{"id":1186,"date":"2009-04-18T00:03:39","date_gmt":"2009-04-18T00:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/Wordpress\/?p=1186"},"modified":"2016-01-21T11:56:59","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T11:56:59","slug":"shops_fined_for_insufficient_no_smoking_signage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/shops_fined_for_insufficient_no_smoking_signage","title":{"rendered":"Shops Fined for Insufficient No Smoking Signage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shopkeepers in North London have been told to make sure they have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/health-safety\/safety-signs\/no-smoking-signs\/l-2895\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNo smoking\u201d signs<\/a> on their front doors after a number of businesses were fined up to \u00a3250 for not displaying them. Traders in Haringey have criticised the council for enforcing the law so strictly in times of recession.<\/p>\n<p>But Councillor Nilgun Canver, cabinet member of Haringey Council enforcement, said, \u201cThe law is clear. Everybody is feeling the pinch which is why we have worked hard to support businesses through this change to make sure none of them gets caught out through ignorance. The way to avoid a fine is to comply with the law.\u201d\n        <\/p>\n<p>Employers, or those in charge of business premises, are required by law to ensure there is no smoking on their premises, including business vehicles. They are also required to provide adequate \u201cNo smoking\u201d signage. Employers can instead provide employees with smoking areas outside. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n        * * *<\/p>\n<p>\n        Make sure you equip your business with \u201cNo smoking\u201d and other safety signs:<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/health-safety\/safety-signs\/no-smoking-signs\/l-2895\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNo Smoking\u201d signs<\/a><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/health-safety\/safety-signs\/c-2847\" target=\"_blank\">Safety signs<\/a><br \/>\n        Provide your smokers with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/office-interiors\/c-1890\" target=\"_blank\">ashtrays<\/a> for their outdoor smoking area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shopkeepers in North London have been told to make sure they have \u201cNo smoking\u201d signs on their front doors after a number of businesses were fined up to \u00a3250 for not displaying them. Traders in Haringey have criticised the council for enforcing the law so strictly in times of recession. But Councillor Nilgun Canver, cabinet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Office_Environment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Shops Fined for Insufficient No Smoking Signage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/shops_fined_for_insufficient_no_smoking_signage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shops Fined for Insufficient No Smoking Signage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Shopkeepers in North London have been told to make sure they have \u201cNo smoking\u201d signs on their front doors after a number of businesses were fined up to \u00a3250 for not displaying them. 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