Workplace Smoking Rules in Ohio

Employers covered. Employers with one or more employees.

Written policy requirements. Employer policy not specified.

Posting requirements. Notice that smoking is not allowed must be conspicuously posted at the entrance any child day-care facility.

No smoking areas. No Ohio child day-care center, including family home day-care facilities, may allow anyone to smoke in either indoors or in the outside space of the day-care center. In the case of a family home center, the prohibition is in effect during the hours that day care is being provided.

Smoking may be allowed in child day-care facilities during hours of operation if persons who are smoking cannot be seen by the children and no child will be affected by the smoke.

Designated smoking areas. Designated smoking areas not specified.