KCFD Clean Air Work Environment Guidelines

General Administrative Guideline Overview

• The primary purpose of this General Administrative Guideline (GAG) is to establish and ensure a clean air work environment within all Kansas City, Missouri Fire Department facilities and vehicles.
• The scope of this mandate is universal, applying to all Fire Department facilities and vehicles without exception.

Spatial Prohibitions and Exceptions

• Smoking is prohibited in all Kansas City Fire Department facilities, except in specific areas officially designated as ‐SMOKING PERMITTED.‐
• Designated smoking areas are located specifically on the apparatus bay floor.
• As a general rule, smoking is prohibited within a distance of $50'$ from any doorway leading to a living space.
• Smoking is also prohibited within a distance of $50'$ from any air handling equipment.

Vehicle Operations and Staffing Restrictions

• Smoking is strictly prohibited in all KCFD vehicles under the following mandatory circumstances:
  • Situations where multiple personnel are assigned to the vehicle.
  • Situations where the vehicle is carrying passengers.

Enforcement and Signage Standards

• It is the explicit responsibility of all fire officers to enforce the clean air policy.
• Required signage for all facilities includes:
  • ‐NO SMOKING‐ signs must be clearly displayed at the entrance to all Fire Department facilities.
  • ‐SMOKING PERMITTED‐ signs must be displayed in the specific areas where smoking is authorized.

Tobacco Cessation Support Systems

• To accompany the implementation of this GAG, the department encourages all tobacco users to participate in the KCFD Smoking Cessation Program.
• For members seeking detailed information on smoking cessation, the designated point of contact is the Employee Health Advocate.

Administrative Metadata and Compliance Timeline

• Subject Title: Clean Air Work Environment.
• Effective Date: $5-1-06$.
• GAG Reference Number: $2-7$.
• Last Review Date: This document was reviewed on $10/13/16$.
• Next Scheduled Review: Scheduled for $10/13/18$.
• Applicability: This guideline applies to all personnel, all facilities, and all vehicles.
• Document Status: Supersedes NEW, indicating the creation of a new administrative policy.
• Responsible Committee: HWS.
• Page Identification: Page $1 \text{ of } 1$.