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Smoking in the Workplace[back to top]GoodLife is a smoke-free environment. This policy communicates GoodLife’s position onsmoking and its expectation for all associates. The health hazards of tobacco use havebeen recognized by GoodLife and as the leader in the fitness industry we have aresponsibility to our members and the public to encourage healthy lifestyles and tostrongly assert the risks of tobacco use. The use of tobacco products by our associatescompromises the image of GoodLife as the leader in health and fitness._________________________________________________________________________Home OfficeSmoking is prohibited on GoodLife Home Office premises to include the side entrance,sidewalk or step at the front of the building, side parking lot, or anywhere inside thebuilding. Smoking is permitted in the parking lot behind GoodLife Home Office._________________________________________________________________________ClubsSmoking is strictly prohibited where members or the public can see a GoodLife associatesmoking. Associates are to change out of their uniforms when smoking._________________________________________________________________________Adherence to this policyCompliance with the policy is expected, based upon the importance of the message thisconveys to our members as well as the implications the policy has on the health and wellbeingof our associates. Adherence to this policy is a condition of continued employmentwith GoodLife.Associates smoking on GoodLife premises are in violation of the Smoking policy andsubject to corrective action.Scent Reduction[back to top]To ensure the health and well-being of associates against environmental chemicalsensitivities, all GoodLife associates are to refrain from using scented products whengoing to work and for the duration of the shift._________________________________________________________________________Principles of Scent Reduction1. Eliminate the use of perfume, cologne/aftershave, scented air fresheners, scentedcandles and potpourri from the workplace;2. Reduce the use of heavily scented personal hygiene products such as hairproducts, lotions/creams and deodorant;3. Reduce heavily scented flowers in the workplace such as Lilacs, Hyacinth,Flowering broom etcScented products may provoke symptoms in sensitive individuals. In sufficientconcentrations, scented products may trigger responses to those with allergies orsensitivities to certain substances._________________________________________________________________________Symptoms of scented productsScented products can cause a variety of symptoms such as, but not limited to: sore throat,runny nose, sinus congestion, wheezing, shortness of breath, headaches, migraines_________________________________________________________________________Scented products fall into 2 main categories:1. Personal ProductsHygiene: cosmetics, perfumes, colognes, after-shave and scented shaving creams,deodorant, shampoo/conditions, hair spray, lotions and creamsNon Hygiene: scented candles, potpourri and scented ornaments2. Non personal productsProducts with a distinct scent or fragrance to include scented household, industrialcleaning products, building materials, air fresheners, and some types of flowers.Confidential and Proprietary Information of Goodlife Fitness Clubs | V14 July 2009 73