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Show Caption. Hide Caption. Many Americans in the dark about what's in cigarette smoke. A national survey suggests that American adults and teens don't know what substances lurk in cigarette smoke. But she recognizes that it's what the majority of her customers are looking for in the Uptown Lounge and that they provide an option for those who do want that.
For the time being in Anderson, what is already on the books is what needs to be enforced and encouraged, said Rusty Burns, Anderson County Administrator.
Burns said that a county-wide ban on smoking as it exists in eight of South Carolina's 46 counties has never been suggested to him. But not on a county level. Burns said that any potential ordinance on smoking would have to come through the voices of residents. But there also is the question of whether it's worth heavy enforcement or fines for something that has voluntarily been stopped in so many establishments.
Plus, the state bans smoking in many public places. The South Carolina Clean Indoor Air Act prohibits smoking in public places except in designated areas and in enclosed private offices , including buildings owned or leased by the state or its political subdivisions, health care facilities, schools and facilities providing children's services, childcare facilities, libraries, public transportation vehicles except taxis , arenas and auditoriums, and in elevators, lobbies, and foyers SC Code Sec.
Burdette said she understands that businesses want to make their own decision about smoking rather than having a city or county government make it for them. And she has heard arguments that business will suffer in those places that allow smoking and then stop. If our restaurant goes smoke-free, we'll lose business. On the contrary, research has shown that adopting smoke-free policies doesn't have a negative effect on restaurant sales. Almost 74 percent of South Carolinians are nonsmokers and an increasing number say that they prefer dining in restaurants that are smoke-free.
Our restaurant has a non-smoking section. That will eliminate health risks, right? Even with smoking and nonsmoking sections separated by a solid partition, secondhand smoke is still a serious risk to customers. With over 4, toxic chemicals in cigarettes, there is no safe level of exposure.
Each year, 53, American nonsmokers die from secondhand smoke. Our smoking section is ventilated. Isn't that all the protection non-smokers need?
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