Once a truck driver has completed the mileage allowed by law. His truck becomes his home ,therefore would he be open to prosecution under the no smoking in the workplace ?
2007-02-19 05:33:20 · 8 answers · asked by janet s 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If he works alone he can smoke in it but if he has a collegue with him he can't, somehow his cab is classed as a public place then. The smoking ban isn't so bad really, we manage quite well in Scotland, although when you leave a building you get a blast of smoke hit you because everyone is outside smoking!
2007-02-19 05:45:04 · answer #1 · answered by Trizzy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not true lone lorry drivers can smoke in cabs in Scotland my friend owns a large haulage contractors and the police have stopped two of their drivers for doing this.By the way you cant smoke in your own home if someone like care workers or district nurse attends whilst they are there,some local authoritys have applied this for some time now.
2007-02-19 07:48:31 · answer #2 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the country. The law at the moment in Britain is different. If you are in Scotland you cannot smoke in your workplace or anywhere that the public have access to. You cannot smoke in your own car if it is on a property that bans it. e.g. N.H.S. property. So to answer your question no because it is not your home but your work and two it has public access because it is not your proerty.
2007-02-19 05:50:36 · answer #3 · answered by fresca 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trucks are not counted as workplaces, with respect to no smoking policies seen in some states.
However, if there are two truckers sharing a truck and one objects to other's smoking, he COULD ask for consideration under the law.
That said, if you're talking about interstate trucking, any complaints in one state would not necessarily apply in others. So, really, it's moot.
2007-02-19 05:42:09 · answer #4 · answered by Jay 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In the UK from 1st July 2007you will not be allowed to smoke in the workplace this includes lorries also vans and cars supplied by employers.
2007-02-19 05:54:51 · answer #5 · answered by norfolk'n good 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes he would ,for the truck could be some other drivers work place in the next day or so.
2007-02-19 05:42:12 · answer #6 · answered by Mick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A truck is not a public restaurant. Only public restaurants and places where food is SERVED (not consumed) are effected by the no smoking ban.
2007-02-19 05:42:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Since when can you not smoke in your vehicle? In the US its okay. If its not your vehicle then your employer has the say so.
2007-02-19 05:38:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋