Exposure to secondhand smoke at work on the decline, but gaps remain

New policy changes have led to decreased exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at work, yet workers in some occupations still experience a high prevalence of secondhand smoke, according to new research released at the American Public Health Association's 141st Annual Meeting in Boston. The study analyzes worker exposure to secondhand smoke following a Massachusetts mandate in 2004, the Smoke-Free Workplace Law, in which all enclosed workplaces were required to be smoke-free. "According to the U.S...