure all employes are informed of the law and comply with its effective date of january 1, 2002.

   

• Encourage employees who smoke to use the January 1 effective date as a date to quit smoking. Encourage them to call Oregon's toll-free QUIT LINE at 800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669) or for Spanish call: 877-2NO-FUME (877-266-3863).

   

• Remove ashtrays and matchbooks so the message is clear — smoking is no longer allowed in the place of business.

   

• Provide training to employees about how to ask visitors and patrons not to smoke.