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Draft Implementation Plan for the Smoke Free Charter in Mansfield Setting Mansfield District Council & Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) Including all buildings they own or operate, offices, public buildings, schools, residential homes, retirement and nursing home facilities, sports and social centres, premises of council registered childminders Action Required Smoking is prohibited in all public buildings owned and operated by the Councils, including all vehicles owned by the local authorities. Council employees and the public must be protected from SHS during public meetings, in offices open to the public, in public libraries, and any council owned and operated indoor theatres, museums, lecture theatres and gyms etc. Assess council powers to introduce local bylaws and instigate any such local powers available to restrict smoking in public places. Review the No Smoking policies of all main local statutory agencies to ensure the provision of smoke free environments and the protection of staff visiting people at home e.g. PCTs. If there are areas or buildings in these statutory agencies that are not yet complying with nosmoking policies, provide a plan and timetable on how to deal with them Councils and partners, run initiatives to increase awareness of the dangers of SHS to: ● Mobilise public opinion in favour of a ban ● Encourage more non-smokers to appreciate they have a right to clean air ● Increase public demand for smoke free environments ● Get the arguments of smokers who are opposed to restrictions out in the open so they become easier to address Councils and partners commit to set reductions in smoking prevalence and increased smoke free provision as a key public health objective in all regeneration bids and related activities. By When Adopted by full council 3/2/2005 Adopted by full Council 3/2/2005 Current Situation In Place In Place By Whom MDC MDC 2009 Partnership working with New Leaf Attending Smoking Cessation Meetings On Going promotional activities MDC Acknowledgement Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Draft Setting Action Required Persuasion and relevant action directed at the local private sector. This might include the use of contracting powers by the Council (for example ensuring that private residential homes with which the Council contracts are smoke-free) Examples of successful case studies that address the concerns of many businesses’ and highlights potential benefits to them, are actively promoted. Business champions are identified i.e. those who are convinced about the benefits of smoke free are encouraged to promote their case with other businesses’ who are yet to protect their staff & visitors. No Smoking Policies introduced in all Council run indoor markets and shopping centres. Undertake media activity to highlight the benefits of smoke free, including increased trade and positive feedback from the public Dialogue with privately run shopping centres instigated. All privately owned shopping centres and malls are smoke free, with public feedback allowed to determine whether food courts are included at this stage. If centre management decide to continue to allow smoking in the food courts this should be restricted to smoking areas where others are not put at risk from SHS All privately owned shopping centres and malls are smoke free, including food courts. Planning permission granted for any new facility – public or private – is subject to that new facility being totally smoke free By When 2009 Current Situation By Whom 2009 2009 Shopping (including privately owned shopping centres and malls, and council owned markets) Ongoing Publicity campaigns In Place Four Seasons Centre No Smoking On going liason with Four seasons /Town centre Management and Environmental Health to implement No Smoking in the perimeters leading to the centre 2005/6 Sports Stadia Acknowledgement Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Draft Setting Action Required All privately owned sports facilities e.g. football stadiums, agree to restrict smoking to designated areas only (along same lines as shopping centre food courts) All privately owned sports facilities e.g. football stadiums, to be 100% smoke free in indoor areas, including terraces and stands which are either partially or fully enclosed under a roof 100% smoke free transport system across the community – including taxis, trains, buses, trams. This includes indoor areas of railway and bus stations, including those platforms that are either partially or fully enclosed under a roof Taxis: address licensing issues. By When Current Situation By Whom Public Transport Implemented Condition of Licence Drivers shall refrain from smoking at all times whilst conveying passengers and smoking by passengers be prohibited MDC Education (including preschool nurseries, schools, & FE establishments) Planning permission and insurance All childcare centres, primary and secondary schools. Further education establishments go smoke free. This includes both the indoor and outdoor grounds. Smoking in college and university bars only permitted in separate, enclosed rooms as per definition above. No bar worker involuntarily exposed to SHS All education sites are totally smoke free Plans for any new publicly owned building to include a criterion that smoking will not be allowed anywhere in the building Enter into a dialogue with insurance companies to encourage them to make smoke free criteria of buildings insurance Acknowledgement Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Draft Setting Action Required Planning permission for the construction of any new privately owned buildings – apart from private homes - to include a criterion that a total prohibition on smoking in the building should be considered All council owned community centres to be smoke free by end of year one Public funded organisations – i.e. those that are not council owned but which receive some sort of council funding, are required to review smoking policies and implement best practice Smoking prohibited in all indoor areas of community centres Meet with businesses and property owners to determine if there is a consensus towards smoke free workplaces. The benefits of smoke free workplaces actively promoted to businesses through the media and via local business organisations Develop and support the implementation of No Smoking policies in workplaces targeting small and medium sized enterprises, community enterprises, and those employing a high proportion of manual workers No worker should be exposed to SHS involuntarily. Ensure there is a clear and well publicized route for employees who continue to be exposed to SHS to get help and support e.g. via environmental health department or legal advice line Smoking is prohibited in all healthcare facilities including hospitals and clinics, GP surgeries, residential healthcare facilities, convalescent homes as well as grounds. (Blanket exemptions are ruled out but exemptions may be made on a case by case By When Current Situation By Whom Community Centres Implemented All Smoke Free MDC Workplaces (excluding hospitality trade) NHS Trusts Mental health facilities are also included but may take longer to engage (given the high proportion of people with mental health problems Acknowledgement Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Draft Setting who smoke) Action Required basis in exceptional circumstances e.g. terminal illness, some NHS settings i.e. respite or for a patient in an acute psychiatric state) Conduct a survey of local restaurant business owners regarding smoke free policies to: ● help identify key business leaders and supportive business owners ● identify how best to educate the more sceptical about the need for greater smoke free provision ● to gather feedback – both qualitative and quantitative – as to the benefits of businesses to go smoke free Share case study examples of how other restaurants have successfully moved to smoke free Until such time as smoking is prohibited in restaurants (2008), all premises must post signs notifying patrons whether a no smoking area is offered Businesses are subsequently encouraged to only permit smoking in separate, enclosed rooms as per definition above There is consensus amongst restaurant owners that areas used by the public must be smoke free and that workers must not be involuntarily exposed to SHS. Ensure there is a clear and well publicised route for employees who continue to be exposed to SHS to get help and support e.g. via environmental health department or legal advice line Indoor air monitoring of a selection of pubs to have been completed by end of year one to audit SHS levels. Discuss barriers to going smoke free with Publicans – e.g. economic concerns By When Current Situation By Whom Restaurants 2009 Ongoing promotion of Healthy Living Awards Presently 6 four star awards (Completely No Smoking) 13 three star awards (Part no smoking) 2 two star awards (part no smoking) MDC On going Publicity MDC Pubs, bars and nightclubs Acknowledgement Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Draft Setting Action Required Share case study examples of how other pub businesses have successfully gone smoke free Try to influence new local licensing laws that are being introduced such that smoke-free becomes a criteria for a licence being granted All MDC, & NCC owned sports facilities bars to be smoke free by end of year one (2006). There is consensus amongst Publicans that areas used by the public must be smoke free All pubs confine smoking to separate enclosed rooms as per above definition No worker is involuntarily exposed to SHS Ensure there is a clear and well publicised route for employees who continue to be exposed to SHS to get help and support e.g. via environmental health department or legal advice line By When Current Situation By Whom Feb 2004 Implemented MDC Acknowledgement Chartered Institute of Environmental Health