Objectives

By implementing this Policy, the council will:

• Promote healthier lifestyles and a healthy work environment.

• Offer assistance or referral to support services for those who smoke and vape and wish to stop smoking.

• Ensure a working environment free of vapours and chemical emissions from e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery products which could have the potential to affect people with asthma or other respiratory conditions which can be sensitive to a number of environmental irritants which could include e-cigarette vapour.

• Ensure that all Council employees, agency staff, contractors, councillors and visitors, including the public visiting all directly managed Council buildings understand their obligations under this policy.