Will the workplace smoking ban apply to drivers?

Question

I was wondering, for people such as driving instructors, van drivers etc where a customer may enter your vehicle (which is a workplace), will the ban apply? What if you own the vehicle, you're smoking at work but also in your private property.

I'd like to add i dont smoke by the way, just asking :)

Answer 1

in the ohio ban any company car or truck smoking is illegal. but they have a ban without any enforcement.

the problem with any ban is,more can follow

Answer 2

Not sure about the English ban. In Scotland the ban applies to all commercial drivers and passengers, regardless of whether you own the vehicle for private use or not. I imagine that the English will follow that idea.

You'll have to get out for a smoke. Nuisance, when you're the only one ever in the thing.

Answer 3

I guess that would be stretching it a bit too far because in Telecommunications the Vans are used by smokers and non smokers and nobody ever complained about anything while I was there and you know why...because were making $26.00 an hour.

My point is this. If an employee makes less money than the smoker and he or she has to drive the company vehicle after the smoker drove it and you smell the smoke and and your eyes get irritated and perhaps you get cancer of the eye. A doctor says that is is a direct hit from Cigarette smoke. You would lose that law suit. but you could win the battle for the company car is not to be smoked in.

If I am a non smoker I don't want to get in a Company car that stinks like cigarettes and get sick. I would complain. If I got fired for refusing to drive a stinky company car from cigarettes smoke, would the EEOC take my case and would I get my job back? Yes./
Would I get back lost wages /yes
The War on Cigarettes from the American people NON -Smokers is powered by money. The law suits are stacking up and sooner or later you will not be able to smoke even in your own home if your spouse is a non smoker you can be held liable for his or her sickness because you smoke. NON SMokers Want rights and they will get it through the Supreme Court.

RJ Reynolds is losing the battle.
Watch out America here we come

Answer 4

In Scotland the ban applies to drivers of work-related vehicles - if there is a risk of passive smoke for other workers who use the vehicle.

Answer 5

I smoke I own my own vehicle which is used for work, now if I'm told i cant smoke in it, then i would consider this an infringement of my human rights. I don't carry passengers so what difference is it to anyone else other than myself. I would not smoke in someone Else's property irrespective of the incoming laws, because I'd respect their rights, So how come my rights are not being considered ?????

Answer 6

Up here in Scotland the ban means taxi drivers, van and lorry drivers are not aloud to smoke if they have a company logo on the the car, van ect.

Answer 7

The smoking ban is for all goods vehicles even if you own it as it is still classed as a place of work

Answer 8

As per International R.T.A., Geneva 1948:

Smoking by anyone, in any vehicle is illegal since 1948.

This has only ever been enforced by continuing to include ashtrays as standard in all new veh's since then, although cig lighters were only standard in upper crust elite veh's until 1960. Since then they are standard in all new veh,s, despite most being in "state" production!

I have seen several bus drivers in uk smoking "on the job" just recently, airline Cockpit crew do not "possess" either booze or nicotine in the cockpit, although I have seen several private pilots drinking "on the job", despite the above law being in force.

At sea, I have never seen any smoking / drinking on the bridge of military vessels, but smoking is extreme common on the bridge of other, even booze free, vessels!

As above booze & nicotine are both illegal on the bridge of any & every vessel!

But hey!

Smoking / drinking behind the wheel is no worse than hand-held 'phones, or mother in laws.

If legislation is ever enforced it will not improve health or safety, but only improve the civil service pink gin supply.

Education at any & every level is the only hope of improving health or safety.

I am booze & nicotine free, & welcome any positive move toward improvement!

The insurance co's could enforce the existing legislation by refusing cover to smokers / drinkers. This would constitute "enforcement at source", but would not be so welcome to the civil service as they would possibly lose tremendous tax revenue thereby, with nicotine currently running @ 85% & booze @ 65%.

We should also remember that any "fixed-penalty" is illegal, & can therefore be impossible to enforce due to civil / human rights.

Answer 9

Yes it will, in scotland if you use your own car as a taxi and you let your wife or anybody else use it then they are also breaking the law even if you arent there at the time, as it is classed as a workplace, i think it also applies to your own home if a doctor is doing a home visit or any other worker happens to be working in your house!

Answer 10

Yes, it does apply. Here in Scotland, the ban has been in place for nearly a year, and you are not allowed to smoke in any form of public transport, including taxis etc

Answer 11

Yes. Here in Ireland it applies to all vehicles including taxi's. The only vehicles that are exempt are personal private vehicles.