Bureau of Tobacco Control

Smoke-Free Air Act of 2002

The Smoke Free Air Act (SFAA) of 2002 protects the health of New York City workers against the harmful effects of second-hand smoke by making virtually all workplaces smoke-free.

Page Contents

• • Information for the Public
• • Related Journal Articles
• • Information for Business Owners and Employers
• • Information for Tenants and Landlords
• • General Information
• • No Smoking Signs

Information for the Public

• The State of Smoke - Free New York City- A One Year Review (PDF)
• Air Sampling Graph - Pollution Levels in Bars (PDF)
• Executive Summary (PDF)
• Tobacco – the leading epidemic of our time (PDF)
• Fact Sheet: Second-Hand Smoke Kills (PDF)
• Closing the Loopholes in New York City’s Smoke-Free Law Could Save 11,000 Lives (PDF)
• Fact Sheet: Smoke Free Workplace Laws Don't Hurt Business (PDF)
• Fact Sheet: Answers to Common Objections to Smoke-Free Workplace Laws (PDF)
• Fact Sheet: References (PDF)

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Related Journal Articles

Chang C, Leighton J, Mostashari F, McCord C, Frieden T. 2004. The New York City Smoke-Free Air Act: second-hand smoke as a worker health and safety issue. American Journal of Industrial Health Medicine 46:188-195. (to be taken off the ‘information for business owners’ list)

Frieden TR, Perl S. Controlling the State of Tobacco in New York City. Cancer Prevention.  2005; 6: 1+. http://www.nypcancerprevention.com/issue/6/con/
spot/controlling-the-state-of-.shtml

Frieden TR, Blakeman DE. The dirty dozen: 12 myths that undermine tobacco control.Am J Public Health. 2005 Sep;95(9):1500-5.

Miller N, Frieden TR, Liu SY, Matte TD, Mostashari F, Deitcher DR, Cummings KM, Chang C, Bauer U, Bassett MT.Effectiveness of a large-scale distribution programme of free nicotine patches: a prospective evaluation.Lancet. 2005 May 28-Jun 3;365(9474):1849-54.

Frieden TR, Mostashari F, Kerker BD, Miller N, Hajat A, Frankel M. Adult tobacco use levels after intensive tobacco control measures: New York City, 2002-2003. Am J Public Health. 2005 Jun;95(6):1016-23. 

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Information for Business Owners and Employers

• Chang C, Leighton J, Mostashari F, McCord C, Frieden T. 2004. The New York City Smoke-Free Air Act: second-hand smoke as a worker health and safety issue. American Journal of Industrial Health Medicine 46:188-195.
• Hyland A, Puli V, Cummings KM, Sciandra R. New York’s smoke-free regulations: effects on employment and sales in the hospitality industry. Cornell Hotel Restaur Adm Q 2003;44:9–16.
• New York City Smoke-Free Air Act of 2002: Important Information for NYC Business Owners and Employers (PDF)
• Sample Smoke-Free Workplace Policy (PDF)
• Information on Applying for a Waiver of New York State's Clean Indoor Air Act 2003
• Application for Waiver: The New York State Clean Indoor Air Act 2003 (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Questions About Waivers
• Application for Tobacco Bar Registration (PDF)
• Notification of a Tobacco Promotion Event (PDF)
• Application for Registration as a Membership Association (PDF)

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Information for Tenants and Landlords

• Fact Sheet for Tenants and Landlords of Residential Buildings

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General Information

• Briefing Book on Smoke-Free Workplace Legislation (July 19, 2004) (PDF)
• Final Regulations for the New York City Smoke-Free Air Act [Amendments]
  Combined (but unofficial) version of the new rules and their amendments (PDF)
• New York City Smoke-Free Air Act, Chapter 5, Title 17, New York City Administrative Code (amended December 30, 2002, effective March 30, 2003) (PDF)
• New York State Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA) of 2003

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No Smoking Signs

"No Smoking" Signs are required for all indoor public spaces by NYC Smoke-Free Air Act Local Law #47 of 2002. They are available in both white-on-blue, and a more printer-friendly blue-on-white. Both versions can be downloaded for printing here:

Please note that these signs must:

• be printed in color with a color printer.
• be printed on durable material.
• be no smaller than 8 ¼ inches by 10 ½ inches.
• be oriented as they appear online.
• not be cut, re-ordered or re-designed.

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Last updated on 12/7/2006