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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> D. Offenses. <br /> <br /> l. The owner, manager or operator of a place, conveyance or <br /> establishment commits an offense if he fails to post signs and <br /> provide extinguishment facilities as required by this section. <br /> <br /> 2. The owner, manager or operator of a place, conveyance or <br /> establishment commits an offense if he places or maintains <br /> facilities for the extinguishment of smoking materials in public <br /> areas other tllan as provided for in Subsection (C). <br /> <br /> Sec. 17-69. Regulation of Smoking - Workplace <br /> <br /> A. The purpose of this section is to assure that all employers provide working <br /> conditions for nonsmoking employees which will eliminate exposure to <br /> secondhand smoke while working or using common facilities. <br /> <br /> B. Employers shall: <br /> <br /> 1. Designate all common areas of the workplace including, but not <br /> limited to, conference rooms, break areas, rest rooms, and dining <br /> areas as nonsmoking except where separate areas are provided for <br /> smokers, as described in Subsections (13)(3) and (E)(2), below. <br /> <br /> 2. Designate as nonsmoking areas of shared office space except <br /> where separate areas are provided for smokers as described in <br /> Subsection (E)(2) below. <br /> <br /> 3. Not designate smoking common areas which are larger than <br /> comparable areas designated for nonsmokers. <br /> <br /> 4. Prominently display signs at the place of business with the <br /> universal symbol or wording to indicate that smoking is prohibited <br /> or permitted only in designated areas. <br /> <br /> 5. Communicate the requirements of this ordinance to all employees. <br /> <br /> 6. Not discriminate, discharge, or in any other manner retaliate <br /> against any employee exercising a right created by this ordinance. <br /> <br /> C. Multiple employers sharing common ventilation/air handling systems shall <br /> be designated as nonsmoking. <br /> <br /> D. Building managers or owners shall prominently display signs at the place <br /> of business indicating "SMOKING IN DESIGNATED AREAS ONLY" <br /> if the building is occupied by more than one employer. Buildings where <br /> all tenants have their own separate entrances to the outdoors and no <br /> common areas are shared are exempt from the requirements of this <br /> paragraph. <br /> <br /> E. An employer may: <br /> <br /> 1. Designate the entire workplace as nonsmoking or have more <br /> stringent requirements than the requirements of this ordinance. <br /> <br /> 2. Allow smoking in a physically separated section of the workplace <br /> if all employees in that area are smokers; and: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 7 <br />