Death on the job, one of every seven are related to cigarette smoke of others
The International Labor Organization (ILO) said in a report a shocking fact about industrial deaths, one in seven work-related deaths are due to exposure to tobacco and snuff outside most of these deaths occur among those in the restaurant industry and entertainment.
While organizations are concerned with maintaining smoke-free spaces Snuff, this is a common situation. Despite legal protections against alien snuff smoke was coming only to protect 30 percent of the population.
Some laws allow the consumption of snuff in enclosed spaces such as bars, restaurants and entertainment venues with these rules, workers are defenseless and exposed to serious health risks.Know that worldwide since 2000, according to a report by
But unfortunately, despite this progress, more than nine in ten workers in the world have no legal protection against secondhand smoke.
The ILO in its introductory report "Decent Work - Safe work," warns that exposure to smoke from others is snuff cause of death for one in seven workers and stated that exposure to snuff smoke of others is a major cause of work-related deaths for cardiovascular or circulatory disease and preventable accidents caused by the consumption of snuff as fires and explosions in buildings where smoking is allowed.
Importantly, smoke exposure outside of snuff in the workplace could be reduced considerably if, as recommended by the World Health Organization, the environment legislation forward with 100 percent smoke-free snuff.
According to the same source, the challenges posed by laws that exempt from the smoking ban to sites which are understood as places of recreation such as bars, restaurants, bingo halls, casinos and nightclubs is forcing workers in these places to be exposed a serious health risk because they must breathe smoke snuff alien unable to decide about it.
The culinary workers, hotel service and have the same rights to health as a clerk and that should not overlooked.