Benefits For Employers

• A carefully planned effort by the employer to
   show the effects of smoking on employees'
   health shows that the company cares.

• Greatly increased worker productivity.

• The majority (70%) of adult smokers want to
   quit. Employer support for tobacco cessation
   when combined with a smoke-free policy make
   it more likely that they will succeed.

• Direct healthcare costs to the company
   may be reduced.

• Absenteeism is lower due to smoking
  related illnesses.

• Maintenance costs go down when smoke,
   matches, and cigarette butts are eliminated
   in facilities.

Additional resources:

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: A Secondhand Smoke Online Toolkit

Employer toolkit to address tobacco use

Click here to view sources for the above facts.

Benefits of a Tobacco-Free Workplace

The U.S. Surgeon General has concluded that adopting
smoke-free workplace policies is a wise business decision.
The results of all credible peer-reviewed studies show that smoke-free policies and regulations do not have a negative impact on business revenues.

Click below to learn about some of the benefits of a
tobacco-free workplace.

Benefits for Employers

Benefits for Employees

The Benefits to
Smoke-Free Restaurants and Bars

Financial Benefits for
Tobacco-Free Workplaces