(a) Employee Work Areas. Any employee in a place of employment may designate his or her stationary work area as a no-smoking area. If, due to the proximity of smokers, the size of the work area, poor ventilation or other factors, such designation does not reduce the effects of smoke to the satisfaction of the employee, the employer shall make additional accommodations by reassigning the employee to a different work area, by expanding the size of the work area subject to the prohibition against smoking or by implementing other measures reasonably designed to minimize or eliminate the effects of smoke on the employee.
(b) Smoking Prohibited. Except as provided in Section 668.04, the possession of lighted smoking materials in any form is prohibited in the following areas:
(1) Elevators, stairwells and escalators;
(2) Indoor service lines;
(3) Employee restrooms, except where no other area is available;
(4) Vehicles used to transport employees in the scope of their employment;
(5) Conference rooms, meeting rooms, classrooms and auditoriums; and
(6) Medical facilities.
(c) Smoking Prohibited Except in Designated Sections. Except as provided in Section 668.04, the possession of lighted smoking materials in any form is prohibited, except in designated sections as provided in Section 668.05, in the following areas:
(1) Cafeterias, lunchrooms and employee lounges;
(2) Waiting areas and lobbies; and
(3) Other enclosed indoor areas used by employees.
(d) Responsibilities of Employers. The employer of a place enumerated in subsection (a), (b) or (c) hereof shall utilize his or her best efforts to ensure that the provisions of this section are met with regard to such places.
(1) Smoking policy. Within one week of the effective date of this section (Ordinance 212-87, passed July 18, 1988), each employer of ten or more employees shall adopt, implement and maintain a written smoking policy which contains, at a minimum, the restrictions in subsections (a) to (c) hereof, the rights and responsibilities of employees, and actions that will be taken to ensure that the policy is effective. The policy shall be communicated to all employees within three weeks of its adoption and at least yearly thereafter. All employers shall supply a written copy of the smoking policy to any prospective employee who requests it and to all new employees within one week of commencing their employment.
(2) Signs. Signs indicating whether or not smoking is permitted shall be clearly, sufficiently and conspicuously posted in every establishment managed by the employer and regulated by this chapter in such a manner as to give adequate notice to employees. The employer shall provide signs indicating that smoking is prohibited to any employee requesting such signs for the purpose of identifying his or her work area as a no-smoking area. Signs indicating that smoking is prohibited in elevators, stairwells, escalators and hallways shall be posted in elevators, in elevator lobbies on each floor and in stairwell and escalator entrances on each floor.
(3) Ashtrays. Ashtrays shall be removed from areas where smoking is prohibited, except that an ashtray may be placed by the entrance of a no-smoking area, provided that such area is clearly marked as a no-smoking area.
(4) Enforcement. Persons smoking in violation of the employer's smoking policy or this chapter shall be requested to stop.
(Ord. 212-87. Passed 7-18-88.)
(5) Balancing rights. In any dispute arising under the employer's smoking policy or this chapter, the rights of the nonsmoker to a clean air environment shall be given preference over the rights of the smoker. (Ord. 255-88. Passed 9-6-88.)
(6) Nondiscrimination. No employer shall discharge, refuse to hire or in any manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant exercises on behalf of himself, herself or others any rights afforded him or her by the employer's smoking policy or by this chapter.
(e) Penalty. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. Punishment shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 212-87. Passed 7-18-88.)