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242 FW 13 |
Supersedes 242 FW 13, FWM 197, Date: Series: Occupational Safety and Health Part 242: Industrial Hygiene Originating Office: Division of Safety and Health |
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13.1 What is the purpose of this chapter? This chapter describes the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) smoking policy.
13.2 What is the scope of this chapter? This chapter applies to:
A. All Service employees,
B. Volunteers and contractors,
C. Youth Conservation Corps members,
D. Students, and
E. Visitors to Service facilities.
13.3 What is the policy on smoking? A. Smoking (using smoke-generating products such as cigarettes, cigars, pipes) is prohibited in interior spaces of all facilities and in vehicles we own, rent, lease, or control (see section 13.7 for more about exceptions and designated smoking areas).
B. This chapter does not apply to smokeless tobacco products. 13.4 What are the authorities for this chapter? A. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) General Industry Standard, Flammable and Combustible Liquids and Hazard Communication (29 CFR 1910.106 and 1200).
B. OSHA Construction Standard, Flammable and Combustible Liquids (29 CFR 1926.152).
C. Smoking Policy for Federal Facilities (41 CFR 102‑74.315).
D. Executive Order 13058, Protecting Federal Employees and the Public from Exposure to Tobacco Smoke in the Federal Workplace.
E. 310 DM 11, Smoking in Public Buildings.
F. Green Building
Rating System for Existing Buildings: Upgrades, Operations and Maintenance.
13.5 What terms do you need to know to understand this chapter?
A. Motor Vehicle is any self-propelled or mechanically drawn conveyance that is designed to operate on highways to transport property or passengers. Motor vehicles include:
(1) Sedans,
(2) Station Wagons,
(3) Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV),
(4) Vans (including minivans),
(5) Carryalls,
(6) Ambulances,
(7) Buses,
(8) Motorcycles, and
(9) Trucks (including trucks with specialized mounted equipment, such as fish distribution trucks and garbage trucks).
B. Service Facilities are all buildings, installations, structures, and equipment occupied, owned by or constructed or manufactured and leased to the Service.
13.6 Who is responsible for the smoking policy?
A. The Director ensures there is a smoking policy and approves any revisions to the policy.
B. Regional Directors ensure effective implementation of this policy within their areas of responsibility.
C. The Assistant Director – Business Management and Operations ensures effective implementation of this policy in the Washington Office.
D. The Chief, Division of Safety and Health:
(1) Recommends revisions to this policy, as necessary.
(2) Provides technical assistance to the Regional Safety Managers.
E. Regional Safety Managers provide technical assistance within their Regions.
F. Regional Quarters Officers may ban smoking in quarters, individually or Region-wide. This can be done by including the ban in Clause 10 of each Quarters Assignment Agreement (Form DI 1881).
G. Project Leaders and supervisors:
(1) Ensure that employees comply with this policy.
(2) May provide training about the effects of smoking and smoking cessation if employees ask for it (see section 13.10).
H. The Service employee responsible for a Service-owned or leased facility may be the Project Leader or another employee. The Service employee responsible for the facility:
(1) Must be aware of any local government/municipal smoking ordinance that may conflict with Service policy and address them as necessary.
(2) Designate outdoor smoking areas, if appropriate (see section 13.8), and
(3) Provide appropriate disposal receptacles.
13.7 Are there any exceptions to the smoking prohibition? Yes, we allow smoking:
A. If the Regional Quarters Officer allows it, in residential accommodations we own or lease where someone resides, on a temporary (for a few days, weeks, or months) or long-term (for a year or more) basis.
B. At designated locations at least 25 feet (or greater, if statutes require a greater distance) outside of:
(1) Service-occupied buildings,
(2) Service-owned and leased vehicles (motor vehicles, heavy equipment, aircraft, and watercraft), and
(3) Away from a building’s fresh air entrance points such as air intakes, doors, and windows.
C. In outdoor parking lots, sidewalks, and courtyards, depending on where the air intakes, doors, and windows are located and as long as they are at least 25 feet away.
D. In space we share with the private sector if they have a designated smoking area.
13.8 How does the Service designate areas for smoking?
A. If circumstances allow for a smoking area, the Service employee responsible for the facility posts signs designating the areas.
B. The smoking areas must:
(1) Not reduce worker productivity,
(2) Not infringe on the health of those who do not smoke,
(3) Be away from main entrances and where employees or visitors routinely enter or leave a building (see section 13.7B), and
(4) Comply with local fire codes associated with flammable materials or activities.
C. The employee responsible for the facility also must ensure appropriate disposal receptacles are available in designated smoking areas.
13.9 What areas cannot be near a designated smoking area? Smoking is not permitted:
A. Within 25 feet of any Service facility, or distances required by other applicable statutes, whichever is greater.
B. In areas where activities involve the use of flammable materials, such as:
(1) Fueling,
(2) Servicing fuel systems or internal combustion engines, and
(3) Storing, receiving, or dispensing of flammable or combustible liquids.
C. In areas where visitors may be susceptible to secondhand smoke.
13.10 What type of training is available to employees who smoke?
A. Those facilities with employees who smoke may provide training on the health risks associated with smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke.
B. If an employee requests it, the Project Leader/supervisor may provide training on smoking cessation.
C. For further information on Service-provided training, contact the Regional Employee Assistance Program or the Regional Safety Office. The sources we use for the training vary by location and may be taught by Government or contractor personnel.
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