Editor’s Notes:

POLICY TITLE: Carnegie Mellon University Smoking Policy

DATE OF ISSUANCE: This policy was originally issued to campus on July 8, 1988 as Organization Announcement #314. It was most recently updated on May 16, 2003.

ACCOUNTABLE DEPARTMENTS/UNITS: Environmental Health and Safety. Questions on policy content should be directed to the office of Environmental Health and Safety, x8-8182, or to any other designated contact listed in the policy.

ABSTRACT: The smoking policy restricts smoking in most areas but provides procedures for designating and posting smoking areas

 

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CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY SMOKING POLICY

 

Reason for Policy

Carnegie Mellon University has a vital interest in maintaining a healthy and safe environment for its students, faculty, staff and visitors while respecting individual choice. Consistent with these concerns and with the City of Pittsburgh ordinance regarding smoking (Pittsburgh Code Title Six, Chapter 671), the following policy has been established to restrict smoking in most areas, and to provide procedures for accommodating the preferences of both smokers and nonsmokers.

 

Definition

Smoking generally means inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe.

 

Policy

It is the policy of Carnegie Mellon University to provide smoke-free areas for students, faculty, staff and visitors within existing facilities to the maximum extent possible. Where the desire of smokers to smoke conflicts with the desire of nonsmokers to breathe smoke-free air, the desire to have smoke-free air will have priority.

 

Therefore, all Carnegie Mellon University buildings and transportation vehicles are designated as follows:

 

·         Smoking is not permitted within 20 feet of any entrance to any Carnegie Mellon facility, air intake, or where posted.

 

·         Smoking is permitted in areas specifically designated and posted as smoking areas. The university’s Environmental Health and Safety department, in cooperation with management of the affected department and guided by the City of Pittsburgh ordinance, is responsible for designating and posting signs in smoking areas.

 

·         University-owned residence halls will be smoke-free by the Fall of 2004. Fraternities and sororities will work toward an agreement, consistent with the university policy, during the 2003-04 school years.

 

·         Smoking is prohibited at all times in shuttle buses, escort vans and Campus Police vehicles.

Compliance

Cooperation and consideration between smokers and nonsmokers are necessary to assure the successful implementation of this policy.  All members of the Carnegie Mellon University community are responsible for observing the provisions of this policy on smoking.  Persons in designated smoking areas (as specified above) should honor the wishes of nonsmoking visitors to that particular work area. Effective implementation of the smoking policy depends upon the courtesy, respect, and cooperation of all members of the Carnegie Mellon community.

 

Questions or concerns regarding the implementation of this policy should be referred to the Carnegie Mellon University Environmental Health and Safety department. Managers or their representatives are responsible for seeing that persons in their areas comply with this smoking policy. Complaints about smoking in nonsmoking areas should be directed to someone in charge in the area or to those in the contact list below.

 

Contact

Officials in the following offices are available to answer questions about this policy:

 

 

Effective Date

This policy will go into effect in the Fall of 2003.