Improved Public
Health - From a public health
standpoint, employing a cigarette smoke
detector in a problem washroom serves several purposes. First,
by eliminating smoking in enclosed areas, the presence of second-hand smoke
is decreased. Next,
less exposure to smokers decreases peer pressure
that drives teens to start smoking. Third,
with decreased opportunity to smoke in washroom, more people
of all ages may make the choice to quit.
Increased Bottom
Line - Monitoring a restroom and
following up on complaints regarding smokers is
expensive. Data places the annual cost for
these daily tasks at roughly $6000 annually*, so
cigarette smoking detectors pay for themselves
very quickly**. With the increasing cost
of health care premiums for smokers, long run
savings on a washroom smoke detector if smokers are encouraged to quit are
possible as well.
Detector Stops
Smoking in Each Washroom in Two Ways
Phase 1: Sounding an alarm or alerting security deters
smokers
immediately.
Phase 2: Eliminating smoking in each washroom gets easier
over time
as word-of-mouth keeps smokers from lighting up at
all.
Facilities that can Benefit
from cigarette smoke detector in washroom - A cigarette smoke detector
can be placed in any washroom or other enclosed
area where smoking poses a risk to public
health or public policy. For years, our
cigarette smoke detector technology has been employed in
washrooms of schools, nursing homes,
and hospitals. As smoking policies change, they
are increasingly found in washroom iof office buildings,
restaurants, apartment buildings, and airports.
*Assumes
administrative or security personnel with $50000
salary.
**Data regarding wireless systems suggest that
units pay for themselves in roughly 3 months.
For Wi Fi-enabled facilities, the benefit is
realized even faster.
This does not factor in fines associated
with smoking violations in some locations.
