Committee on Guidelines for Smoking Restriction in Public Places, March 1996
< Contents >
1. Introduction
2. Basic concepts of guidelines for smoking restriction in public places
(1) Basic principles of smoking restriction in public places
(2) Basic matters concerning smoking restriction
3. Specific contents of guidelines for smoking restriction
(1) Indoor locations
[1] Places where measures based on smoke free are desirable (health facilities, educational institutions, governmental offices)
[2] Places where the strong promotion of smoking restriction
measures is desirable (public transport, financial institutions, museums, sport facilities, etc.)
[3] Places where the promotion of appropriate smoking restriction
measures is desirable based on the initiative of the manager (restaurants, sales, lodging facilities, entertainment and recreational facilities, etc.)
(2) Outdoor locations (sport facilities, parks, roads, etc.)
4. Directions for the promotion of smoking restriction measures
(1) Action directed to parties promoting smoking restriction
(2) Education directed to visitors of public places
(3) Development and widespread use of air cleaning equipment
(4) Determination and evaluation of executed measures
< Reference materials >
- Present situation of smoking restriction
- WHO resolution concerning promotion of smoking restriction measures
- Ways in which smoke free policies in public places is addressed in various countries
- Health effects of passive smoking