He called for smoke-free workplaces and a smokeless society by the year 2000.
Also, the employees support for a smoke-free workplace substantially increased in the post-implementation survey compared to pre-implementation survey.
Ireland was the first country to introduce fully smoke-free workplaces (March 2004).
According to a survey conducted by pub and bar trade magazine The Publican, the anticipated increase in sales of food following introduction of smoke-free workplaces did not immediately occur.
His bills addressed truancy among school children, preschool access, suicide prevention, childhood obesity, reducing air pollution, smoke-free workplaces, and the creation of opportunities for at-risk youth.
What was most important was to generate the votes to achieve our long-term goal of a smoke-free workplace.
They employ many thousands more than the hospitality industry, which is the only industry resisting smoke-free workplaces.
"Because of that differential, and because we have a smoke-free workplace, we don't hire too many smokers," Mr. Fortunoff said.
Gunsmoke Only Award To Smith & Wesson, the gun maker, for promising in help-wanted ads to provide a "smoke-free workplace."
The popularity of smoke-free workplaces is not surprising.