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363 J - Employee Safety & OHSA
City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
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5.4 Vehicles - Smoking in a City vehicle is prohibited even when the only occupant is a smoker.
5.5 Enforcement - Each department director is responsible for enforcing the smoking regulations
for their employees. Repeated violations will be handled under existing disciplinary procedures as
insubordination. Managers who fail to carry out their responsibilities in this policy are also subject
to corrective action.
5.6. Nothing in this policy alters existing rules regarding morning and afternoon break periods.
6.0 PROCEDURES
6.1 Employees
A. Supervisors will inform all employees of this policy and smokers will be shown any
designated outdoor smoking areas for the facility in which they work.
B. If an employee fails to abide by the rules of this policy, he will be subject to corrective action.
C. If an employee has a complaint about a violation of this policy, he should discuss it with
his supervisor or other appropriate departmental official. Employees may also discuss their
concerns regarding this policy with the Employee Relations staff in Human Resources or the
Safety and Health Manager.
6.2 Citizens - Since this policy applies to citizens visiting City facilities as well as employees,
enforcement should be handled as follows:
A. Inform the citizen of the City policy regarding smoking only in outdoor areas.
B. Ask the offending citizen to go to an outdoor area.
C. If the citizen fails to go outside, normal trespassing enforcement may be instituted and/or
the citizen should be refused any City service until they voluntarily comply.
D. Employees violating the smoking policy will be required to review the appendix document,
In addition, corrective action up to and including
termination may be implemented.
7.0 HUMAN RESOURCES CONTACT
Safety and Health Manager; Employee Relations Staff
8.0 APPENDIX, APPENDICES