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NEW YORIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND: IINmW!STRY INTEROFF ICE MEMORANDUM To: Mr. lli'ort Getrnan, pr@m: SaZ Zy RadcZi;ffe Subject: Date: April 26, 1978 On April' 20th we mailed questionnaires to a random sampling of our membership whether or not it would be feasible to set up smoking and non smoking areas within their corporate structure. The following i's an outline of the attached results to which 104' companies responded. 1. Howmany empZoyees are on the payroll in New YorkState? 32,,607 2: Howmany employees currently work in general, open, office areas? 91.35% compar2ies = 17,861 No response - .96%' Most - Z.93%~ Very Few - .96% - 0'- - - 4.8ff 3. (a) Would it be possible for your company to create smoking andnon smoking areas? 3. Yes - 11.,54% No - 68.27% Possible but Unnecessary 1.93% Perhaps .96% uery difficult 10.58% Dependingon horv large area must be .96% Not feasible.96% We have already done this in some areas .96% Sure=CZose Doors .96% I PartuzZly .96% Anything is possible .96% Virtually Im- possible 96% ~ . 05 (b)CouZd such areas be set up uri'thou,t regard to functionality? trJ N Yes 8. 66% No 75. 00% With,Great Difficulty 3.85%

Mr. Mort Cetmart ApriZ 26,, 1978 Page 2' C 3. (b)' - (Continued)' Doubtful QuestionabZe: 2.88% ' 1.937' N/A PossibZe Do Not Understand No Response . 96%' . 96'% . 98% 4.80% 4. What would be t'he approximate time loss for smoking breaks if smokers were placed in non smoking areasry' Indeterminate 25.00% Too hluch 7.70% ConsiderabZe, extensive 6.74% No Response 11.54% 20 mins/day/smoking employee 4.80% Jhour/day/smoking empZoyee 4.80% The remaining 39.42% ranged from no loss - move:out of the State man hours/day (For compZete breakdown see chart). - 5. The coTnnents were as fol'Zows: Code Number 2. 15 43 45 48' 50 58 to 200 Comment What about Smoker's Civil Rights Leg. are faced'wi'th wasting time and debating an issue contributory to inflation. Separating smokers and non-smokers no protection. Should be Zeft to indi'vidual or management. BiZZ' should be defeated. Law unenforceabZe. Not feaszbte:wi'th banking floor setup or department Zayout's. Have 15 min. coffee breaks in the a.m. and in the p.m, totalling, 30 mtin., Cannot afford additional smoking breaks., Based'on 25%'of staff smoking. There must be more iznportant matters for our ZegisZators to do. Enforcement of' venti'1.'.Z'ation areas and public places would cure the!problem, although it might affect the energy probZem,, but we cannot cure them all. The combinati<on of coffee breaks, hygienic. - breaks and smoking, breaks might Zeave too little time for work breaks., © C.~? ~ 6lT~ ~ Gi' w,

~~~.._ . .. _ .,...._...- _,___ _,.~.... .....r....~..~~ ._ . . . r~. .. Mr. Mort Getman ~ April 26, 1978' Page 3 Code Number C'omment's 64 Difficult to express our outrage over proposed bill. Perhaps,, tell the Legislature our intent to move ou t o f New 1'ork i f thi's becomes law. 66 Ex-Smoker but not a missionary - Some of these Zaws under consideration are the most ridiculous thing, imaginable. They are unenforceable, unworkabZe„ but give various poZiticians 'an opportunity to claim they are doing something. 68' N'ot practical. Those employees would have to be replaced by:non-smoking employees. 70 There are 4 smokers out of'a total number of 5 employees. The non-smoker loses out. 76 This kind of'ZegisZation is inane. 80 Such a new Zaw~ wouZd be very difficult for us to administer. Nb seri'ous problem at present. 88 A'ssuming all : 300 get (2) 20 minute breaks per day,. 89 Prospect of such a bill is thoroughZy disgusting,, an impingent on the ri:ghts of, many people. See attached note. - 102 The personnel &Zogisti:cs problems which woutd ensue following passage of'such a bill are mind'boggZing.. One more way, to:drive business management nuts - and out of the city and state of' New Fork.

--_-_-:_.~-A--~---- -~--- - _ C CC,60 t\o- T~ I find' the prospect of such a bill thoroughly disgusting, andan impingement of the rights of' me,,ny people. And I would go out of my way to f54Eftt it--and possibly not adhere to it. The idea that . mankind might extend longevity by not smelling smoke.is totally idiotic in view. of our consumption of. red meat, sugaur, alcohol and a great many other things in our way of life--not to mention auto fLames,, auto accidents, etc. I findd the philosophical base of this bill unacceptable and illogical--and highly objectionable. The dehumanizing; way of life advocated by many of our, ffearful legislators concerned with vote-getting is especially despicable. We should be more concerned with i.:mproving, the quality of our 4 score years and ten, rather than extending the quantity of' a mediocre life whose emphasis 3s on the superficial. When~ the day ccimes--atnd it wzll,, when a rat is fed 110 heads of lettuce per day and develops cancer,& the government will advocate putting a"scare sign" on lettuce for fear of "danger to one "s health", azndd we thenstart to pass~ bills about not putting; lettuce ma plate, the ludicrous behavior of legislators will have come full turn.