Health & Safety Regulations
Under the Health & Safety at Work etc Act (1974) & associated Regulations
The employer must:
• Provide and maintain a safe working environment, without risk to health
• Suitably assess risks to health
• Protect non-smokers from the discomfort of tobacco smoke in restrooms
• Take measures to eliminate the risks of passive smoking to pregnant women
• Give regard to facilities and arrangements for welfare at work
"Standing in the path of a smoker of their cigarette, or being in a room in which there are smokers means being exposed to at least 50 agents known to cause cancer and other chemicals that increase blood pressure, damage to lungs and cause abnormal kidney function." (Chief Medical Officers Report 2002)
