Dangers of Second Hand Smoke: Shoud Smoking in Public Areas be Permitted?
[2023-07-23 18:31:48]
Whether smoking is permitted in public places. Have you been to a restaurant or a bowling alley and have you returned home to smell like a cigarette smoke? Several people sit down and smoke when you are there, and you can not put up with it. So you go out and take fresh air, you know that more people are bright and smoking, but they are polite outside. If no one smokes in front of you, you can hardly go anywhere.
From March 1, 1995, smoking in indoor public areas and workplaces was restricted, smoking was permitted only in specially designated smoking rooms, and restaurants were included in 2007. A law aimed at voluntary reduction of secondhand smoke was enacted but failed; a small number of companies established effective ventilation system. Dividing the restaurant into smoking and non-smoking areas is not an effective measure. Therefore, from June 1, 2007, all indoor public places and workplaces (bars, cafes, clubs, restaurants, etc.) are prohibited from smoking, but in some cases the transition period is permitted for up to two years. Smoking is allowed on the designated smoking room train until June 2013 when the National Railways Company banned smoking. Smoking is prohibited in the smoking smoking room bar. Meals and drinks are forbidden.
In Macedonia there is a comprehensive national smoke - free law covering the entire public indoor area. Smoking in bars, cafes, restaurants, nightclubs is prohibited from January 1, 2010. It is only permitted to smoke in people's places, plazas, public places and can not participate in sports competitions, cultural and recreational activities, gatherings and other public events. A total of 21 areas, including hospitals / clinics, airports, public elevators and toilets, air conditioned restaurants, public transportation, government agencies, educational institutions, gas stations, Internet cafes, shopping centers and Central Private Office air conditioning . However, law enforcement is not strict, the government insists that it plans to take more stringent measures against criminals.