This confused system compromises the health of hospitality workers everywhere.Īmong adults, the likelihood of heart disease, stroke or lung cancer increases when subjected to secondhand smoke, according to the American Cancer Society. In Missouri, public smoking bans are on the books in more than 30 municipalities, according to the 501(c)(3) nonprofit American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation.
No one is immune from dangerous toxins and carcinogens in cigarette smoke. Shouldn’t that account for something? Hospitality workers must be fully protected from smoke in the workplace, advocates contend. Through no fault of their own, nonsmokers - including children and the elderly - are at risk.
