(a) By December 1, 2003, each employer having an enclosed place of employment may adopt, implement, make known, and maintain a written smoking policy which shall contain at a minimum all of the following requirements:
(1) Any employee in a place of employment shall have the right to designate his or her work area as a nonsmoking area and to post the same with an appropriate sign or signs, to be provided by the employer.
(2) Smoking shall be prohibited in all common work areas in a place of employment, unless a majority of the workers who work in that area agree that a smoking area will be designated.
(b) The smoking policy shall be communicated to all employees within three weeks of its adoption. All employers shall supply a written copy of the smoking policy upon request to any existing or prospective employee.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, every employer shall have the right to designate any place of employment, or any portion thereof, as a nonsmoking area.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 15A - Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act.
Section 22-15A-1 - Short Title.
Section 22-15A-2 - Legislative Findings.
Section 22-15A-3 - Definitions.
Section 22-15A-4 - Prohibition Against Smoking in Public Places; Exceptions.
Section 22-15A-5 - Written Smoking Policies by Employers; Designation of Nonsmoking Areas.
Section 22-15A-6 - Designation of Smoking Areas; Requirements; Nonsmoking Policies.
Section 22-15A-7 - Posting of "No Smoking" and "Smoking Area" Signs; Violations of Chapter.
Section 22-15A-8 - Enforcement of Chapter; Reporting Violations.