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Protect Nonsmokers from

Secondhand SmokePresented by: Jennifer L. Rebolado

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United Air Specialist, Inc.

Air filters do not remove enough cancer

causing substance.

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Health of the workers is more

important than the health of the profits!

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US Environmental Protection

Agency

Secondhand Smoke

- Group ACarcinogen

A cancer causingagent

- 3,000 lung cancerdeath annually forUS nonsmokers

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Chris Pritsos, biochemist from

University of Nevada, Reno

Nevada casino workers ingests fourtimes the amount of smoke of other

workers!

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American Society of Heating,

Refrigerating and Air

Conditioning Engineers

No safe level of exposure to secondhandsmoke

No ventilation and air filtration can

eliminate health risks caused bysecondhand smoke

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Companies agree too!!!

IQAir North America

- Air filtration does not remove the risks of

secondhand smoke

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- No air cleaner can protect humans against theharmful effects of secondhand smoke. Clean

air begins with a smoke free environment.

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Harvey Whittemoreprotester, representing Nevada

Retail Association

Revenues of casinos could

be threatened.

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Industry Experts

Smoking ban could lost jobs and

profits as smokers go elsewhere togamble.

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Robert Byrd, representing

Dover Downs GamingEntertainment, Inc. in

DelawareIncome dropped 20% after the

smoking ban took effect butgamblers returned after 2 years &

profit are about the same if notmore.

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Smoke free workplaces

Lower cleaning costs,

Less damage to furniture and

equipment,

Lower risk of fire;

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Encourage employees to smokeless or even quit smoking!

Lower absenteeismLower health costs

Increase productivity

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Casino owners shouldmandate a non smoking

casino to protect itscustomers and workers

from secondhand smoke!!!

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Jack Lipsman of National

Federation of CasinoEmployees

Every individual in our

society should have the rightto breathe safe, sweet air.That should be ourCREED!

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Action Steps to help casino be

smoke free:

Contact local health organizations such as

American Cancer Society, American Lung

Association, Nevada health department,

Americans for Nonsmokers Rights;

Become familiar with the health hazards and other

issues surounding secondhand smoke

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Identify and present the case to a

representative who is willing and able to get asmoke free policy;

Join a coalition that is working to establish a

smoke free workplace policy;- example: Nevada Tobacco Prevention

Coalition

Support the Smokefree Air 2010 Challenge.

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