Department Committee Policy Resources MSDS Office Safety Lab Safety Construction Safety Severe Weather Disaster Safety		Environmental Health and Safety Committee Resolution To Designate UWSP a Smoke-Free Campus Whereas: The US Environmental Protection Agency has designated environmental tobacco smoke a Class A carcinogen, estimated exposure causes 3,000 annual lung cancer deaths and found passive smoking has significant adverse effects on respiratory health*, and Whereas: The UWSP community should be able to work in and enter their place of work free of exposure to tobacco smoke, and Whereas: Cigarette smoke outside of campus buildings is drawn in through ventilation intakes or open doors, and Whereas: Smoking outside of the main entrance to campus buildings does not project a healthy image for a wellness campus, and Whereas: Smoking remnants often badly litter campus building entrances, therefore Be It Resolved: That the UWSP EHS Committee recommends that UWSP adopt the following policy: That until January 1st, 2000, the main entrances and ventilation intake locations of all campus buildings are designated smoke-free, and That until January 1st, 2000, smoking near campus buildings is permitted only at designated secondary entrances, with doors closed and away from ventilation intakes, and That UWSP offer assistance to staff and students who desire to quit smoking, through cessation workshops and other supports, and That UWSP, and its grounds are designated completely smoke-free by January 1st, 2000. *from Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking: Lung Cancer and Other Disorders. EPA/600/6-90/0006F, December 1992