PUBLIC PLACES - Smoking Banned from 1st July 2007
The Health Bill received Royal Assent in July 2006. This Bill, became law on 1st July 2007, and bans smoking in workplaces and enclosed public places (such as shops, pubs etc).
If you would like any help and advice now your business/workplace is smoke free, please contact Kate Gegg on 08454 220040.
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The Dangers of Second-Hand Smoke
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Enclosed public places that used to permit smoking may have smelt unpleasant, but more importantly they posed a very real threat to health.
At least 1000 people in the U.K. die each year as a result of exposure to Second-Hand Smoke (SHS).
Even a low level exposure to SHS can trigger:
• Asthma attacks
• Eye & throat irritation
• Irregular heart beats
• Breathing problems
• Headaches
• Increase in allergic responses
