| Millions and millions of people all across the world | | | | no more than fifty percent of the smoke infiltrates the |
| smoke cigarettes for one reason or another. They are | | | | company. Lastly there are smoking shelters that can |
| highly addictive and extremely dangerous to one´s | | | | be custom built. For example, a business owner can |
| health. Yet with all the known negative effects, | | | | build an entire separate room with tables and chairs so |
| cigarettes are one of the most bought products in the | | | | customers can conveniently smoke. Regardless of |
| market today. This is a terrible thing for non-smokers | | | | what type of smoking shelter it is, the shelter itself can |
| because second hand smoke can be just as deadly | | | | help a business retain their customers |
| as smoking the cigarettes themselves. This is why | | | | The United Kingdom is again the latest place to |
| many states and countries have banned smoking | | | | enforce this ban on smoking in public places. The public |
| cigarettes in public places to help safeguard civilians | | | | places that are the most effected by this is restaurant |
| who don´t smoke. The latest place to ban | | | | and bars. For those people who used to enjoy going |
| smoking in public places is in the United Kingdom. | | | | out to the bar and smoking and having a good time |
| In July of 2007, England banned smoking in public | | | | can no longer do this. This ban is set to help improve |
| places with the "Smoke Free England" campaign. | | | | people´s safety. Many people are considered |
| Second hand smoke causes numerous diseases such | | | | social smokers, so with this "Smoke Free England " |
| as heart disease, lung cancer, and SIDS. It really is | | | | campaign, the Health Department is hoping that some |
| unfair to those nonsmokers who are trying to stay | | | | of these casual smokers will quit altogether. With less |
| safe from the effects of cigarettes when people | | | | people that smoke, the fewer amount of people that |
| smoke around them. This campaign is driven by the | | | | will be affected by this ban. This in turn leads to |
| Health Department to keep these innocent people | | | | businesses being less affected as well. The whole idea |
| safe. While the campaign is being enforced, many | | | | of this smoke free concept is to detour people away |
| businesses and public places are being slightly affected | | | | from the deadly addiction and help protect those from |
| by this new ban. | | | | the people that just can´t quit. |
| For those people that smoke, it is a luxury to be able | | | | Smoking cigarettes and second hand smoke is one of |
| to go to a restaurant and smoke while enjoying a | | | | the biggest causes of people´s death every year. |
| meal. This is no longer allowed in open spaces. | | | | The worst part about them is what is called "Nicotine." |
| Businesses such as restaurant, bars, and cafe´s | | | | Nicotine is super addictive and very deadly. When an |
| are losing business because the people that use to | | | | individual smokes a lot, their body develops a |
| come to these places who smoke no longer come. | | | | dependency to this said substance, which becomes |
| This in turn leads to loss of productivity as far as | | | | harder to break overtime. This it turn leads to a |
| annual revenue. These businesses who are losing | | | | countless list of medical dangers that can eventually |
| money right now will rebound though. With the ban of | | | | lead to one´s demise. The same can be said with |
| smoking in these locations, more non smokers are | | | | second hand smoke. After inhaling enough of it |
| beginning to fill these spots, thus making up for the | | | | overtime, one can be so badly damaged by it, a whole |
| people who use to come that smoked. | | | | crop of disease can pop up leading to an untimely |
| All is not lost for people who smoke cigarettes | | | | death. The smoke free ban is being enforced to |
| however. There are still designated areas where | | | | reduce this occurrence. |
| people can smoke while still being in public. The Health | | | | So when the "Smoke Free England" campaign |
| Department has set up what is called smoking shelters | | | | launched and began to be enforced in July of 2007, a |
| where people are allowed to smoke. Many of these | | | | number of things began to happen. Many businesses |
| areas are set up with chairs and tables. Although | | | | were affected both in good ways and in bad ways. |
| many businesses will be able to recover from the | | | | For those companies who took the biggest hit, the |
| "Smoke Free England" campaign, many UK businesses | | | | Health Department came up with an idea about the |
| are not. This is why the Health Department set up the | | | | smoking shelters. This allows places like restaurant and |
| designated smoking areas to help businesses who lost | | | | bars to still accommodate those people who smoke |
| a substantial amount of business. For companies who | | | | while not breaking any new laws about smoking in |
| were badly affected by the ban, they are able to | | | | public places. Those other businesses that were only |
| attach these smoking shelters in order to keep some | | | | mildly affected by the ban, will recover because more |
| of their regular customers. | | | | non smoking people will make up for the absence of |
| There are a few different types of shelters a business | | | | the people that use to come and smoke. In addition, |
| owner can choose from to accommodate their | | | | both adults and children are able to go out and enjoy |
| customers. The most popular designated smoking spot | | | | themselves in an environment not deadly to their |
| would be the "Free Standing Smoking Shelter." This is | | | | health. Hopefully for those social smokers, they will just |
| usually a spot connected to the place of business, | | | | quit entirely because of they will not have the urge to |
| where five to seven people can comfortably enjoy a | | | | smoke while being out. The "Smoke Free England" |
| cigarette. Another type of shelter is the economical | | | | campaign is now being enforced and is now beginning |
| friendly "Wall Mounted Smoking Shelter." This is | | | | to have countless positive affects in a number of |
| basically a makeshift barrier between the business and | | | | different ways. |
| the smoking area. The only requirement for this is that | | | | |