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A Good Day's Work: A Guide for Tobacco-Free Work Sites in Arizona, First Edition,
1999
Governmental Agencies Involved in ETS Issues
Many federal agencies have jurisdiction of various issues
surrounding environmental tobacco smoke. The following lists some
of those organizations and their involvement with the issue:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that
every company have a smoking policy that effectively protects
nonsmokers from involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke. Many
businesses and organizations already have smoking policies in place
but these policies vary in their effectiveness (EPA, Secondhand
Smoke, July, 1993).
The EPA has clear authority to inform the public about indoor air
pollution health risks and what can be done to reduce those risks. A
recent high profile advertising and public relations campaign by the
tobacco industry may confuse the American public about the risks
of secondhand smoke. The EPA believes it's time to set the record
straight about an indisputable fact: secondhand smoke is a real and
preventable health risk (EPA, Setting the Record Straight:
Secondhand Smoke is a Preventable Health Risk, July, 1994).
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
OSHA has taken steps toward issuing a rule on indoor air quality
(IAQ). A Request for Information on IAQ was published in 1991.
A proposal followed in April 1994. Hearings were conducted from
September, 1994 to March 1995, and the post-hearing comment
period ended in February 1996. The proposal addressed adverse
health effects
Summary :
16 A Good Day's Work: A Guide for Tobacco-Free Work Sites in Arizona, First Edition, 1999 Governmental Agencies Involved in ETS Issues Many federal agencies have jurisdiction of various issues surrounding environmental tobacco smoke. The EPA believes it's time to set the record straight about an indisputable fact: secondhand smoke is a real and preventable health risk (EPA, Setting the Record Straight: Secondhand Smoke is a Preventable Health Risk, July, 1994).
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