Here's a question. For you OCSEA/AFSCME employees, reps and union stewards: Is the State of Ohio (therefore counties) violating the Bargaining Unit Contract?
According to the Ohio Department of Health website, the reason for this ban is that there is "no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke". The law is called the Ohio SmokeFree Workplace Act. So why does the State of Ohio violate its own law by not protecting its employees?
If truly, there is no "safe level" of exposure then the State of Ohio is violating Article 11.02 of the AFSCME/OCSEA contract by not providing personal protective equipment. These inspectors are sent in where there are allegations of smoking being allowed. Therefore, the State of Ohio INTENTIONALLY exposes its employees to harm without providing them respirators.
Which is it Ohio?
IS there a safe level of exposure to SHS and your website is wrong, therefore the law is wrong?
OR are you violating your Collective Bargaining Agreement?
Here's a question I have. How come the ACS pushes the drugs and patches when their own report shows that the best success for long term quitting (91.4%) is COLD TURKEY? http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/C... (page 25, table 3)
The State of Ohio would be wise, with it's HUGE budget deficit, to give grants for counseling but NOT THE DRUGS. By the ACS' own report, it's throwing money away. More people could be helped through counseling and support groups. Put the money where it's more helpful...it'll go farther and help more people. NO DRUGS.
No-smoking crackdown fires up some bar owners
Here's a question. For you OCSEA/AFSCME employees, reps and union stewards: Is the State of Ohio (therefore counties) violating the Bargaining Unit Contract?
According to the Ohio Department of Health website, the reason for this ban is that there is "no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke". The law is called the Ohio SmokeFree Workplace Act. So why does the State of Ohio violate its own law by not protecting its employees?
If truly, there is no "safe level" of exposure then the State of Ohio is violating Article 11.02 of the AFSCME/OCSEA contract by not providing personal protective equipment. These inspectors are sent in where there are allegations of smoking being allowed. Therefore, the State of Ohio INTENTIONALLY exposes its employees to harm without providing them respirators.
Which is it Ohio?
IS there a safe level of exposure to SHS and your website is wrong, therefore the law is wrong?
OR are you violating your Collective Bargaining Agreement?
You can't have it both ways now can you?
March 4, 2009 at 11:17 p.m. permalink suggest removal
HMHP gets $250,000 for tobacco treatment
Here's a question I have. How come the ACS pushes the drugs and patches when their own report shows that the best success for long term quitting (91.4%) is COLD TURKEY?
http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/C... (page 25, table 3)
The State of Ohio would be wise, with it's HUGE budget deficit, to give grants for counseling but NOT THE DRUGS. By the ACS' own report, it's throwing money away. More people could be helped through counseling and support groups. Put the money where it's more helpful...it'll go farther and help more people. NO DRUGS.
November 28, 2008 at 3:01 a.m. permalink suggest removal