Smoke-Free GBC

Smoke Free GBC

 

Great Basin College has made an academic commitment to wellness. Part of that commitment is manifested in our compliance with the Nevada System of Higher Education and State of Nevada policy prohibiting smoking inside any building owned or leased by the State of Nevada or GBC/ NSHE. State law prohibits smoking in public buildings. (NRS 202.2491).

Smoking is prohibited in, near, or adjacent to any entrance or exit of any public building. The no-smoking zone is a minimum of 30 feet, and a smoking location must be far enough away from the entrance or exit of any public building so that no smoke will drift or travel into the building or be smelled by any person entering or exiting the building. Authorized smoking locations must be outdoors in an area that is safe and free from any hazardous chemicals, materials, or conditions. (Nevada State Employee Handbook, revised July 2014Page 36) Smokers may also choose to use a sheltered area such as the one to the side of McMullen Hall on the Elko campus.

Respect for non-smokers must include common courtesy. Great Basin College has determined that the use of tobacco alternative smoking items such as natural cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), vape pens, hookah pipes, hookah pens, or illegal substances will be included within the no smoking policy.