Signs - Requirements, Samples
The
New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act (NJ SFAA) requires posting of
signs and specifies required contents of signs. This page
describes the requirements, gives recommendations, lists options,
and contains five sample signs. The signage requirements are
in section 7.a (C.26:3D-61) of the law. To see the full text
of the law, click
here.
Sample
signs that meet the requirements of the SFAA, signs that you
can download:
8.5
x 11, symbol and "no smoking", all required and
recommended text
4 x 11 "no
smoking", all required and recommended text
4 x 5, "no
smoking", all required and recommended text
4 x 5, symbol,
all required and recommended text
4 x 5, symbol,
"violator subject to fines", no recommended added
text
For
the New Jersey Department of Health sample signs, click
here.
Posting
requirement:
The
person having control of an indoor workplace or public place
shall place a sign in every public entrance to the place,
located so as to be clearly visible.
Posting
recommendation:
Additional
signs in areas where smoking might be a problem, such as restrooms
or utility areas, may be useful.
Posting
options:
Sites
can also use different signs in different areas, for instance,
a larger, more attractive sign at the main entrance and smaller,
utilitarian signs at little-used entrances.
Contents
requirements:
The
sign shall indicate that smoking is prohibited, by the use
of a symbol, or by letters at least one inch in height. The
sign must also state that violators are subject to a fine.
(The Act also requires signs for smoking permitted areas.)
Contents
recommendations:
Citing
the law on the sign adds authority and provides the citation
for violations of the law. Stating the amount of the fines
for violations also adds authority and encourages compliance
(though compliance is usually not a problem where signs are
posted). Providing the contact information for the local Department
of Health, which enforces the Act, is a convenience for employees
or members of the public who have questions or complaints,
and reduces inappropriate calls to municipal police departments
and municipal clerks.
Contents
options:
Establishments
are free to use their own artwork, add additional text (such
as directing questions to appropriate staff members or phone
numbers), add their logos, use colors that coordinate with
their decor or that match their company's colors or that meet
local requirements (such as in historical districts), so long
as the signs contain the two minimum requirements, (1) the
symbol or letters at least one inch high, and (2) notice that
violators are subject to fines.
This
page updated April 26, 2006.
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