Spain abolishes smoking at work as of 2006.Spain's parliament voted unanimously to outlaw smoking at work as of January 2006, further tightening restrictions that were already set to take effect that would have allowed smoking in designated areas within the workplace. The new law prohibits smoking in the workplace and requires owners of bars and restaurants larger than 100 square meters Noun 1. square meter - a centare is 1/100th of an are centare, square metre area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas to offer air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. and non-smoking areas in at least 70 percent of the facility Some bar and restaurant owners restaurant owner n → dueño/a or propietario/a de un restaurante object to the measure, saying it will hurt business. Spain is the latest European nation to crack down on smoking, mirroring the efforts of Ireland, which banned smoking in pubs, restaurants, and enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. workplaces in March 2004, and Italy, which followed suit in January 2005. France took a different tack, raising the price of cigarettes by 20 percent in October 2003. The United Kingdom has no laws banning workplace smoking, but the British government has issued health and safety regulations requiring employers to provide smoke-free restrooms. Businesses are mandated to regulate workplace smoking only if it poses a fire hazard fire hazard fire n that's a fire hazard → das ist feuergefährlich fire hazard n that's a fire hazard → comporta rischi in caso d'incendio or hygiene risk. |
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