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Show Clean Air Act protects rights of non-smokers The Utah Indoor Clean Air Act signed by" Gov ."""Calvin "L. ' Rampton to take effect in April, requires designation of nonsmoking non-smoking areas in all public places. "This is not an exercise in local intolerance, but part of a worldwide movement to protect the rights of non-smokers," explained Dr. Harry G. Hicks, Utah Division president. The new Utah law is based on a Minnesota statute which recognizes smoking is a health issue and therefore puts enforcement en-forcement in the hands of health officials, Dr.. Hicks said. Under the Utah law, the responsibility 1 for enforcement rests with local boards of health. Dr. Hicks said the Utah Division of the American Cancer Society supported the Utah Indoor In-door Clean Air Act and worked for its passage because scientific evidence shows that cigarette smoke poses a definite health hazard to non-smokers. Tests conducted in rooms containing several cigarette smokers have shown carbon monoxide levels nearly twice the 50 parts per million which is the maximum acceptable level for industrial situations, Dr. Hicks said. "The new Utah law is a big step toward recognizing the rights of non-smokers to clean air," Dr. Hicks said, "We hope the Division of Health will formulate for-mulate the standards as soon as possible so local health officials may begin immediate enforcement en-forcement when the law becomes effective." |