NIOSH Workplace Tobacco Policies

Guide to assist employers in promoting health and preventing disease and injury through workplace tobacco policies.

Foreword

Current Intelligence Bulletins (CIBs) are issued by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to disseminate new scientific information about occupational hazards. A CIB may draw attention to a formerly unrecognized hazard, report new data on a known hazard, or disseminate information about hazard control. Public health efforts to prevent disease caused by tobacco use have been underway for the past half century, but more remains to be done to achieve a society free of tobacco related death and disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), of which…