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Originally Posted by punky
Established... but not quantifiable. Unlike being stabbed or shot.
Because of the unquantiable nature of smoking and cancer, the chance of dying via smoking versus dying via stabbing, will never be known.
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It is quantifiable
"In 2003 across the United Kingdom an estimated 617 people died from the effects of passive smoking at work, 54 of these were long term employees of the hospitality industry. Another 11,000 deaths were attributable to passive smoking exposure in the home in adults aged 20 to ≥ 65.This accounts for around 2% of the current annual toll from all smoking related deaths in the UK.
Population estimates in the US show the number of annual estimated deaths from Second Hand Smoke exposure as significant. For nonsmokers:
· around 3,400 people die from lung cancer (ranging from 3,423 to 8,866)
· 46,000 die from cardiac-related illness (range of 22,700 to 69,600)
· 430 children die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Another 24,500 babies are born with low birth weight and 71,900 born prematurely. There are around 202,300 episodes of childhood asthma (new cases and exacerbations) and 787,700 cases of middle ear infection in children due to SHS exposure"
Can you quantify the number of hospitality staff stabbed/shot?
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Originally Posted by punky
But they do. Noone is forced to do any job..
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You obviously haven't been to JobCentre+ lately - if you don't find your type of job within 13 weeks, you must try for anything - I cannot see them accepting "I do not wish to work in an area where I will be exposed to Second Hand Smoke" as a reason not to take a job.
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Originally Posted by punky
Despite the name, it isn't though. They are private places of business and the landlords/ladies/employees/patrons choose to enter/work in..
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And as a place of business, they must comply with health & safety regulations, including those about not allowing an environment or conditions that could negatively affect their employees health. We often take the jobs we can get, not the jobs we want.
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When you say people have no choice to work in a pub, I think that's pretty insulting to them.
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If that is their skillset and they enjoy their job, how is it an insult? (I worked in a pub for a few months, and a few of my colleagues had worked in bars for over 20 years - they would find it difficult to get another job).