I work alone part-time in a small office. The person that works in the afternoons smokes – thats ok, isn it?
No! If anyone works in a place where anyone else works, irrespective of if they work at different times, then the office must be smokefree at all times. This applies to work vehicles and taxis too. My office is already smokefree except for the designated smoking room, so I don’t have to do anything, do I? Yes you do! All workplaces are to be smokefree after 1st July and therefore no designated smoking rooms are allowed. All smokefree premises and vehicles must also display signs that meet the requirements laid down in the regulations, even if they already have smokefree policies in place. Details of the required signs are available at: www.smokefreeengland.co.uk I am a taxi driver and spend a lot of time in my car. Is it alright for me to smoke? No! The regulations cover all work places and public places so smoking is not allowed in a taxi irrespective of whether it is carrying a fare at the time or not.
