{"id":73,"date":"2013-10-12T11:48:57","date_gmt":"2013-10-12T11:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mooscc.org.uk\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2013-10-12T11:50:38","modified_gmt":"2013-10-12T11:50:38","slug":"smoke-free-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mooscc.org.uk\/?page_id=73","title":{"rendered":"Smoke-Free Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Policy<\/h4>\n<p>It is the policy of MOOSCC that all of our workplaces are smoke-free and all employees have a right to work in a smoke-free environment. The policy shall be reviewed annually by the Management Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Smoking is prohibited:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Throughout the entire workplace with no exceptions.<\/li>\n<li>When out of the workplace but still working with the children with no exceptions.<\/li>\n<li>When in the grounds of Grange Primary School and Seaview Primary School with no exceptions.<\/li>\n<li>When using\/driving hired vehicles with no exceptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This policy applies to all employees, consultants, contractors, customers, visitors and volunteers.<\/p>\n<h4>Implementation<\/h4>\n<p>Overall responsibility for policy implementation and review rests with the Management Committee.<\/p>\n<p>All staff are obliged to adhere to and facilitate the implementation of the policy.<\/p>\n<p>Appropriate \u2018No smoking\u2019 signs will be clearly displayed at the entrances to and within the premises.<\/p>\n<h4>Non-compliance<\/h4>\n<p>What to do if someone ignores the smoking ban:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Draw the person\u2019s attention to the \u2018No Smoking\u2019 signs and remind them that they\u2019re committing an offence. Politely ask them to stop smoking.<\/li>\n<li>Advise the person that it\u2019s also an offence for you (as owner, manager etc) to let anyone smoke.<\/li>\n<li>Explain to them that the business has a smoke-free policy to ensure a safe working environment for all staff and customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If the person smoking is an employee:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If your warning has been ignored, immediately ask them to leave the premises.<\/li>\n<li>If the person refuses, implement the normal disciplinary procedure for antisocial\/ illegal behaviour in the workplace.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a record of all such incidents and outcomes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If the person smoking is a customer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explain that staff are obliged to refuse service if they continue to smoke.<\/li>\n<li>If the customer carries on smoking, ask them to leave the premises.<\/li>\n<li>If he\/she refuses, implement the normal procedure for anti-social\/illegal behaviour in the premises.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a record of all such incidents and outcomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In all cases where physical violence or intimidation is threatened or encountered, seek the assistance of the police<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Policy It is the policy of MOOSCC that all of our workplaces are smoke-free and all employees have a right to work in a smoke-free environment. The policy shall be reviewed annually by the Management Committee. Smoking is prohibited: Throughout the entire workplace with no exceptions. When out of the workplace but still working with &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"http:\/\/mooscc.org.uk\/?page_id=73\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-73","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","nodate","item-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mooscc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mooscc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mooscc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mooscc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mooscc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/mooscc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77,"href":"http:\/\/mooscc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mooscc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}