Does Your Business Provide Protection?

The American’s for Nonsmoker’s Rights Foundation (ANRF) estimates that 41% of the U.S. population is protected by strong smokefree laws that cover ALL workplaces, restaurants, and bars.  That means that nearly 2/3 are left unprotected from the dangers of secondhand smoke. Patrons and employees of businesses that still allow smoking are exposed to over 4000 chemicals in seconhand smoke, 50 of which are proven to cause cancer.

Protecting Your Employees and Patrons Is the Social Norm

A map outlining the smokefree restaurant AND bar policies in the nation…

Benefits of Smokefree Workplace Policies for Business Owners

• A smokefree policy will protect your employees, your patrons, and yourself from the proven dangers of secondhand smoke.
• Adopting a smokefree workplace is easy AND cost-free.
• Smokefree workplace policies can actually reduce business costs by improving employee health, increasing productivity, decreasing maitenence and cleaning costs, and most importantly, by creating an environment that will make customers happier.

Smokefree Policies Do Not Harm Business

The 2006 Surgeon General’s Report (Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke) concluded that smokefree policies DO NOT hae an adverse economic impact on the hospitality industry.

Economic Impact Fact Sheet

Ready for a Smokefree Workplace Policy?

Here are some resources to help you implement your new smokefree workplace policy…

Make It Your Busniess: Smokefree Workplace Policy Toolkit

ANR’s Smokefree Policy Advice to Business Owners