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Dogs To Sniff Out Smokers

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-brand-is-it-lassie dept.

The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation has turned to "tobacco detection canine" teams to sniff out workers sneaking away for a smoke. Careless smoking by workers inside the former Deutsche Bank building is blamed for the Aug. 18, 2007, fire that killed two firefighters. "This is just one part of the project team's multifaceted approach to ensuring that all site regulations are strictly followed and enforced," said LMDC spokesman Mike Murphy.

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  1. Re:Oppressive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Actually, time for the employer to just can smokers... It's fiscally justifiable. Smokers cost companies more in resources - sick days, insurance benefits, etc...

    And yes, I do think it would be appropriate and *fair* to all the non-smokers who don't get 15 breaks per day like the smokers who walk outside the building, down the block to a non-corporate patch of lawn/sidewalk to light-up.