Non-smokers’ Health Regulations

3 (1) An employer may designate as a designated smoking room any room in a work space under the control of the employer other than a private office if the room is

• (a) enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling;

• (b) clearly identified as a designated smoking room by a sign that meets the requirements set out in subsection 6(2);

• (c) subject to subsection (2), ventilated in accordance with ASHRAE Standard 62-1989, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality; and

• (d) equipped with ashtrays or non-combustible covered receptacles for the disposal of waste.

(2) The ventilation in a designated smoking room shall exhaust the air to the outside and shall not re-circulate the air within any work space.

(3) Paragraph (1)(c) and subsection (2) do not apply to designated smoking rooms on trains and ships.