What you can do as a concerned citizen

First Priority

Write to your US Senator and Congressman, and demand a change in OSHA policy. Tell them to read this webpage. Be sure to send a copy of your letter to the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety. (see below)

Tell everyone you know to look at this website to learn more about OSHA's negligence in failing to protect workers.

Second Priority

Write or email to OSHA both at the state and federal level. (see below)

Read the summary of the Surgeon General's Report on secondhand smoke so you will know the facts.

If you are highly motivated...

Write letters to the editor of your local newspaper about OSHA's failure to protect workers from toxic substances and carcinogens in secondhand smoke.

Inform your friends who work in polluted environments (such as bars and restaurants) about their right to breathe clean air. Their employers have a legal obligation to provide a work environment free from deadly toxins.

Support the smoke-free communities movement, especially if there is a group in your community who needs your help. Contact your local chapter of American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, or American Heart Association.

Work to get smoke-free laws in your town, if not already implemented.

Encourage restaurants and other businesses to go smoke-free, in order to keep your business as a customer.

 Find out more by reading the CDC's web page on secondhand smoke: CDC.gov/tobacco.

Here's how to write to your US Senator and Congressman:

Please also send off an email (or phone call) to the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety :

Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety

Committee Leadership: