In a warm, positive way let family, friends and co-workers know you mind if they smoke near you. Put stickers and signs in your home, car, or office. Know the no-smoking regulations in your community. Smoking is prohibited except in the lobbies of sporting arenas, and stage or movie theaters. Speak up when anyone violates no-smoking regulations.
Enforcement often depends on friendly reminders from assertive nonsmokers.
Use courteous appeals for cooperation. Put-downs are counterproductive. What you say may be less important than how you say it. Suggest a poll to survey preferences for no-smoking areas at work. Contact management and unions.