Learning session on hazards of smoking
Posted on: 17/May/2013 12:43:46 PM
To educate the people especially those working in corporate companies about the hazards of smoking, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) along with Resource Centre for Tobacco Control, Cancer Institute organized a learning session for 100 employees from companies. The companies included those from the BPO, IT and manufacturing sectors.
�By and large, most companies do not allow smoking on their premises, but some employees go outside the compound and smoke� Of late, companies have shown greater interest in creating awareness about what smoking can do to your health. Many companies now want to take initiatives to educate their employees about quitting�, said Member of the Healthcare sub -committee of the CII�s Southern Region Sumanth C. Raman.
Associate Professor at the Cancer Institute E. Vidhubala said, �Smoke-free policies should be implemented in companies mainly to protect non-smokers. Recently, we carried out an online survey of employees in around 50 companies. A first look at the data found that several companies assumed that they could have designated smoking areas on their premises. This is banned under the law.�
