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TO: ALL COLLEGE PERSONNEL
FROM BILL DAY
PROPOSED SMOKING POLICY

 

At its last meeting, Management Cammittee
addressed a restricted smoking policy
proposal for the Roayl Avenue Site. The
following is an exerpt from the as-yet-
unapproved minutes of the Management Com-
mittee meeting, detailing the discussion
that occurred.

Prior to establishing a policy, we in-
vite you to comment if you wish on the
draft proposal. Please ensure that your
comments are in written form, and for-
warded to Sooz Klinkhammer on the New
Westminster Site, Physical Plant Depart-
ment. Deadline for receipt of comments
is Thursday, Ocotber 14, 1982, in order
that a discussion may proceed at the
October 19 meeting of Mangement Conmmit-
tee, and a policy be in place when we
occupy the new building:

1) Restricted Smoking Policy:

West Graydon endorsed the policy pre-
sented by Sooz Klinkhanmer, fram the
point of view of safety and the cost of
Maintaining parts of the building. It
was pointed out that the FES budget has
not provided for ash urns throughout the
building. The policy is not an attack
on smokers, simply an attempt to re-
strict it where it makes sense to do so.

Merrilyn Houlihan advised that the Stud-
ent Society strongly supports having re-
stricted smoking on site, but not the
restriction to cigarettes only. She
suggested it be changed to read tobacco
only. Bill Morfey spoke ayainst re-
stricting it in the business area.
Marian Exmann was in favor of a restrict-
ed smoking policy, but felt people work-
ing in public areas, whether open areas
or group offices, should be able to work
out a satisfactory arrangement regarding
smoking without management having to be-
come involved.

 

There was general acceptance that we

will have a restricted smoking policy for |
the new building, and that it should be
in place when we move in. The posting
of "This is a smoking area" signs, rather |
that "No Smoking" signs, was raised as

a possibility, as was using the universal
no smoking symbol. It was recognized

that some areas should be clearly marked
"No Gnoking". e.g., the theatre.

With the above canments taken into con-
sideration, it was ayreed that the pro-
posed policy be published in the next
edition of the MAD HATTER, with a dead-
line for response to Soozg Klinkhamer of
October 14, 1982.

 

TO: BILL DAY FOR FURTHERANCE TO THE
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

FROM: SOOZ KLINKHAMER
"RESTRICTED. SMOKING POLICY"

 

For consideration by the Management Can-
mittee, I attach a proposed policy in--

tended to provide a 'restricted smoking

policy' with reference to the New West-

minster Permanent Campus facility.

In the interests of maintaining our new
facility, both in appearance and by way
of operating budgets, we would be wise
to initiate this policy prior to our oc-
cupation of the new building. Further,
an effect of the FES budget, it is our
intention to provide ash urns only in
those areas where smoking is permitted. ,
(Initially we may find it wise to place.
ash urns and "no smoking" signs at the
entrance to no smoking areas).

It is not the intention of this policy to
prohibit smoking, but rather to restrict
it, to:

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a) cigarette smoking only, and |
b) smoking in only those areas identified |

as smoking permitted areas. |