Smoking Policy

Smoking is prohibited except in designated smoking areas in all buildings owned, operated or leased by the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Responsibility

All members of the University community share the responsibility of adhering to and enforcing the policy, and have the responsibility for bringing it to the attention of visitors. Any complaints should be brought to the attention of the appropriate University authorities. If conflicts or problems should arise, environmental, safety and health considerations will prevail.

General Guidelines

Smoking is prohibited in the following areas:

• General access areas including elevators, stairways, and restrooms.
• All classrooms, conference rooms, auditoriums, libraries, gymnasiums, museums, and teaching laboratories.
• All work areas/offices that serve that public or are regularly frequented by nonsmokers.
• All work areas/offices that are private but house at least one nonsmoker.
• In areas where combustible fumes can collect, such as laboratories, garages or storage areas using chemicals or solvents, and all other areas where an occupational safety, fire or health hazard may exits.
• All locations not specifically discussed below.

Areas which may be designated as smoking areas include the following:

• If possible each building should have at least one designated smoking area.
  NOTE: The designated smoking area should not be an area mentioned above as an area where smoking is prohibited. If no other area is available, a lobby or hallway may be designated if there is adequate ventilation so as not to cause health or safety problems for building users.
• Smoking is allowed in enclosed private and semi-private offices as long as nonsmokers are not affected by the side-stream smoke.
• Portions of dining halls, snack bars, cafeterias and residence hall lounges may be designated as smoking areas.
• Residents of University-owned and operated residence halls and apartments should establish, in conjunction with the Office of Residential Life, specific smoking policies for resident hall rooms and apartments.