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Tobacco Smoke Exposure
SAFETY AWARENESS KEPT SIMPLE
SMARTsafe Safety Talks – ST078
This pack contains:
• 6 - Page Talk Text
• 7 - OHP Presentation Slide Pack
Using the talks (Extract “How to Present Safety Talks”):
Plan which topic you want to discuss with your team.
Read through the script before you hold the meeting to
familiarise yourself with the material.
Start the talk with a comment that makes the topic relevant to
the team. For example, if you have seen a number of people
using ladders incorrectly, use this as your opening comment.
Follow the script but don’t read straight from the page. The
script is only a prompt and it will sound better if you use your
own words.
Ask the questions as they appear in the script. It is important
you do this because they are a lead in to the next section of
your talk.
Give the team enough time to answer the questions. Safety
talks can be boring for the team if you are the only one talking.
Hand out the information sheets as they appear in the script.
Don’t hand out all the information sheets at the start of the talk
otherwise there is a temptation for the team to read ahead and
not listen to the points you are making.
Collect the information sheets at the end of the talk so they
can be used again.
Safety Talk Mini - Delivery Pack
To obtain your full Safety Talk Delivery Pack go to: www.smartsafe.com.au
The full Safety Talk pack contains MS Office
Editable Documents :
• 6 - Page Talk Text
• 7 - OHP Presentation Slide Pack
• 14 - A5 talk Handout Sheets
• Assessment and Assessment Answers Sheet
• Employee Attendance Register
• A “How to Present Safety Talks Guide”

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Some examples of why tobacco smokers feel it can be a good thing are:
It is enjoyable It helps them to think
It is relaxing It keeps their weight down
They enjoy the taste It relieves stress
They can socialise with other
smokers
It gives them something to do with their
hands
Put on your imaginary ‘BAD’ hat and tell me why smoking tobacco is a bad thing.
Hand out sheet 2 – The “BAD” Hat
Some examples of why smoking tobacco can be a bad thing are:
It tastes unpleasant It smells unpleasant
It’s harmful to your health It’s antisocial to non-smokers
It’s expensive It adversely affects fitness
It’s addictive It doesn’t look good
That was good. I just want to remind you that there are no right and wrong answers. There are lots of
reasons why some people smoke and others don’t. Their reasons can often be the same, such as taste
– but some like the taste and others don’t.
WHAT IS IN A CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO SMOKE
Cigarettes are the most common source of tobacco smoke in the workplace. They contain about 3000
chemicals and have been classified in Group A carcinogens (pronounced CARSIN-OH-JENS). This
means they have been known to cause cancer in humans.
Let’s keep it simple:
“Can anyone name the three main substances in cigarettes and
tobacco smoke that can cause health risks?”
Hand out sheet 3 – The three main substances in cigarette and tobacco
smoke that can cause a health risk
The three main substances that are a health risk are:
tar;
nicotine; and
carbon monoxide.
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However, for any number of reasons, such as a high number of employees or clients who smoke,
elimination may not be practicable in your workplace. If this is the case, then specific areas should be
designated for smoking and the rest of the workplace should be smoke-free.
The steps you should take to start a smoking policy are:
establish a working party with representatives from all groups;
decide where and when smoking will be allowed;
set dates in advance of when changes will occur;
make the changes gradually;
signpost areas clearly and provide cigarette disposal facilities; and
explain the reasons for the policy and its objectives (health risk and legal liability)
Remember, it is important to respect the rights of both smokers and non-smokers.
ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH WORKPLACE SMOKING
Whether you are an employer or employee, smoker or non-smoker, you might like to know more about:
legal issues, such as Occupational Health & Safety, workers’ compensation and passive smoking
laws;
the health risks of ETS;
your rights in the workplace;
assessing the risk of ETS in the workplace;
help to quit smoking; and
assistance to develop a smoke-free policy.
“What steps could you take to start a smoking policy?”
Hand out sheet 6 – Risk Assessment and Policy Development
Hand out sheet 7 – Issues Associated with Workplace Smoking
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4. Tobacco Smoke Exposure – ST078 © PA Services Group - SMARTsafe 2013Compressed Air Safety – ST056
SMARTsafe Safety Talks – ST078
Tobacco Smoke Exposure
SAFETY AWARENESS KEPT SIMPLE
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The three main substances that are a health risk
are:
• TAR - a cancer-causing agent affecting the lungs
and other organs;
• NICOTINE - a drug of addiction; and
• CARBON MONOXIDE - a substance which
displaces oxygen in the body.
Sheet 3 – The Three Main Substances in Cigarettes and Tobacco Smoke
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6. Tobacco Smoke Exposure – ST078 © PA Services Group - SMARTsafe 2013
The steps you should take to start a smoking
policy are:
• establish a working party with representatives
from all groups;
• decide where and when smoking will be
allowed;
• set dates in advance of when changes will
occur;
• make the changes gradually;
• signpost smoking areas clearly and provide
cigarette disposal facilities; and
• explain the reasons for the policy and its
objectives (health risk and legal liability).
Sheet 6 – Risk Assessment and Policy Development
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