part 4
Posted 11-20-2008 at 01:58 PM by sorrell
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Common example are playing loud music on portable radios or boom boxes, engaging in
sexually provocative activity, using profanity, dressing in inappropriately scanty attire, drinking
alcoholic beverages, etc.
7. Many of the 96 million Americans who have chronic conditions like asthma and bronchitis which
make them especially susceptible to tobacco smoke have been held to be entitled to protection under
the Americans With Disabilities Act [ADA].
[16] Thus, if their medical conditions mean that they
cannot enjoy lying on a blanket at the beach or in a park for a concert where smoking is generally
permitted, they may be entitled by law to a reasonable accommodation, presumably one which
protects them from drifting tobacco smoke.
* Prepared as a public service by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), 2013 H St., NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 659-4310. ASH is a national tax-exempt legal-action organization
concerned with the problems of smoking and protecting the rights of nonsmokers. For more
information, please see;
http://ash.org. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.
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8. The reason for banning smoke around building entrances is simple. People should not be forced
to be exposed to known carcinogenic substances for even the briefest periods of time, and because
even brief exposure can also be annoying and irritating to many people, nonsmokers should not be
forced to “run a gauntlet” of smokers gathered around
[17] the exits and entrances to their workplaces,
or other buildings which they are likely to frequent.
9. Large buildings ordinarily have air intakes to replace the air which is exhausted by their
ventilation systems. Occasionally, the air intake will be located near a doorway to the building, or
in some other area where smokers might tend to congregate. Therefore, to prevent this smoke-filled
air from entering and being circulated throughout the building where it can create a health risk as
well as annoyance and physical irritation, it may be necessary to prohibit smoking outdoors around
such air intakes.
[18]
10 .Cigarette butts discarded by smokers constitute the overwhelming majority of litter on
beaches,
[19] as well as in many other public places like parks, playgrounds, and sidewalks.[20]
Smoking bans have been shown to substantially reduce the litter and therefore the costs of cleaning
up beaches and other outdoor areas,
[21] as well as to improve the overall appearance and
attractiveness of the area.
[22]
11. Cigarettes are a major source of burns to youngsters, including to their faces, when smokers hold
their cigarettes at their sides and young children inadvertently come too close. This can happen
easily when children are at play or otherwise distracted on a beach
[23], waiting on a line while their
parents wait to buy tickets, to use an ATM machines, etc. – and once again there may be legal
liability;
[24]
12. Discarded cigarettes – which are designed to continue to burn for several minutes when dropped
and not puffed upon – are also a major fire hazard, threatening piers, boardwalks, and wooden
structures in parks and playgrounds, etc.,
[25] as well as outdoor park and recreation areas.[26]
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