MEMORANDUM

March 25, 1988.

TO: All College Personnel & Students

FROM: M.H. Morfey, Bursar

RE: RESTRICTED SMOKING POLICY

 

On Tuesday, March 22nd, the College Management Committee approved
changes to the Restricted Smoking Policy. The changes are marked with an
asterisk on the attached copy of the amended policy. They become effective
on May 1, 1988.

The Changes

Lt Smoking is no longer permitted in the foyer to the
Library - the area where the telephone is provided for
the use of the public by the Student Society. The only
portion of the Library which remains a "Smoking
Permitted" area is the employee lounge #2120.

os Faculty and Private Offices are now non-smoking areas.
That is, smoking is no longer permitted "at the
discretion" of the occupant/occupants.

History

Since we moved into the building, it has been viewed as "primarily
a ‘no smoking’ facility." This has been confirmed twice, via Management
Committee and College Board motion.

In addition, the administration has received increasing pressure,
via formal and informal commentary through the Personnel Office, and through
recommendations from the Health & Safety Committee, to make the building
entirely non-smoking.

While the administration has stopped short of declaring the entire
building as non-smoking, it has nevertheless moved, step-by-step, in that
direction. The original policy was implemented in 1984, it was revised in
1985, and the new revision becomes effective on May Ist. Each revision is
moving one step closer to the goal of a smoke free building.

The Future

The administration has accepted the health-related concerns of
college employees, as expressed to the Personnel Office and the Health &
Safety Committee. It iS also aware that across the country, the trend has
been toward declaring public buildings smoke free.