How Second-Hand Smoke Affects Hospitality Workers

Ottawa restaurants and bars support a 100% smoke-free bylaw because it creates a level playing field for all businesses. Study after study shows that smoke-free bylaws are good for business: they improve workers' health, attract new customers, and reduce cleaning costs and insurance rates.

Do you work in the hospitality industry?
Do you own a restaurant or a bar?

If so, there are important facts you need to know to protect your health and your business. This page includes information on the dangers of second-hand smoke, the economic benefits of smoke-free bylaws, and details on how the tobacco industry manipulates the hospitality industry in order to block smoke-free legislation, to keep people smoking, and to protect its cigarette profits.

Are patrons at risk, along with restaurant and bar employees?

What a Typical Restaurant Employee Would Inhale

Second-Hand Smoke in Public Places: A Message for Bar and Restaurant Workers

Second-Hand Smoke in Public Places: Why Ventilation is NOT the Solution

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