State Status
No Preemption
News Summary
State should snuff out second-hand smoke
Publication Date: 2007-04-09
- Author:Myra Crownover
- Publication:The Houston Business Journal
Numerous state laws set standards to protect the health and safety of Texans while on the job.
Yet there's a serious gap in workplace safety laws in our state. Every day Texas men, women and even teenagers have to make a living in places where the air is swirling with dangerous, even deadly, chemicals -- second-hand smoke.