With his introduction today .. Knowing the scope of the ban on smoking at work

The Ministry of Labor and Social Development introduced a ban on smoking in the workplace on Saturday.

The decision was made by the Minister of Labor and Social Development, the ing. Ahmed Bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi, during the month of Sha-ban last month, through which he adopted the guide, is in favor of the implementation of the provisions relating to violations of security and the Occupational Health presented in the table of violations and penalties applicable to facilities violating this resolution.

It should be noted that the guide on the decision to ban smoking in the workplace, developed in cooperation with the Secretariat of the National Committee for Tobacco Control, is intended to guide employers and employees in the procedures required by the resolution to implement it.

The guide explains the purpose of its publication and adoption, its legal references, its definitions, the scope of smoking bans in the workplace, the specifications of the space reserved for smokers in the event of discovery of A space for them in the work or establishment setting, as well as the most important measures to protect the safety and health of workers, as well as workplace safety and health hazards. health problems. In case of non-compliance.

It should be noted that the violation of the establishment of the anti-smoking system requires a penalty of up to 5,000 RS in accordance with Article 15 of the anti-smoking system.

Regarding the scope of the ban on smoking at the workplace, they are:

Places and places surrounding mosques in the workplace.

Oil and gas production plants, public transport, elevators and toilets, educational, health, training, social and charitable institutions.

Oil and gas production facilities, transportation, distribution, refining and distribution of service stations and sale of all facilities.

Offices, halls, factories, warehouses and corridors leading to workplaces.

Places to eat, drink and eat.

Within 8 meters of all the places ready to enter, to meet or to sit and to the passage of visitors and employees.