Everyone Deserves A Smoke-Free Workplace

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Veo Tyson – Bartender

“Everyone deserves a smoke-free workplace, even bartenders.”
Veo Tyson Bartender

When I first started bartending, smoking was accepted everywhere. I would help customers and the smoke would just flow into my face. It would get into my clothes. I actually felt like I was smoking. I’ve been bartending a long time, so I’ve had years of breathing other people’s smoke.

Luckily, I work at a nonsmoking bar now. The nonsmokers stay longer because they’re not bothered. The air is cleaner, and I feel like I can do this longer. I love what I do, and now I don’t have to worry about my health. Other bartenders aren’t as lucky; secondhand smoke can kill.

Doesn’t everyone deserve a healthy workplace?

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FACT:
Secondhand smoke causes lung cancer in adults who themselves have never smoked.
FACT:
Even brief secondhand smoke exposure can damage cells in ways that set the cancer process in motion. Some damage is not reversible.
FACT:
The Surgeon General has concluded that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Breathing even a little secondhand smoke can be harmful.
FACT:
Nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke at home or at work increase their risk of developing heart disease by 25‐30%.
FACT:
In Arkansas alone, 540 adults die every year from secondhand smoke exposure.