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Tobacco-Free Stadia Guidance
Sports clubs and sports facilities have a lot to gain from adopting and enforcing a tobacco-free policy prohibiting the use, sale and promotion of any type of tobacco product within a stadium environment.
A well enforced tobacco control policy protects fans, staff, players and guests form the acute health hazards of exposure to second-hand smoke, as well as guarding against potential fire hazards, lowering cleaning costs and de-normalises any association between sport and tobacco.
In short, clean air has now become an international standard of comfort and safety expected at sports events in many countries across Europe and the rest of the world.
Although the benefits of a tobacco-free stadium policy are now well acknowledged, many clubs and stadium operators are disempowered by weak tobacco control laws.
However, even in countries with weaker tobacco control laws that do not apply to stadium settings, stadia operators have the right to go beyond legislation by integrating a strict smoke-free or tobacco-free policy into a stadium’s ground regulations.
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