Smoking bans and restrictions whether used alone or as part of a multicomponent community or workplace intervention are recommended based on strong evidence of effectiveness in reducing exposure to secondhand smoke. This should be considered in conjunction with recommendations for smoke-free policies to reduce tobacco use among workers based on sufficient evidence of effectiveness of these policies in reducing tobacco use among workers. Smoking bans and restrictions are policies, regulations, and laws that limit smoking in workplaces and other public areas. Smoking bans entirely prohibit smoking in geographically defined areas; smoking restrictions limit smoking to designated areas.

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Community Preventive Services Task Force. Recommendations regarding interventions to reduce tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. Am J Prev Med [Internet]. 2001 Feb [cited 2013 Feb 10];20(2S):10?5. Available from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/tobacco/tobac-AJPM-recs.pdf