In many states now, it is illegal to smoke inside bars and restaurants. That is because, fortunately, the legislative system in that state finally understood and heard the complaints of the people about poor air quality and the dangers of second hand smoke in their favorite restaurants and bars. And apparently they ‘got it’ finally, that there are nearly 600 additives, chemicals, pesticides in second hand cigarette/cigar/tobacco smoke, with 43 of them proven carcinogens or ‘cancer causing agents’. And to keep the record straight, second hand smoke is often worse as the much of it comes off the end of the cigarette and into the air, without going through the filter. In many other states, however, laws have not yet been passed and restaurant / bar owners still allow patrons to smoke up their establishments.
And it isn’t just the second hand smoke. Most bars & restaurants have all kinds of chemical, particles, food dust, oil mist, etc, that is floating around in the air and no one even thinks about the hazards to employees, and customers. The chemical fumes from cleaning products, from cooking supplies, burned / overused oil, etc—when that stuff becomes airborne, NEWS FLASH: it isn’t good for you! And slinging a lot of food plus lots of foot traffic carrying food back and forth from the kitchen causes bacteria-laden food dust that is on the floor and other surfaces to become airborne. Add that to all the second hand smoke in the bar, and you’ve got a toxic environment. Should bar / restaurant owners be held liable for medical claims related to second hand smoke / poor air quality in their establishments, at least the ones that don’t have a commercial / industrial air filtration systems in place? Is it truly negligence? A growing number of people are saying: yes.
Without some kind of industrial air cleaner / purifier system in place, poor indoor air quality creates an unhealthy environment for bar / restaurant employees, customers, and owners. There’s a ton of research out there proving that poor indoor air quality from air borne dust, particles, bacteria, chemicals and smoke, causes sickness, disease, and death, so we don’t need to go over that. In fact, the EPA in late 2011 rated poor indoor air quality / pollution in the TOP 5 major threats to our health. And what’s ridiculous is that this situation is easily avoidable by installing a quality industrial air purifier / filtration system or ‘air scrubber’ as it’s often called.
Wonder why business hasn’t been as good lately or why employees are calling in sick more often? Well, in a lot of cases, it isn’t the economy. People are being educated about the dangers of second hand smoke and poor air quality in the workplace (and bars & restaurants) and more often these days, people are choosing not to go their favorite smoke-filled bars/restaurants as much—and sometimes that includes your employees! If your employees aren’t coming in, and you have a nasty, second hand smoke filled bar, there’s a chance they’re either at the Dr.’s office or looking for another job! I wouldn’t work at a place where the air is polluted, and has no commercial-grade air cleaner / purifier in place.
Bar & restaurant owners: All it’s going to take is for one or two people to file an OSHA complaint, or just send OSHA an email through their website and 9 times out of 10, you’ve got issues. True, it may be hard to make anything ‘stick’ if you don’t have any laws prohibiting indoor smoking in your area, but it will most likely open a can of worms and cause a thorough evaluation of your indoor air quality (and health inspections) which results in fines more often than not. No, you aren’t responsible for how much someone drinks as they choose to actively ‘drink ‘ something.
But when it comes to second hand smoke and poor air quality, your customers and employees don’t have a choice—if they’re in your bar / restaurant, they breathe it, so it could easily be classified as negligence. So what can you do? Well, the good news is that cleaning up the air, even if you still allow smoking, is easy to do. A company called Electrocorp makes industrial / commercial air cleaners or ‘air scrubbers’ that remove things like dust, chemicals, smoke, etc. And no, the filter in the A/C system / air handler isn’t equipped to remove micro-fine dust, chemicals / smoke—you really need an industrial air filtration system.
Once that commercial air cleaner is in place, it can clean up your air to healthy standards, in most cases within 24 hours. Problem solved. And you care about your employees and your customers so this shouldn’t be a hard decision. At least if there are any complaints or issues from employees or customers complaining about complications from poor air quality, it will be obvious that you’re doing something about it—which makes it a LOT harder to charge you with anything, negligence, etc. Think of it as some ‘extra insurance’ if nothing else. Want to know what the OSHA air quality regulations are for bars & restaurants?—check this out: http://www.osha.gov/law-regs.html
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