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The smoke free legislation1 came in to force across England on the 1st July 2007, this sets out that all work places and enclosed public places are now smoke free. This legislation has been put forward to protect the public and employees at work of the affects of second hand smoke.Second hand smoking cause's health risks such as lung cancer and heart disease2, it is 25% more likely to increase the likelihood of heart disease3 in work places second hand intake of smoking kills three times more workers than in accident at work places.4 It has been seen that a large number of smokers die every year around 114,000 smokers die in the UK from the affects of smoking5, thus it is a crucial matter than needs to be addressed. There is five sets of regulation that have been stated under the smoke free legislation6 The legislation covers all enclosed public places...

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