Trimet Nanny state comes to the rescue

 Some people will be happy about this but I have huge problems with government telling people what they can and cannot do and where they can do it. I am not a smoker and do not enjoy second hand smoke but I am against this policy.

The agency is preparing for the July 1 implementation of our Smoke-Free policy, first announced in December of last year. TriMet is dedicated to creating and maintaining a healthy work environment for employees. This new policy will apply to all TriMet customers, visitors, contractors and employees, and is intended to eliminate the potential for exposure to secondhand smoke. An employee who wanted to smoke during the work day would need to leave TriMet property to do so. Additional information is available on TriNET, including an at-a-glance chart of what Regence, Kaiser and Cascade Centers offer to employees and dependents who want to stop smoking or chewing tobacco. Do you have questions about the policy? Send them to EmployeeCommunications@trimet.org so we can update the FAQs. A growing collection of tobacco-cessation resources is housed on TriNET. To find it, type “smoke-free” in the Search box.