:)How 2 get rid of smoking problems @workplace?
From India, Pune
Hmmmm Big Problem.. :roll: Better paste a notice stating clearly that smoking inside premises is prohibited and impose some fine also if found guilty of the same.. Regards, Amit Seth.
From India, Ahmadabad
You can Paste a notice "Please do not Smoke" and you can make a smoking zone outside the office. Regards, Raj
From India, Gurgaon
Well said Raj.... We can have a smoking zone so that problem will be avoided.... Regards Gops :lol:
From India, Madras
multi pronged strategy needs to be implemented:
a) smoking/ substance cessation programs to be started.
b) if you have a huge building then it makes sense to have a pantry fitted with extra exhaust to double as smoking corner.
c) stay away from hypocrisy eg having a no smoking policy while the CEO n top mgmt smoke freely in a corner.
surya

From India, Delhi
Hi,
I volunteer for an NGO called Core Cancer Foundation, which primarily work in the field of eradicating the menace of tobacco. We do workshops in north India to spread awareness in schools, corporate and slums. Our panel of doctors give the presentation in the corporate sector on the issue absolute free of cost and we conduct quizzes, debates and other programs for schools as well.
If you or anyone would like to have the workshop or talk in your organization, kindly contact me.
Regards,
Ajit


hmmm...
my colleagues and i smoke and our company has a no smoking policy inside its building... so what do we smokers do? we comply and go to a designated smoking area to puff our lives away hehehehehhehee
designate a place for smoking, inform and enforce your non-smoking policy, penalize those who do not comply.
but if you have employees who are hard headed and do not want to follow rules and regulations, then you have another issue in your hands. good luck!

From Malaysia, Kuching
Initially I thought, it is all about smoking problems in respect of colleagueship / interpersonal relationship!! From the response of others, I altered my understanding.

Anyway, smoking is to be definitely avoided in work places especially premises with centralized AC system. We should not pave way for passive smoking as it is very dangerous.

In our organization (which has centralized AC System) we do not encourage smoking in the office rooms. People would go to toilets where high-power exhaust fan would suck the tobacco- filled air. We strictly follow this.

At the same time catchy petty hoardings will be very useful and the words should be positive like "THANKS FOR NOT SMOKING", "YOU MAKE OTHERS HAPPY AND HEALTHY WHEN NOT SMOKING - PLEASE REMAIN NON SMOKING". Negative wordings like DO NOT SMOKE etc. will seldom fetch desired results as our brains never process negative instructions.

Frequent training programs on giving up smoking can be arraigned may be with family members as a part of employee welfare activities. There is no born smokers - they train their minds initially to accept tobacco (in any form). So there is every possibility to retrain the mind to desist from smoking.

Video programs on the evils of smoking will be very useful as visual presentation directly enters sub conscious mind.

Counsellors and Hypnotheraphists like me can be helpful for the people who really want to give up smoking. Employ/engage them.

All the best my friend.

ganesh ramanchandran

From India, Tiruppur
Create a "EXCLUSIVE SMOKING ZONE"

in your company and ensure the Smoking Zone Contains the following quotes printed in bold:

* Hang Tough, Don't Puff!

Smokers Don't Get To Smoke. They have to smoke.

* Don't Despair. Breathe the Air.

[C] 60 Reasons For Not Smoking

From Blair's QuitSmokingSupport Newsletter, www.QuitSmokingSupport.com

60 reasons for NOT smoking!

* Personal health:

o Increases the risk of lung cancer

o Increases the risk of emphysema

o Increases the risk of cardio-vascular disease

o Increases the risk of breast cancer

o Increases the risk of cancer of mouth, oesophagus and other forms of bronchial cancer

o Increases the risk of all forms of cancer not mentioned above

o Increases the risk of stroke

o Increases the risk of pneumonia

o Increases the risk of bronchitis

o Increases the risk of diseases of the eye (e.g. Graves' disease)

o Increases the risk of back complaints

o Increases the risk of ear complaints

o Increases the risk of vascular constriction

o Increases the risk of respiratory disease

o Affects breathing quality

o Affects the operation of the immune system

o Causes deteriation of general physical condition

o Increases the chance of impotence (erection problems)

o Increases the chance of infertility

o Reduces the capacity of the blood to take in oxygen

o Increases the risk of dental illness

* Health of others:

o Increases the chance of miscarriage or damage to the foetus

o Lower birth weight of children

o Lower mental capacity (IQ) of children

o Increased chance of SID (cot death) when the parents smoke

o Increased chance of other causes of infant death

o Affects the health of children

o Affects the health of others in the environment

o Sore eyes and eye diseases of others as a result of tobacco smoke

o Increases the chance of contamination during sexual contact (semen, fingers)

o Increases the chance of disease due to drinking contaminated breast milk

* Quality of life:

o Physical addiction

o Psychological addiction

o Social addiction

o Loss of sense of smell

o Loss of sense of taste

o Limitation of the possibility of maintaining a relationship

* Personal hygiene:

o Body odours

o Breath odours

o Evil smelling clothes

o Yellow, unattractive hands

o Bye, white teeth!

o Premature ageing of skin leading to an older appearance

* Domestic aspects:

o Stale air indoors

o Increased fire risk

o Dirty walls and ceilings

o Dirty furniture, fittings and household goods

o Filthy, smelly ashtrays

o Chance of poisoning children due to swallowing cigarette butts

* Social:

o Inconveniences others in the vicinity

o Handicap in social dealings

o More difficult to get a job

o More difficult to get a partner

o Bad example to growing children

* General:

o Constant fear of running out of cigarettes

o Often having to look for means of lighting cigarettes

o Often having to look for places where it's possible and allowed to smoke

o Accidents caused by smoking in cars

o Becoming a slave to the profit motive of the tobacco industry

o and Oh! the enormous cost!

"Smoking injures your health - No smoking insures your health"

Tobacco is a dirty weed. I like it.

It satisfies no normal need. I like it.

It makes you thin, it makes you lean,

It takes the hair right off your bean

It's the worst darn stuff I've ever seen.

I like it.

The best way to stop smoking is to just stop - no ifs, ands or butts. ~Edith Zittler

The public health authorities never mention the main reason many Americans have for smoking heavily, which is that smoking is a fairly sure, fairly honorable form of suicide. ~Kurt Vonnegut

It's all one thing - both tend into one scope -

To live upon Tobacco and on Hope,

The one's but smoke, the other is but wind.

~Sir Robert Aytoun of Kincaldie, "Sonnet on Tobacco"

The cigarette does the smoking - you're just the sucker. ~Author Unknown

From India, Pune
Hi We would like to have a session in our company....Could you give me your no. or email address Regards Reshma
From India, Bangalore
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