Title

Smoking policies at Pacific Bell

Authors

Michael Eriksen, Georgia State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1985

Abstract

With approximately 75,000 employees, Pacific Bell is the largest employer in the state of California. Like many employers, Pacific Bell is very concerned about the adverse health effects associated with smoking and is actively attempting to control smoking at the workplace. This article describes the health and economic costs and legal pressures which compel companies to be concerned about workplace smoking and the strategies available to manage this major health problem. Also described are the new corporate smoking policy and company-wide smoking-cessation program established at Pacific Bell, as well as the research conducted among pacific Bell employees.

Comments

Originally published in:

Eriksen, M.P. (1985). Smoking policies at Pacific Bell. Corporate Commentary, 1(4): 24-34.

Recommended Citation

Eriksen, M.P. (1985). Smoking policies at Pacific Bell. Corporate Commentary, 1(4): 24-34.