Tobacco Control in the Workplace

Tobacco products are legal and lethal, and they have numerous adverse impacts in the workplace. Besides being causes of increased healthcare costs and disability from the major tobacco-caused illnesses, tobacco products are also associated with greater absenteeism, decrements in job performance, and increased risk of injury. Tobacco exacts a disproportionate toll on individuals employed in blue-collar jobs who experience greater exposure to workplace toxins that can increase their risk of adverse effects from tobacco smoking. Second-hand tobacco smoke is a major air pollution problem. Persons employed in the hospitality industry and working class occupations are least protected by smoke-free workplace policies. This book provides an overview of recent advances that may help to reduce occupation-based inequities in tobacco harm, including a social contextual intervention model that integrates smoking cessation and occupational health and safety, and a new national effort to link labour unions and tobacco control organisations around their shared interest in reducing tobacco's threat to workers' health. The implications of these efforts for future research and action are highlighted. Combining sound workplace policies and tobacco dependence treatment with organised labour involvement in tobacco control provides synergies to reduce tobacco use in the workforce. These activities benefit workers and their families, employers, and society at large.

ISBN 1594545278   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9781594545276 (What's this?)   Pages 96 Publisher Nova Science Publishers Inc   Volumes 1 Imprint Nova Science Publishers Inc   Published in New York Format Paperback   Height (mm) 255 Publication date 04 Jul 2005   Width (mm) 175 Library of Congress 2005014588   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY 658.382

Ch. 1		A historical perspective of the tobacco epidemic		1
Ch. 2		The tobacco death toll and the economic impact of tobacco on the society		5
Ch. 3		Health and productivity impact of tobacco on the workforce		9
Ch. 4		Tobacco and mental health issues in the workplace		13
Ch. 5		Tobacco exacerbates occupational injuries and illnesses		17
Ch. 6		Occupational disparities in tobacco use and dependence		23
Ch. 7		Secondhand tobacco smoke in the workplace		27
Ch. 8		Inequities in workplace exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke		33
Ch. 9		Tobacco clouds consumer judgment		37
Ch. 10		A public health model for curbing the tobacco epidemic		39
Ch. 11		Workplace smoking restriction policies		41
Ch. 12		Treating tobacco dependence : the role of employers, occupational health clinicians and third party payers		45
Ch. 13		Workplace tobacco control - current opportunities and challenges		63
Ch. 14		A role for organized labor in tobacco control		65
Ch. 15		Considerations for future research in workplace tobacco control		67

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