SAMPLE TOBACCO-FREE WORKPLACE POLICY
CEO CANCER GOLD STANDARD™
www.CancerGoldStandard.org
This sample tobacco-free policy meets the requirements of the Gold Standard. A simple, strong, and fair policy,
applied consistently across an organization at all times is easier to enforce and the best way to reach the goal of
creating a healthier workplace.
PURPOSE
[Organization Name] is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace and promoting the health and well-
being of its employees. The personal health hazards related to tobacco products, which include but are not limited to,
smoking (e.g. cigarettes, pipes, cigars, etc.) and/or using smokeless tobacco (e.g. snuff, chew, etc.) have been well
documented. The health hazards related to smoking impact both the smoker and the non-smoker who is exposed to
second-hand smoke. We care about the health of each and every employee, and it is our intent to provide all
employees with a work environment conducive to good health.
Therefore, employees may not use any form of tobacco, smokeless tobacco, electronic cigarettes or Electronic
Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) anywhere at all of our workplaces.
POLICY
All U.S. facilities and grounds, owned, leased or operated by [Organization Name] and all company-owned or
company-leased vehicles are designated as tobacco-free areas. The use of tobacco is prohibited on company property
at all times, including entryways to our buildings, parking lots, and in employee owned or leased vehicles. There will
be no designated smoking areas, since no level of tobacco use is considered to be safe. There are no exceptions.
As an employee of [Organization Name] you are prohibited from using tobacco in building-designated smoking
areas, if any, in leased facilities.
SCOPE OF COVERAGE
This policy applies to the following individuals at all times while on company property, even in leased facilities where
employees of other employers may be permitted to use tobacco:
Regular employees, whether fulltime or part-time
Temporary workers, contractors, consultants, interns
Visitors
This policy will be clearly communicated to all full and part-employees (including temporary workers, contractors, etc.),
prospective employees and visitors to our sites.
As of January 2018
CONSEQUENCES
An initial violation of this tobacco-free workplace policy by an employee will result in a reminder of our policy and an
offer of tobacco-cessation support. Subsequent violations will be addressed through disciplinary action as deemed
appropriate by the individual’s supervisor in accordance with company practices concerning violations of any policy.
An initial violation of the policy by temporary workers, contractors, consultants or visitors will result in a reminder of
our tobacco-free rule. Subsequent violations will be addressed through formal disciplinary action.
In both cases, policy violations that adversely impact workplace safety may result in immediate action. Our concern,
first and foremost, is for the health of all of our workers (our own employees as well as any of our temporary workers)
and visitors to our sites.
TOBACCO-CESSATION SUPPORT
Tobacco-cessation support will be provided to employees (and their dependents who are covered under our health
benefit plans) who wish to quit the use of tobacco.
We prohibit the use of tobacco because it is the
number one cause of cancer and the number one
cause of preventable death throughout the world.
We care about your health.
If you have any questions, or would like an informal review of an in process application and/or tobacco-free policy,
please contact:
Therese Martin, Program Manager, CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM
Email: [email protected] | Phone: 919.531.3123
