Public Place Smoking Restrictions

Public health authorities have determined that smoking in adults may cause illnesses such as lung cancer or heart disease by passive smoking. They also concluded that secondhand smoke (a combination of smoke from cigarette butts and smoke exhaled smoke) could aggravate adult asthma and cause irritation to the eyes, throat and nose.

When judging whether there is a place to have secondhand smoke, you should follow the conclusion on the health effects of secondhand smoke of the public health officer.

Special attention is required when handling children. Adults should avoid smoking around children

The conclusion on tobacco smoke in the environment by public health officials is sufficient to ensure that certain measures can regulate smoking

If smoking is permitted, the government needs to request an alarm notification to inform the public health authorities that passive smoking is likely to result in the illness of non-smokers.

Outdoor smoking should be allowed unless it is an exceptional situation, such as an outdoor area designed primarily for children.

In many indoor public places, the reasonable way is to respect the comfort and choice of non-smoking and smoking adults.

Business owners, especially owners of restaurants and bars, know best about how to meet their needs and should have the opportunity and flexibility to decide their smoking policy. Later, the public can choose whether to allow smoking frequently.

In indoor public spaces where smoking is permitted, employers flexibly decide how to deal with nonsmokers and smokers' preferences through separation, room separation, and / or high quality ventilation You must be able to decide.

Individual houses and owners of other private facilities should decide the smoking policy for that particular location.

The second public regulation is to limit smoking in public places. States and local governments restrict smoking in places such as workplaces, restaurants, and public transportation. As of the end of 1997, there were some restrictions in all states except Alabama state, of which 21 were prohibited from smoking in individual workplaces. There are additional regulations at the county level and the local level, and I also voluntarily quit smoking in many places. Four

The need for a smokeless environment is obvious as evidence of the harmful effects of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is increasing. Restricting smoking in public places protects non-smokers from cigarette smoke in the environment and reduces consumption (1). From experiences in some countries, we know that a comprehensive smoke - free law is essential for everyone in the region to enjoy smoking public places and workplaces.

Kazakhstan restricted smoking in public places on April 1, 2003. A comprehensive smoking cessation law was enacted in September 2009. Regarding public bus service, there seems to be a problem in implementing the smoking cessation law. Passenger smoking in public bus service is not a problem, but the bus company on duty has been reported as smoking on the bus, ignoring the passenger's request without doing so. As of 2012, Kuwait prohibits smoking in public places such as restaurants, cafes, hotels, but water tobacco shops are exempt. In 2015, the Kuwait General Transportation Authority considered the ban on smoking while driving, which is considered to be the main cause of accidents in Kuwait. In February 2016, smoking inside the mall was prohibited, the first fine was 50 KD, the second time it was 100 KD.