June, 1993; Revised May 1999

TABLE OF CONTENTS

100.00   General

200.00   Nonsmoking Areas

300.00   Smoking Area Designation

400.00   Exemption

500.00   Effective Date

100.00 General

200.00 Nonsmoking Areas

1. Smoking is hereby prohibited in the following areas of all buildings: general office space; private offices, auditoriums, classrooms, and conference rooms; elevators; corridors, lobbies, restrooms, and stairways; health care facilities; libraries; and hazardous areas.
2. Montana State University hereby designates all laboratories and all space within health related facilities, e.g., Student Health, Health and Physical Education, Nursing, and Romney Gym as Non-Smoking areas. All nonsmoking areas will be conspicuously signed, declaring this designation.
3. Montana State University hereby designates all areas within twenty-five (25) feet of any exterior surface of any building as Non-Smoking areas.  Enforcement of this provision is the responsibility of individual Building Supervisors.

300.00 Smoking Area Designation

1. The Building Supervisor may establish one (1) designated smoking area in each building IF a building contains a space, suited by architectural design and functional purpose, that can be used as a smoking area. To be determined suitable for use as a designated smoking area, the area must be enclosed so as to limit the smoke generated to the designated area, and shall be provided with adequate ventilation or air purification equipment. If nonsmokers cannot be adequately protected from the health hazards of passive smoke from the proposed smoking area in a building, then a smoking area shall not be declared and the entire building shall be designated as smoke free.

2. In establishing designated smoking areas, the Building Supervisor shall consult the Office of Facilities Services and consider:

   1. the number of smokers and nonsmokers in the building;
   2. the building ventilation system;
   3. the availability of suitable space; and
   4. the protection of nonsmokers from involuntary exposure to smoke.
3. Signs shall be as approved and installed by the Office of Facilities Services.

400.00 Exemption

500.00 Effective Date

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