By New York State law, all employees have a right to a smoke-free workplace. Smoking is not permitted in the interior of any College building, College-owned or leased vehicle, or under the overhang outside of any campus building. Smoking is permitted outside campus buildings provided that these areas are located far enough away from doorways, windows, and ventilation systems to prevent smoke from entering enclosed buildings and facilities.
Smokers and nonsmokers need to remain courteous to each other. Smokers who want to leave their work area for an occasional smoke break can do so while moving from building to building or during applicable work-break periods. Supervisors should accommodate reasonable requests for smoke breaks. Smokers are reminded that a wish to smoke is not a sufficient reason to be gone from their workplace in excess of the standard work-break policies.
All members of the College community are responsible for compliance with this policy. Violations of this policy by College employees are to be reported to the Office of Human Resources at the time of the occurrence or as soon thereafter as possible. The violator will be counseled and a record of the violation will be maintained. Ongoing violations will result in disciplinary action.
