Tyson Goes Smoke-Free
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
The world`s largest meat-processing company
is definitely not just a big smokehouse these days.
Tyson Foods announced today that as of the first of the month
all of its production plants and support buildings were smoke-free.
The Springdale-based company says its new smoke-free workplace
policy will help protect the health and safety of 120-thousand
workers at more than 300 Tyson locations nationwide.
The new policy requires anyone who wants to smoke to use only
designated smoking areas outside the company`s buildings.
The company cited the costs of employee smoking, including
higher illness rates and absenteeism, lost productivity, and in the
long run, the cost of health insurance.
