I manage the H&S on a construction site and part of the site set up is to place a designated smoking shelter in a corner of the site, and the site rules are that smoking is only allowed in the smoking shelter and nowhere else on site.
An operative has asked if he can use an e-cigarette on site as he is trying to quit smoking and the rules are that he must use the smoking shelter which in a way is defeating the object.

has anyone else has a similar issue and if so how did they address it.

As said before, after my personal extensive study, research etc. my advice is that rather than expose 'other' none smokers / non vapourer's to the vapour [yet vapour does exist and what stuff it gives of few if any know about etc. so those next to it take the vapour in e.g. passive vapouring and no supplier WHO/NHS research has been done re this area !] then treat vapouring in the same way as smoking

If you are a really considerate employer provide a vapouring only location noting that the NHS and many other smokers who have stopped etc. say that the only effective way to stop smoking is to go 'cold turkey' NB: Why have people lots of time on their hands as they are supposed to be working when at work not smoking etc.?

And yep it is better for a smoker to vapour instead of smoke but it is not better for the non smoker who is next to the vapourer taking in the vapour - as an experiment a number of vapourer's used a closed room and after a few mins a non-smoker went in only to get out fast as they could hardly breath as the room was full of fumes [even the vapourer's admitted the problem]

And don't forget that there is a very very large group doing what they can to push vapouring as there trillions of £ to be made and are doing what they can to get vapouring seen as good irrespective of the hazards - this is a similar situation to the early days of smoking etc.!!!!???

If its any help,i work in the industry,manufacturing these and they have to be used in designated areas outside the premises

With WHO upping the ante on e-cigs this has caused a lot of debate on the potential risks associated with vapours, etc. I have yet to se any hard facts but I find it hard to believe these vapours can cause any real harm to non-users. After all, e-cigs were designed to help smokers quit smoking, to that end they have been relatively successful I believe. People often site an extreme case forgetting that nothing in this world is without some risk. I wonder if all this nonsense will fade away like the risks associated with mobile telephones and radiation?

E-nicotine-inhalers...
Trying to give up smoking by only inhaling the addictive part of the tobacco?

Hi, I have managed a similar problem. The coporate 'smokefree' policy suggests that smoking should not be at or near an entrance to any of the corporate sites, and like you this usually means hiding the shelter away in a quiet corner of the site.

Employees seem quite happy with arrangements for smoking at the shelter and have accepted that ecigarettes cannot be smoked in the premises. Our problem is the number of times smokers visit the shelter in a working day, but thats another discussion!

The difficulty is seeking the co-operation of visitors (in our case students), but it has to be said, a polite word is usually sufficient. The thought of a £60 fine for non compliance usually focusses the mind and feet in the direction of the shelter.

We promoted a 'stop smoking' campaign with the local NHS with varied results.

For what its worth, I stopped smoking in 1981..... 'Fox's glacier fruits' work, I stopped smoking, but did put some weight on!!!!!!

This seems an amazingly high figure Bob can you quote your sources?

There have been 9 "fires" on merseyside related to ecigs. Not deaths.