WORKERS
The workplace is a major source of secondhand smoke exposure for adults. Secondhand smoke exposure in the workplace has been linked to an increased risk for heart disease and lung cancer among adult nonsmokers. 
Click here to learn more from the U.S. Surgeon General
- Blue collar and service employees are less likely than white collar indoor workers to be covered by smoke-free policies.
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- Service industry employees are less likely than other workers to be protected by smoke-free workplace policies, more likely than other workers to have these policies violated where they do exist and are more likely to be exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke on the job.
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- The Surgeon General has concluded that smoke-free workplace policies are the only effective way to eliminate secondhand smoke exposure in the workplace. Separating smokers from nonsmokers, cleaning the air, and ventilating buildings cannot eliminate exposure.
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- The Surgeon General has also concluded that workplace smoking restrictions lead to less smoking among covered workers.
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