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¶ … tobacco industry has made its business by portraying smoking as hip, debonair, classy, and a symbol of stature in society. The way the tobacco companies went about doing this was by flooding the advertising markets with advertisements in both print and other media and recruiting public figures to promote their products. Over the years the tobacco industry has caused millions upon millions of addictions and deaths due to public opinion and use of their products. However, in recent years they have been getting a taste of their own medicine. Many people have now been steered away from smoking due to the blunt facts about smoking and its effects on everyone, even non-smokers. Due to this deluge of information, I feel very strongly that employers have every right to do anything they need to do to create and maintain a smoke-free workplace, even if this means banning cigarettes altogether and testing their workers for breaking the rules.
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In my opinion, any successful information or action that allows for a higher quality of life should be praised and continued with greater conviction. Not only is there legislation in place to support any policy that bans smoking in the workplace (unless negotiated in union arbitration), but an employee has every right to be protected in his or her workplace. Employers are held highly accountable for safety hazards such as unsafe equipment and proper maintenance of working grounds, so why shouldn't they be held accountable for something that slowly diseases, and possibly kills their employees?
A new buzzword has come into the public debate when arguing the effects of second hand smoke: "environmental tobacco smoke." "ETS" and its effects have always been measured and discussed in the medical field, but now appears more prominently in public debate. ETS is the cause of an estimated 3,000 cancer-related deaths in America each year and may be a factor in as many as 62,000 deaths from coronary heart disease each year (cancer.org). While these numbers may seem staggering, they are actually presented as positive figures based on the fact ETS-related effects have decreased in…
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ACS: Americans Subject to Less Second-hand Smoke. http://www.cancer.org/eprise/.../NWS_T_TX_Americans_Subject_to_Less_Second_hand_Smoke.
Although it is expected to die in Congress -- and President Bush has promised a veto if it does not -- a bill is currently circulating that would allow the FDA to control cigarette contents ("Reynolds American" 2008). If this bill were to pass, and the likelihood of it doing so is much greater with a Democratic congress and president, it could mean the perpetual death of the tobacco
Tobacco Industry History of Tobacco Ancient Times Fifteenth Century Sixteenth Century Seventeenth Century Eighteenth Century Nineteenth Century Twentieth Century Modern Times Corporate Stakeholders Ethics & Social Values Ecology & Natural Resources Saint Leo Core Values Throughout its long and storied history, tobacco has served the various appetites of religious shamans, aristocratic noblemen, common sailors, money changers and modern-day captains of industry. The aeromatic plant grew naturally in the moderate climates of the Americas and was transported to every corner of the world by seagoing
Minmum 750 words. The tobacco industry is one of the most successful businesses in the contemporary society. This happens in spite of the fact that individuals who smoke are very well-acquainted with the risks coming along with smoking the substance. What is even more concerning is that smoking is often adopted by certain individuals as a result of the fact that they believe that they are fashionable because they smoke.
Deception of the Tobacco Industry Smoking is a factor, and an important factor, in the production of carcinoma in the lung," wrote Richard Doll and Bradford Hill some fifty years ago. It was this first study which would initiate all others. It was this first study which would be expanded and eventually establish smoking as a major health risk linking it to problems including everything from heart disease to bronchitis,
Ironically, those opposed to smoking used the very same medium to help kill smoking in public places, restaurants, and even cars when children are present (as is the case in several states now). Smoking and tobacco products are a pariah now - no longer the universal symbol of cool, no matter how much money the companies spend on advertising. The alcohol and gambling industries, on the other hand, have clearly taken
Business & Society Questions Business & the Environment The UPS Green Fleet A United Parcel Service (UPS) store is located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The company has established a number of initiatives that are environmentally friendly, not the least of which is the conversion of a portion of their fleet to hybrid electric vehicles. In fact, as of February 2011, the UPS delivery fleet using alternative fuel and technology had driven 200 million miles