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Are you ready to go
Smoke Free?

Click here for information about our cutting-edge Quit Smoking program.

Did you know?

  • Failure to comply with the Smoke Free law is a criminal offence
  • Individuals may be fined for smoking in a smoke free premises
  • The manager in charge could be fined for allowing others to smoke on the premises, or for failing to display adequate no smoking signs

Making the transition into a Smoke Free workplace could be difficult.

You could encounter angry smokers, confusion over the policy, potential fines, mixed messages, discouraged customers or recruitment issues.

Or, you could enchance the company culture, improve the health and productivity of the workforce, reduce absenteeism, and recieve a Smoke Free award. The difference depends on whether you...

Help your staff to Quit Smoking

It's not just about complying with the law.

Going Smoke Free is an ideal opportunity to help your staff to quit smoking. Based in Exeter, Devon, we have the skills and experience to help staff in the South West hugely improve their health by quitting smoking, using contemporary psychological techniques.

To quit smoking is the most effective thing your employees could do to improve their health. Smokers also have increased risks of depression, low productivity, sickness, and death.

Non-smokers, visitors and customers may be more vulnerable than you think to the harmful and unpleasant effects of Second-hand smoke. Staff smoking outside could affect the company image, and make a poor impression.



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Create an Effective Smoke Free Policy

To create a Smoke-Free policy that works, you need to start planning as soon as possible. For your company to benefit rather than grumble with the new legislation, the Smoke Free policy requires:

    Strategy
    Planning
    Involvement of the right people
    Excellent communications
    Clear messages
    Support for smokers

Using our simplified process, you can plan your smoke-free policy with a minimum of fuss. Save effort, mistakes, and valuable time using our expert and efficient information guide.

Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt reassures "Where countries have gone smokefree the impact on the health of staff has been immediate and positive. And the experience of going smokefree in Ireland, Scotland, New York and elsewhere has been good for business."

Enjoy Smoke-Freedom

So start today. The sooner you begin thinking about how to approach a smoke-free workplace, the sooner you can enjoy the benefits of smoke-freedom.

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