HomeMy WebLinkAbout045A - Smoking Prohibited • ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO, 45A
TO: All Departme s
FROM: Gary Crutchfiel nager
DATE: January 18, 1995
SUBJECT: Smoking Prohibited In Office Work Environments
I. Purpose.
The purpose of this Administrative Order is to comply with WAC 296-62-
12000 to protect employees from the hazards of exposure to ETS, commonly
referred to as second hand smoke by eliminating indoor smoking entirely in
City facilities, except in a designated smoking room that is specifically
engineered to prevent ETS exposure to those outside the designated room.
II. Definitions.
(1) "CFM" means cubic feet per minute.
• (2) "Smoking" means igniting, inhaling, exhaling, or carrying a pipe, cigar, or
cigarette of any kind which is burning.
III. Smoking Prohibition.
Smoking is prohibited in all City facilities, except in enclosed smoking rooms
approved by the City Manager and designated as such by signage. Any
designated smoking rooms approved by the City Manager shall satisfy the
minimum requirements below:
(a) Designated smoking rooms shall be clearly posted.
(b) Designated smoking rooms shall be prohibited in common areas such as
places where non-smoking employees are required to work or visit,
restrooms, washrooms, hallways, and stairways.
(c) No employee shall be required to enter a designated smoking room while
smoking is occurring. Cleaning and maintenance work in a designated
smoking room shall be conducted when no smokers are, present.
(d) Designated smoking rooms shall be ventilated at rates of at least sixty (60)
CFM per smoker (calculated on the basis of the maximum number of
• smokers expected during the course of a normal working day), which can be
supplied by transfer air from adjacent areas.
f.
(e) Sufficient negative pressure shall be maintained in designated smoking
rooms to prevent smoking migration to surrounding non-smoking areas at
all times.
(f) Designated smoking rooms shall operate with a separate mechanical
exhaust system and be exhausted directly outside, without recirculation to
non-smoking areas.
(g) If the mechanical exhaust system for a designated smoking room is not
operating properly, use of the room shall be prohibited until repairs are
completed.
Note: This regulation is not intended to affect structures provided for
smokers such as gazebos or lean-tos external to a building that are intended to
provide protection from inclement weather.
IV. Effective Date.
• The effective date of this Administrative Order is February 6, 1995, and
replaces Administrative Order No. 45 dated July 26, 1985.
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