\n\t \n\tIf you\u2019ve ever smoked at \n\tSharing the same space to \n\tFor many, it seems that \n\tIf you didn\u2019t know, \n\tThe reality is that Public \n\tE-cigarettes and vaping are \n\tAs well as recommending \n\tWhy not ask your bosses what![\"Man-at-work-vaping-e-cigarette-at-his-desk\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pure-eliquids.com\/product_images\/uploaded_images\/man-at-work-vaping-e-cigarette-at-his-desk.jpg?w=1020&ssl=1\" "\\"Man-at-work-vaping-e-cigarette-at-his-desk\\"")
<\/a>Successfully switched from
\nsmoking to vaping? Go you. Whether it was simply your time to stop, or you\u2019ve
\nembarked on a health kick to finally get fit, in your efforts to vape and
\nremain smoke-free, the proposition of having to vape at work with smokers may
\nnot seem like the most appealing, nor logical thing to do. At least this is the
\ncase for the majority of vapers nationwide, as workplaces and public spaces
\nfail to address the differentiation between vaping and smoking and place the
\ntwo incongruently together.<\/p>\n
\nwork, on your break or at lunch, you may well have been privy to a small and
\nloyal group of smokers, who, unless you smoked, may have never even spoken with
\nyou in the first place. In fact, smoking is probably the only thing you ever
\nhad in common, as well of course how bad the office coffee is. For whatever
\nreason, you and your smoking crew at work have become hooked. But when you
\ndecide to stop, you may not receive the support you might \u2018expect\u2019 from friends
\n– \u2018we\u2019re a dying breed\u2019 one smoker mutters with exclusive glee, masking their
\nvery own desires to disown their habits.<\/p>\n
\nvape and smoke presents you, the vaper, with a list of problems that include,
\nthe second-hand smoke you may inhale from tobacco smoke, the temptation to
\nsmoke instead of vape, as well as the peer pressure and lack of support that
\nyou may need, on what can be a stressful journey to becoming smoke-free.<\/p>\nE-Cigarettes Are Not the Same
\nas Smoking
\n<\/h2>\n
\nviewing e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes together is the easiest thing to
\ndo. It\u2019s an unfortunate case that the replicated simulation e cigarettes and
\nvaporizers provide is so visibly similar to tobacco smoke.<\/p>\n
\ne cigarettes work by a battery powered atomiser heating a nicotine-based
\ne-liquid to a vaporised state \u2013 no burning, no carbon monoxide, far less
\nharmful. E-liquids are available in a number of nicotine strengths, which means
\nthat vapers can gradually reduce their nicotine intake over time and eventually
\n\tbecome both smoke and nicotine free<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nHealth England declared e cigarettes to be up to 95% less harmful than smoking
\ntobacco and that they have the potential for smokers to become smoke-free. If
\nit wasn\u2019t abundantly obvious, the majority of those using e cigarettes are
\ntrying to actually
\n\tstop smoking and lead healthier lifestyles<\/a>.<\/p>\nSpecific Workplace Vaping
\nPolicy
\n<\/h2>\n
\nexempt from smoke-free legislation, which means that the decision on whether
\nyour work will allow vaping will ultimately lie with your bosses. This
\nNovember, an
\n\tAll Party Parliamentary Group for Vaping<\/a> presented recommendations
\nto the Houses of Parliaments to introduce an onsite vaping policy in
\nWestminster to allow vapers their own spaces \u2013 separate to smokers – as well as
\npotentially allowing vaping at their desks should circumstances allow. These
\nrecommendations were made by MP\u2019s in the hope that further employers throughout
\nthe country would also follow suit and introduce a workplace vaping policy.<\/p>\n
\nworkplace and public space vaping policies to be implemented, the group of MP\u2019s
\nalso advised that a
\n\tvapers\u2019 etiquette<\/a> should be adhered to – common courtesies
\nthat include asking those near you if they mind you vaping.<\/p>\n
\ntheir thoughts are if they are willing to implement a vaping policy? Let us
\nknow how you get on and whether you can help make a difference to your
\nworkplace.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n