Batang Sayantist Club - Philippines, Inc

[punzalane]

According to Republuic Act 9211:

"Section 10. Sale of Tobacco Products Within School Perimeters - The sale or distribution of tobacco products is prohibited within one hundred (100) meters from any point of the perimeter of a school, public playground or other facility frequented particularly by minors."

[punzalane]

Anti-smoking law reduces sick leaves in Finland: report - Xinhua
June 3, 2009

Finland's ban on smoking in restaurants and bars has reduced sick leaves taken by workers in those places in the last two years, said a report on Monday.

The anti-smoking legislation, which took effect on June 1, 2007,bans smoking in restaurants and bars, except those with separate, purpose-built smoking rooms.

As a result, bar and restaurant workers' exposure to cigarette smoke has been significantly reduced, and their susceptibility to lung cancers, heart and vascular diseases has declined, the report released by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health said.

Before the strict anti-smoking law took effect, the risk of suffering from lung cancers by restaurant and bar workers were two to three times higher than people in other working places, the report said.

Source: Xinhua

[punzalane]

Anti-smoking drive cranked up - Kathimerini
June 3, 2009

On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day yesterday, health authorities preparing Greeks for the enforcement of severe restrictions on smoking in public places from July 1 sought to take a national awareness campaign to a new level.

The metro station at central Syntagma Square hosted an open seminar informing passers-by on the risks of smoking. Volunteers were on hand to take breath samples from smokers interested in finding out about the state of their lungs. Cancer sufferers were also present for those willing to hear their stories.

Meanwhile, there were reports that certain bars in the popular district of Gazi were planning their first “smoke-free” night yesterday.

A report published last week by Athens University professor Yannis Tountas showed that 86 percent of staff at the country’s bars and restaurants welcome the imposition of smoking restrictions in public places next month. According to Tountas’s research, one in three nonsmoking bar staff suffer from coughing or shortness of breath due to the smoky conditions in which they work.

This situation is expected to improve after June 31, the deadline for bar and restaurant owners to create separate smoking sections. Owners of establishments smaller than 70 square meters must decide whether to declare the premises exclusively smoking or nonsmoking.

According to recent figures, around 7,000 Greeks are diagnosed with lung cancer every year. In the overwhelming majority of cases the ailment is a direct consequ ence of smoking, doctors say. Last month Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos noted that 20,000 Greeks die of smoking-related diseases every year, adding that the habit costs the National Health System 2.14 billion euros annually.

See related news item:

Glass Rooms for Smokers From July 1st in Greece
http://www.greekcity.com.au/content.cfm?id=4971

Source: Kathimerini