May 8, 2003

Boston's workplaces are now smoke free.
Posted by tzannos@bostonworks.com">Svetlana Husseini at 9:25 AM -

Most of us work for companies that have had a smoke free environment for sometime now. When you stop and actually think about it, those who work in restaurants, bars, and clubs don't have the same quality of life at work that most of us enjoy. They have been exposed to secondhand smoke and do not have the same options as patrons - to come and go as they please. Now, as of Monday 5/5, all of Boston's workplaces are smoke free and our restaurant and hospitality employees can breathe easier.

The Boston Public Health Commission recognizes the right of those who wish to breathe smoke free air and establishes this regulation to protect and improve public health and welfare by prohibiting smoking in the workplace.

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