Smoke-Free and Tobacco-Free Policy
Blue Sky Center

Blue Sky Center is now a smoke-free and tobacco-free campus.

Description

A 100% smoke-free and tobacco-free campus provides the best health and safety benefits for all employees, vendors, visitors, and tenants.

Purpose

Creating smoke-free and tobacco-free environments protects employees and the public from the harms of tobacco use and secondhand smoke. Smoke-free and tobacco-free environments encourage people to quit, prevent initiation of tobacco use by youth, and change social norms around tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.

Definitions

For the purposes of this policy, the following definitions shall apply:

1. "Smoke" and "Smoking" mean inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any cigarette, cigar, electronic or non-electronic smoking device, pipe, hookah or other product or substance; or any other smoking of tobacco, nicotine, plant, or substance, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form.
   
   
2. "Tobacco" means any product that contains tobacco or nicotine that is intended or expected to be introduced into the human body, including any cigarette, cigar, pipe, electronic or non- 2 electronic tobacco product, or any other smoked or smokeless tobacco product, excluding any product that has been approved by the FDA for tobacco cessation or other medical purposes.
   
   
3. "Tobacco-free" means that smoking of tobacco, nicotine, or tobacco-like product, plant, or substance, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form is prohibited.

Smoke/Tobacco-Free Policy

Smoking and tobacco products must be extinguished and properly disposed of prior to entering Blue Sky Center proper or exiting personal vehicles. Improper disposal includes, but is not limited to littering package waste, discarding cigarette butts, throwing cigarette butts out of windows, or any littering that may create a health, safety, or fire hazard.

Communication

This policy is included in the tenant handbook, and other documents where appropriate.

Compliance

This policy is the shared responsibility of all Blue Sky Center tenants. Tenants are authorized and encouraged to communicate this policy.