Fact - Smoking is becoming increasingly unacceptable in working and public places.

Fact - Legislation is now starting to enforce no smoking. It has happened in Ireland, Scotland (from March 26th 2006), and England & Wales from 2007.

Fact - Display of warning notices in and on no-smoking premises (Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 ... to be visible and legible by persons in and persons approaching the premises ... the person having the management or control of the premises commits an offence

Fact - Companies do not have to wait for legislation to enforce these policies and procedures, many are implementing these standards now.

Employers have a responsibility to implement a policy regarding smoking, whether signs to signify where smoking is allowed and not allowed, and also whether to allow smoking in certain areas with cigarette bins and ash trays to avoid untidy and littered areas.