Click
here for McMaster’s Policy on Smoking in the Workplace and
Public Areas.
Smoking
is not permitted within campus buildings with the exception of
the following areas: (Note the doors in these places are required
to remain closed)
Wentworth
House, The Phoenix,
The Faculty Club
Buildings
(units) that want to impose more restrictive policies are encouraged
to do
so. NO TOBACCO PRODUCTS are to be sold at MAC. Anyone leasing space must abide
by this rule.
Signs
prohibiting smoking are, according to the policy, posted where
required by law. (e.g. the hospital entrances).
The
university also states in their policy that it shall publicize
smoking cessation programs for the benefit of those who wish
to stop smoking.
Residence
Smoking Policy
Starting
SEPTEMBER 2001, all residences are SMOKE-FREE environments. Students
may, of course, also smoke outside as long as they are nine metres
from the building. There are smoking shelters outside most of
the residence buildings.
City
of Hamilton Smoking Policy
Effective
June 1, 2002 most public places in Hamilton are required to be
100% smoke-free. Smoking in workplaces, restaurants and bowling
centres is restricted to fully enclosed and separately ventilated
designated smoking rooms (DSRs). Bars, billiard halls, bingo
halls, gaming centres and nightclubs may allow smoking in an
unenclosed designated smoking area until May 31, 2004. After
that date, they must also restrict smoking to DSRs. On May 31,
2008 the use of DSRs will be discontinued and all public places
and workplaces in Hamilton will be 100% smoke-free.