QUIT@WORK
Smoking impacts Vermont businesses – it can be over $5,000 per year, per smoking employee.
QUIT@WORK is a comprehensive and easy to use tool that provides information on the cost of smoking, Vermont’s smoking laws, sample policy, and tools for employees who are ready to quit.
QUIT@WORK Tool
Print a copy of QUIT@WORK (pdf), which contains:
- Information on Vermont smoking laws.
- Ideas for setting policy.
- Sample model policy.
- Printed samples and other materials for employers.
- Information on Vermont’s free quit smoking services.
- Sample text for memo’s, e-mails, letters, web, etc.
- Ideas for distributing information, incentives and contests.
Quick Facts
- If an employee who smokes a pack-a-day and quits at age 40 puts the savings into a 401(k) earning 9 percent a year, they’ll have over $250,000 by age 70. (Based on $5 per pack per day, $1,820.00 per year.)
- Secondhand smoke contains about 4,000 chemical compounds, including formaldehyde, cyanide, carbon monoxide, ammonia, nicotine, and cancer-causing agents such as benzene and N-nitrosamines. 1
- Going smoke-free lowers the risk of fires and accidental injuries, which can reduce your insurance costs. Smoke-free businesses have negotiated for lower fire and property insurance premiums, with some businesses winning reductions of 25-30 percent. 2
- Vermont smokers are trying to quit – nearly half of Vermont’s smokers have made at least one serious quit attempt in the past year. (VT 2005 Adult Tobacco Survey.)
Resources
Quick Fact References
1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Respiratory health effects of passive smoking: Lung cancer and other disorders. The report of the Environmental Protection Agency. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, 1993. (EPA/600/6-90/006F)
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Save Lives, Save Money: Make Your Business Smoke-Free. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, June 2006.