09-1Smoke-free hospital signage
Smoke-free-hospital signage
Signage needs to be adapted continuously to changes within relevant hospital situations and periodically renew.
Smoke-free hospital signs are important in the implementation of a smoke-free hospital.
09-2Smoke-free hospital signage
At the gate of the hospitalA very large size sign should indicate the beginning of a smoke free area (with the exception, in some cases of a designated smoking room) and state that the hospital is a smoke-free hospital
Smoking-free hospital
For the protection of health, please don’t smoke inside this
hospital
09-3Smoke-free hospital signage
At the entrance of all buildingsSigns placed at all entrances indicate that the building is a smoke-free area (a designated smoking room for patients may be identified).
Smoke-free hospital
This building is a smoke-free building. Please extinguish your cigarette before
entering this building
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Inside hospital buildings (including technical and administrative buildings)
Smoke-free signs are unnecessary if nobody smokes
A strong sign could have a major effect on smokers.
Smoking rooms (if considered necessary) should be clearly indicated.
Smoking Room Smoking Room
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Smoking roomSigns in smoking
rooms reinforce the prohibition of smoking outside of the smoking room (the smoking room door must be kept closed at all times ).
The smoking room needs to have its own ventilation system with air extraction, to prevent the recycling of polluted air into other rooms in the building.
Smoking roomPlease don’t smoke outside of this room
You are in a smoke-free hospital
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Signage on paper documents
Patient information should include the statement that the hospital is a smoke-free hospital.
Support provided for smokers should also be explained in these documents.
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