Prepare for the Smoking Ban today

To provide guidance and advice on how the new legislation will affect your organisation, Safety Media have launched a new DVD, 'Smoking Ban - The Facts'.

Approximately 114,000 deaths in the UK are caused every year by smoking.

In 2002, the number of deaths caused by smoking was five times higher than the 22,833 deaths arising from traffic accidents, poisoning and overdose, alcoholic liver disease, other accidental deaths, murder, manslaughter, suicide and HIV infection.

Source: Action on Smoking and Health (ASH).

To counter this increasing problem a smoke-free law has been announced, which is to be implemented across the UK during 2007.

To provide guidance and advice on how this new legislation will affect your organisation, Safety Media have launched a new DVD.

'Smoking Ban - The Facts' is designed to help both the employer and employee to understand their responsibilities to comply with the new law.

The DVD is split into two parts; one aimed at the employer and the other at the employee and will provide all the essential information required.

The DVD includes information on: How to ensure the correct no smoking signage is placed around the workplace.

What steps to take to ensure that staff, customers and visitors are aware of the law and so they don't smoke on the premises.

How to develop and implement a smoke-free policy.

The benefits to the employer of implementing a policy including lowering insurance premiums, lowering cleaning/maintenance costs and reducing the risk of fire.

Guidance for employees on the health benefits of a smoke-free environment.

A smoke-free environment will help the financial and physical health of both the employees and the company.

This DVD will highlight the need for good planning and consultation with employees to make a successful transfer to a smoke-free environment.

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