Posted By lewes I have had a search and my query hasnt come up or not that I could find. I understood that a second part of the Health Act was being released in the new year with elements regarding smoking in vehicles Does anyone know when or where I can get a copy or when it is being released? Many thanks

Posted By Salus Hi Lewes what is it that you need to know?

Posted By Makka I believe it will be a requirement of the "No Smoking" legislation that work vehicles are to be considered an enclosed work space and therefore need to be regulated in much the same way as buildings. All of our fleet vehicles have now been made no smoking and have signs to that effect in perparation for the forthcoming legislation. I know several other employers such as BT and Carillion PLC are doing likewise.

Posted By jackw. Hi. law up here in scotland is clear. no smoking in work vehicles and signage must be in place. i assume regs in england will be the same as it would be daft not to be. That said I often see drivers in work vehicles smoking..very difficult to police. and to be honest it doesn't seem as if the enforcing authority, LA environmental health, are to interested with the exception of passenger carrying vehicles: buses etc. as one company and a driver have been fined after a passenger complained about the driver smoking (pity they don't do the same for mobile tel use). Re your own vehicle at work - no restrictions but you can't insist that an other worker goes into the vehicle e.g. for joint site visits if they object re driver smoking. Hope this helps.

Posted By lewes Thanks for that. Having read a lot of the Smokefree stuff in the past few days. I read it that we were not operating the tractor unit but just providing it as a service to others. To my mind it makes good business sense to put them in the hire vehicles as they may be used by us when collecting or delivering them and when customers ask "do the vehicles comply with the smoking ban" we can say Yes

Posted By Alan Hoskins Currently it is merely a failure to comply with an employer's code or policy. Once the new Regulations are in force it will become a criminal offence to smoke in OR to allow smoking in designated smoke free areas. Alan

Posted By Alan Hoskins Sorry Alex - that is what I meant. So you don't think the Regs are being enforced sufficiently? Alan

Posted By Colin Wallace Hi One point I don't think has been highlighted. At present if vehicles based in England where at present no legislation exists) travel into Scotland there is a sign for application to the vehicle windows which defines the change in law presently between England and Scotland. I have an image stored somewhere. Simply it says as soon as you enter Scotland stop smoking. Or words to that effect.