The threat that tobacco poses to your organization is ever growing. Here are just a few examples of the impact tobacco use can have.
You care about your company. You care about your co-workers. And that's why we know you'll care about this. At Tobacco Free Florida, our goal is, and always has been, to create just what our name implies- a Florida free from the costs and consequences of tobacco use. But to get there we'll need the help of every individual, family and business in the state. That's where you come in.
By taking this Be Free Pledge, you're declaring your organization's dedication to being free of tobacco now and in the future. You're also committing to help those among you who do use tobacco to quit, and to encourage those who don't to remain that way.
Tobacco doesn’t just threaten the physical health of Americans, but the nation’s economic vitality as well. Each year, tobacco use results in over $97 Billion in lost productivity among employees in all sorts of industries, including yours.
Your employees don’t have to use tobacco to be impacted by it. In addition to lost productivity that puts additional strain on other members of your business, the physical dangers of tobacco extend beyond those who actually choose to light up or chew. In fact, there are three kinds of tobacco exposure: Firsthand, Secondhand and Thirdhand.
Enacted in 1985 and expanded in 2003, the FCIAA is designed to protect Floridians from smoke exposure and bans smoking in and enclosed indoor space where one or more persons engages in work. That means your business, no matter how big or how small, falls under the FCIAA’s reach.
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As of today, tobacco has cost America $ this year.
Firsthand
This is the exposure to the tobacco user him/herself. It comes from inhaling tobacco smoke or absorbing tobacco through the use of smokeless tobacco products.
Secondhand
Secondhand exposure affects users and non-users alike, and consists of the inhalation of smoke introduced to the air by the act of tobacco being burned.
Thirdhand
A relatively new discovery, thirdhand exposure happens when the toxins in tobacco smoke deposit themselves on fabrics, carpeting and other surfaces. These toxins, some of which are cancer causing, linger long after secondhand smoke has cleared the room, lengthening the time tobacco can threaten both users and non-users.
