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Methods to Evaluate Cytotoxicity and Immunosuppression of Combustible Tobacco Product Preparations
Published on: January 10, 2015
[Tobacco's smoke in the workplaces, webpages in the ISPESL's website]
T P Baccolo1, C Montaruli, A R Bianchi
1Dipartimento di Medicina del Lavoro, ISPESL, Roma. tiziana.baccolo@ispesl.it
Abstract:
The authors present the section, part of the ISPESL's website, dedicated to tobacco smoke at work. In this subdivision many topics regarding problems caused by tobacco smoke in the workplaces are gathered and discussed so that different personnel responsible for health and prevention at work can find a technical answer to take part to the improvement of the psychophysical welfare of both smokers and non smokers. The general information section has collected the relative Italian and international laws regarding smoking in the workplace along with representative court cases, and some publications and essays which have been presented on this topic. Inside the section dedicated to the employers and companies, the authors have posted useful importation on smoking in the workplace which includes some tools that can turn to be interesting to those who are supposed to be involved with prevention, the updated addresses of the national public antismoking centers, experiences and activities against tobacco smoke of national and international companies, events regarding smoke at work, informative sheets and leaflets for smokers, link to other site that argue about this topic. Moreover, there is a section dedicated to a forum where Internet user can share their experiences and thoughts on workplaces free from tobacco smoke.
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