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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. dogs? by butterflysrage · · Score: 4, Informative

    since when do we need dogs to do this? smokers smell like, well, smoke, I've yet to meet a smoker who was able to surprise me with that fact, I could tell just from the smell of their clothes, their hair, everything around them.

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    1. Re:dogs? by drsmithy · · Score: 4, Informative

      How would you know if someone successfully hid their smoking? While indoors chain smoking is hard to hide, a stick of gum and a hand wash goes a long way for the casual smoker.

      No. No, it doesn't.

  2. Re:So they sniff out tobacco... by ProppaT · · Score: 2, Informative

    It runs deeper than that. Many large corporations have agreements with health insurance providers that state that no one is allowed to smoke on their premises, forcing workers to leave work to smoke. This might not sound like a big deal to most of us, but many of the large corporations that have bought into this (Lockheed Martin, for instance) have property that dwarfs large college campuses. Basically, you have to drive off property just to sneak a smoke and means you'll probably be away from your desk for 20-30 minutes instead of the normal 5-10 "quick shtang" that people take on fire escapes, outside the front door, etc. It helps the corporation cut costs and it's seen as a positive to everyone besides the smokers themselves.

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  3. Re:Shampoo by daybot · · Score: 3, Informative

    explain?

    See this recent idle story...

  4. Re:Oppressive by raju1kabir · · Score: 2, Informative

    However they would get hit with a discrimination suit if they advertised smoking as the reason for the terminations. Remember, its a legal act.

    Smokers are not a protected class; everyone is free to discriminate against them.

    Wearing orange spiked hair is also legal, and you can easily get fired from many jobs for that.

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