Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3337 - Ohio University › Chapter 3337-44 - Policies Critical Incidents, Hazardous Materials, Smoke Free Campus and Alarms › Section 3337-44-113 - Smoke and tobacco free campus

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The version of this rule that includes
				live links to associated resources is online at
https://www.ohio.edu/policy/44-113
(A)
								Overview
This policy provides Ohio university
				with a smoke- and tobacco-free campus in compliance with the resolution of the
				Ohio board of regents in July. 2012. which called for Ohio's universities to
				establish their campuses as tobacco-free. This policy is founded on a
				commitment to the overall health and success of members of the Ohio university
				campus, which can be enhanced by a smoke- and tobacco-free environment. This
				policy is also in compliance with Ohio smoking law set forth in Chapter 3794.
				of the Revised Code, and the Ohio fire code provisions on smoking set forth in
				section 310. A smoke- and tobacco-free Ohio university campus supports a green
				and clean environment, prepares our students for tobacco-free environments in
				their future, and can be a source of pride in supporting a wellness
				initiative
(B)
								Prohibition, definitions, and scope
Smoking or the use of tobacco or
				smoking products is prohibited at all times at Ohio university.
(1)
									Who
The prohibition applies to all members
				of the university community, including employees, students, visitors,
				volunteers, patients, and customers.
(2)
									What
The prohibition applies to all
				nicotine, tobacco-derived or -containing products, and plant-based products
				including cigarettes (e.g., clove, bidis, kreteks), electronic
				cigarettes/vaping, cigars and cigarillos, hookah-smoked products, and oral
				tobacco (spit and spitless, smokeless, chew, snuff). See also
										paragraph (B)
				(4),
										of
				this rule.
(3)
									Where
The prohibition applies at all
				facilities, property, and grounds of Ohio university used to carry out the
				mission of the university, on the Athens campus. Regional campuses will also be
				smoke- and tobacco-free. The specifics of the policy will be determined and
				communicated by each regional campus.
It applies in such places, whether they
				are owned, rented, or leased by Ohio university. It applies at locations owned
				by the university that are rented or leased to others for unrelated uses only
				if university employees work at that location.
The prohibition also extends to
				sidewalks adjacent to university buildings and grounds, in keeping with the
				Athens city policy of property owners' responsibility for
				sidewalks.
The prohibition applies in
				university-owed or -rented vehicles, wherever they are, and in personal
				vehicles while on Ohio university property.
(4)
									Exceptions
FDA approved nicotine replacement
				therapy is allowed (e.g., patches, gum, inhalers, and lozenges).
Tobacco use may be permitted for
				controlled research, educational, clinical, or religious ceremonial purposes,
				but only with prior approval of the dean or director responsible for the
				facility.