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10/12~'1993 13:55 FROM ® R313u/SUa A/2 rrN~f TO 2771272 P.02 9 3 -- H 5465 SUBSTITUTE A gAMEMED PUBLIC („AW* CHAPTER STAT6 OF RBODE ISLAtiD 93` 4Q.9 ' JT QQMM. LEQt3UT ~ ICES IN GENERAL ASSEIlSLY LAW ~pH 0 JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 1993 A N A C T RELATINC TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - ii0$1CPLACB S!lOKING Introduced By: Representatives ifenselar, Langevin, Palangio and Cambio Date Introduced; February 10, 1993 Referred Tos House Committee on Fiealth, Education and Helfare It is enacted by the General Assembly as follovs: i;s;i 1 SECTION 1. Section 23-20.7-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 2 23-20.7 entitled "Workplace Smoking Pollution Control Act" is hereby 3 amended to read aa followa: 4 23-20.7-5. Regulation of smoking in the workplace. - (1) Each S employer who operates a workplace in this state shali within three 6 (3) months of adoption of this chapter adopt, implement, and maintain 7 a written smokfng policy which will contain, at a minimum, a plan 8 which is designed to protect the health and atmoivheric environalent o_f_ 9 the nonsmoker and to ensure a comfortabLe environment for all em lo 10 , ees, and the requirement that any nonsmoking employee may object to 11 his or her ecsployer about the smoke hazard or discomfort in his or her 12 workplace. Using a~ready-a.a4fabke existinst meaas of ventilation or In 13 separation or partition of the work space, (a) the employer shall 14 attempt to reach a-reasonabie accommodation, insofar-as-poas'sb*e= 15 bet.een-tt~e-prefereeees-ef-t*e~ROnsmokias-aad-smeksaa-empivyeta.--hov- L6 eser-,-aes-emp~O7er-is~eot-reqnirtd'-bY-ttiss-ckxapter-te-eake-ae7-expeadi- W 0 E ~S L A N D 8 T A 1'ri ~~R A R Y

1 0/1 2: 199'3 13256 FROM TO 2771272 1 tnrea--vr--atrattnrei--ehanges--to-^aceo~sodate--rhe--prefernace.---ef 2 aaasmekrag-or-emoiiin;-ee~p~oTeess to protect the health and atmoapheric 3 environment of the nonsmokina employees and to ensure a cos]fortable 4 environment for all empiorees. (b) If such an accomawdatioa cannot be 5 made using ezisting means, the emoloyer shall either completeiy pro- 6 iliblt alsokinR in ehose areas of the vorkplace where nonamgkin]t employ- 7 ees m.y reasonably be exoected to be adversely affected by paasive 8 ciRarette smoke or make any expenditures or structural chansea to oro•- 9 tect ehe health and atmospheric environment of nonsawkins eszp2orees. 10 These expenditures or structural changes can include, but are not 11 limited to. upgradinR ventilation or con}trsl;tion nf vollwaet'alatal 12 enclosed smoking areas. 13 (2) The eatployer's smoking policy shall be announced within three 14 (3) weeks of adoption to all employees working in workplaces in this 15 state and posted'conspicuously in all srorkplaces under the employer's 16 jurisdiction. (3) The director of the Oeuartment_ of Health 'shall prosas~a_te 18 i- rules and reltulatiotts to_ enforce_ the-Provisions of this chacter. 17 t~v aA*" C4'`~ 19 ~ "SECTION 2. The provisions of this act shall not apply to '* • employers with thirty (30) or less emplloyees". &313019U8 A/2 ® P.03 -2-