In recent years, municipalities have banned cigarette smoking in government offices and places of public accommodation. Many private entities also prohibit cigarette smoking in office buildings, factories and warehouses.
Even facilities that originally established designated smoking areas have been gradually doing away with them. While cigarette smoking has long been considered dangerous to the user, the relatively recent prohibitions against smoking are largely designed to protect non-smokers from the ill effects of second-hand smoke. Continue reading “Smoking In The Boardroom”