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Smokefree UK – Quiz 3
1. When did Wales go smokefree? ______
2. What is the penalty for an employer that fails to prevent smoking in a smokefree place?
______
3. What is the penalty for an employer who does not display the required no-smoking signs?
______
4. True or false? The law does not apply to herbal cigarettes or cigars.
5. True or false? Second-hand smoke does not contain cancer-causing chemicals.
6. All smokefree premises must display a no-smoking signs which reads:
a) NO SMOKING. Please refrain from smoking in these premises.
b) NO SMOKING. It is against the law to smoke in these premises.
7. True or false? You should always use the official no-smoking signs for your premises.
8. Statistics show that around ______% of smokers would like to give up smoking.
a) 30% b) 50% c) 70% d) 90%
9. What is the phone number to call if you want to get help quitting smoking?
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10. True or false? About 85% of second-hand smoke is invisible and odourless.
Answers:
1. Sunday 2nd April 2007.
2. A fine of up to £2,500 awarded by a court.
3. A fixed penalty fine of £150 if paid in 15 days, or £200 if paid in 29 days; or up to £1,000 if it goes to court.
4. False. The law applies to anything that is smoked.
5. False. Second-hand smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, of which more than 50 are cancer-causing.
6. b) NO SMOKING. It is against the law to smoke in these premises.
7. False. You can design and print your own no-smoking signs, as long as they adhere to the official requirements.
8. c) 70%.
9. 0800 169 0 169 (NHS Smoking Helpline).
10. True.
Sources and Links:
http://www.smokefreeengland.co.uk/
http://www.clearingtheairscotland.com/
http://www.smokingbanwales.co.uk/
http://www.gosmokefree.co.uk/
http://www.quit.org.uk/
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