Trinity Information » College Policies » Smoking in College
Adopted by the Board of College March 2004.
On this page:
1. Purpose
To state College policy with regard to smoking in College.
2. Scope
Under the Tobacco Smoking (Prohibition) Regulations, 2003, tobacco smoking in College buildings and enclosed workplaces is prohibited with the exception of bedrooms in College Residences.
3. Policy
It is the policy of the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the University of Dublin, Trinity College to comply with the legislation on smoking and with legislation designed to protect the Safety, Health and Welfare of employees and others in the workplace. It is College policy to promote and facilitate good health among staff and students of the College. To this end all buildings and vehicles in the ownership or use of College are 'smoke-free' and smoking is prohibited within such buildings or vehicles
The Head of Department or Section Head is responsible for implementation of this policy in his/her area of responsibility. The Head of Building is responsible for implementation in common areas in multi-user buildings. If the Head of Building or Head of Department is unable to satisfactorily resolve any issue covered by this policy the issue may be referred to the appropriate Senior Officer - the Faculty Dean or Senior Dean in the case of academic staff, the Junior Dean in the case of students and the College Secretary in the case of non-academic staff.
Advice and assistance for smokers who would like to quit smoking is available from:
- College Health Service, College Health Centre, Houses 47/52, College. Telephone: 01 608 1556. The College Health Service run smoking cessation courses at regular intervals and have trained smoking cessation counsellors on their staff.
- Student Counselling Service, 199-200 Pearse Street, Trinity College, Dublin 2. Entrance via College. Telephone: 01 608 1407. Email: student-counselling@tcd.ie.
The College Safety Committee will review this policy with changes in the Legislation and will consider the experience of Departments in implementing this policy. The College Safety Committee will welcome comments and submissions on the Smoking Policy.