Thursday, June 21, 2012

To smoke or not smoke? That is the question

A few years ago, Ukraine was among the leaders by the number of smokers in Europe. on February 11, 2011, entered into force the Law of Ukraine,
the main provisions of which concern the prohibition of Smoking in public places. Today, Smoking is not allowed in elevators and payphones, health care facilities, training and education and educational institutions, sports and children's playgrounds, in the entrances of residential buildings and public transport, including trains.

There is also a list of public places where Smoking is prohibited, and at the same time is allowed in specially designated places. In particular, at enterprises, on the premises of establishments of culture, indoor sports facilities, as well as bodies of state power and local self-government for
wanting to smoke should be a suitable place.

On banning Smoking in places, referred to as the public, should be forbidden plate. The premises of establishments of public catering and trade facilities should be divided into zones, at least half of which are non-Smoking. The fine for Smoking in public places is from 51 to 170 UAH, and for restaurants it can be up to 10 thousand hryvnias.

The Correspondent Of «Кияни. Reviewer» decided to check, fined whether in Kiev smokers and what punishment awaits the unruly fans of harmful habits

As obligations are being fulfilled today the norms of the law

The Kyiv city administration claim that the full exercise of their powers, direct control is public order rests on the bodies of internal Affairs. In GU the Ministry of internal Affairs in the city. Kiev also claim that the police maintains public order constantly. Places of a congestion of people regularly patrolled ornaments patrol service, and all the violators are punished according to the Code of Administrative Offences of Ukraine. All violators be entered in the database. Today there are already more than 100 thousand citizens, 17 thousand of which punished again.

Nevertheless, people Smoking in public places and in the streets of Kiev was not far to seek.

The first place that has been tested in the presence of smokers, became the bus stop in Podil. Before I could get out of the bus, as found in a cloud of tobacco smoke. This hastily dokurival his cigarette young man who was afraid to be late - feet he was already in the cabin of the bus, and дымящий threw the cigarette butt, not looking under the feet of men. At the stop gravely smoked a few people. About the Smoking ban know, but help it cannot do anything.

- I smoke, to warm up, stand just so cold, " is justified by one of them. - And in General, I'm the bus driver, and cast!.

Go further. Near the exit from the underground on the Kontraktova square box tightly clustered around a few more who crave nicotine. My question is, do not fear to be fined, meet with a laugh:

"And where did you here the police see? Moreover, there are no signs that Smoking is not allowed!

In the absence of a prohibition signs could not refer young people in the underpass on Independence square, which smoke directly under the sign:

- You show, where you can smoke, and I go there I go! Everywhere else it is impossible, and I smoke or not to smoke - this is my personal business, " said one of the smokers who didn't want to give his name.

Just ten meters from the smokers are the keepers of public order. Smoke pillar - cannot fail to see, however, do not react. Seeing that smokers are photographed, were revived.

- Withdraw not - have stated to me. And on a question, can anyone here Smoking, replied philosophically: " come to you Dnepr photograph, nice there

Cafes, bars, restaurants

An interesting provision bans on Smoking zones for public catering establishments. According to the law, in the places where you can eat and drink, not less than 50% of the area should be set aside for non-smokers. Place the same Smoking area should be equipped with exhaust ventilation or other means for the removal of tobacco smoke. In the areas for Smoking should be urns or ashtray made from non-combustible materials. But just divide the cafe in half is not enough. Necessary to isolate a hall for those who smoke, from the premises where Smoking is not allowed. Of course, such a norm observed far not everywhere.

- It should monitor the SES, - says the Deputy of the Kyiv city Council Alexey Davidenko. - Because in the institutions above the secondary level all the same zoning is. We are constantly receives complaints on the «cheap» institutions, which are mostly in residential areas.»

According to the Deputy of the Kyiv city Council, the clients of cafes and restaurants all often make choice in favour of the establishment in which non-Smoking. This fact should stimulate the owners take into account the interests of all clients, and to conduct zoning. Well, the so-called «rumochnaia» need to inspect as often as possible.

Go to the sleeping area, find the colorful drinking establishment, which in the capital of hundreds. Inside surprising. From the bottle to breathe with difficulty. Apparently, about the need for ventilation here do not know. Through thick smoke visible silhouettes of the order of rested visitors.

Come to us, who wants to. The power of we here no one затаскиваем. Smoke don't like it - go to a restaurant, " said the owner of the cafe.

According to sociologists, in Ukraine smokes a third of the adult citizens. However, according to the research, a complete ban of Smoking cigarettes in restaurants and cafes approved 77% of those surveyed, about the need to ban Smoking in bars spoke 74%. The population is not only concerned about the strange smoke, people recognize that secondhand smoke causes health problems.

As we can see, in Kyiv people as smoked - and курят. and not from the fact that they are unruly fans of habit and from the fact that in the capital, there are simply no long promised designated areas for Smoking.

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