Alex Blyth explains why it's vital that employers have a policy in place. Research by Imperial College London has suggested that of the estimated 3,500 people in the UK who die each year from breathing other pe
The issue of smoking in the workplace has assumed increasing prominence in recent months. Non-smokers are increasingly vocal in expressing their pain and suffering from smoking colleagues, while a growing body of medical evidence points to the health risks of inhaling smoke from others –...
I Stopped Smoking for My Baby's Health; Passive Smoking Can Cause Serious Health Problems and Kills Thousands of People Every Year in the UK. Health Reporter HELEN RAE Speaks to a New Dad Who Has Quit the Addiction for the Sake of His Family's Health myHealth Newspaper article Evening ...
Non-smoker exposure to ETS ranged from 24.5±1.9% for those working in areas with a strong ordinance to 34.8±3.2% for those working where no ordinance was in effect (p < 10). The percentage of indoor workers working in a smoke-free workplace decreased from 40.3±1.7% for those covered...
taking into account the need to protect employeesfrompassive smokinginthe workplace, the Administration was inclined to [...] legco.gov.hk legco.gov.hk 在2005年 4 月 18日的事務委員會會議席上,政府當局告知 委 員,考慮到有 需要 保障僱員在工作地方免受二手煙影響,政府當局傾 向撤回 原 先的建議...
Tania, UK Cannabis and Smoking I had the pleasure of a seminar with Rob Fielding. What an amazing therapist. He’s approachable, easy too understand, has empathy, relatable and respectful. I couldn’t have been in better company. I have quit smoking and I’m happy and not found it diffi...
THE figure 114,000 is the estimated number of people who die every year in the UK from smoking-related diseases. It's a shocking statistic but for many people, stopping smoking can be extremely difficult because of the addictiveness of nicotine. When cigarette smoke is inhaled, the nicot...
The British Columbia government has allowed a smoking ban overturned from a court’s decision, for the workplace, yet continues in a lawsuit against tobacco companies claiming the companies did not give warning to the public of the dangers involved with smoking. The purpose of the lawsuit is ...
have a high threshold for behaviour change, and/or respond well to external rewards. The incentives work through a number of mechanisms including the role their direct monetary value can play in a person’s life and through a process of reinforcement where they can help build confidence and sel...
Overall, however, smoking rates remain persistently high, despite now nearly-ubiquitous workplace smoking bans. 虽然现在工作场所的禁烟令几乎无处不在,但总体上的吸烟率仍然居高不下。 article.yeeyan.org 6. Asian American youth in grades 7 through 12 have the highest increase in smoking rates of any...