Compliance
with the new Smokefree Workplace law will be achieved in two ways:
(1) employer or manager oversight,
(2) complaints filed by employees or other members
of the public.
All
complaints will be handled confidentially and may be reported to
the Environmental Health Division of the Tompkins County Health
Department at 274-6688. Or go to our
email
form.
Management
enforcement
- The owner, manager, operator or another person having control
of an indoor area open to the public, food service establishment,
bar, or place of employment under this Act will post appropriate
signage and will inform or designate an employee to be responsible
for informing individuals smoking that they are in violation of
the Act.
Employee
or public enforcement
- Enforcement of the Act also will be achieved by a complaint
system. Employees and the public may confidentially report violations
of the law to their local health departments or district health
office. In Tompkins County, call the Environmental Health division
at 274-6688.
Non-compliance
- If a workplace manager or supervisor fails to comply with the
Act, an employee or member of the public may contact the Tompkins
County Health Department to file a complaint.
- If an employee, customer or other member of the public refuses
to comply with the Act, use common sense. The purpose of the Act
is to protect others from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke.
DO NOT CALL the police unless the violator is threatening physical
harm or is belligerent.
How to file
a complaint (click here.)
The information on this page was prepared by the NYS Department
of Health Tobacco Control Program, Ursula E. Bauer, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
Director
