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Resources - Secondhand Smoke
The following links list publications and other resources to help with indoor air quality problems. These resources may not meet all the requirements for health and safety in British Columbia. Please check the Workers Compensation Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, and related materials for specific WorkSafeBC requirements.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Ventilation and the BC Hospitality Sector: Best Practices Forum
This executive summary provides employers, supervisors, workers, and health and safety personnel in hotels and restaurants with information on installing ventilation systems and compliance with WorkSafeBC's ETS Regulation.
Source: WorkSafeBC 
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS): General Information and Health Effects
"This document will cover the basic issues of what environmental tobacco smoke is and what are the health effects of passive smoking. Examples from workplace exposure situations are used wherever possible."
Source: CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS): Workplace Policy
This document discusses workplace policy for environmental tobacco smoke.
Source: CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
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Health Effects of Active and Passive Smoking
"Smokers and nonsmokers should avoid all tobacco smoke ... as much as possible ... The most successful programs have been those in which employers and workers -- smokers and nonsmokers -- have been involved in establishing a 'smoking policy' for the workplace."
Source: Alberta Human Resources and Employment
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Tobacco Reduction
"The Workplace Safety and Health Branch asks employers to deal with concerns over worker exposure to tobacco smoke, as part of their overall responsibility, under the Workplace Safety and Health Act, Section 4 (2), to provide a safe and healthy workplace."
Source: Manitoba Labour, Workplace Safety and Health Division
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Sakatchewan Labour: Smoking Regulations Guide
"This publication provides guidance in the application of section 77 of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996 (the regulations). Regulation 77 deals with the impact of second-hand tobacco smoke on workers. The smoking regulations deal with two types of workplaces: general workplaces; workplaces which are 'institutions, public places or private dwellings'."
Source: Saskatchewan Labour
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The Smoke-Free Ontario Act
"The Smoke-Free Ontario Act is part of the McGuinty government's comprehensive plan to improve health care in Ontario. The plan includes keeping Ontarians healthier, reducing wait times for key procedures, creating Family Health Teams, and increasing access to doctors and nurses." This web page provides the main points of the Act.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Labour
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