Auraria Higher Education Center

Office of the Executive Vice President for Administration

Administrative Policies and Procedures

 

Policy #26  Smoke-Free Environment

                                                                         

 

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Approved: November 5, 2001

 

 

 

EVPA Signature

 

 

 Revised:  October 14, 2008

 

 

 

PURPOSE

 

In accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order D0036-90, C.R.S. 25-14-103 and in compliance with the recent Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification requirements, AHEC has adopted the following smoke-free environmental policy. 

 

This policy requires state buildings and vehicles to provide and maintain a smoke-free environment, including the prohibition of smoking within twenty-five feet away from entries, outdoor air intakes and operable windows to minimize exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.

 

STATEMENT

 

  1. Smoking is not permitted in the following areas:

 

·                     Campus owned or leased buildings,

 

·                     At least twenty-five feet from entries, outdoor air intakes and operable windows;

 

·                     Campus vehicles, including automobiles, shuttles, trucks, vans and golf carts.

 

  1. Smoking is permitted in the following areas:

 

·                     Outdoors, except as noted above, or where otherwise prohibited by signage;

 

·                     Outdoor eating areas, unless designated as non-smoking.

 

 

The success of this policy depends upon the thoughtfulness, consideration, good will and cooperation of both smokers as well as non-smokers. All members of the Auraria Campus community, as well as visitors, share in the responsibility of adhering to and enforcing this policy.