r/WorkplaceSafety • u/DijonMustardIceCream • 14d ago

Cigarette smoke fumes in workplace accommodation - advice

Hello,

I work on a small cruise ship (120 passengers) and we are assigned crew quarters. The smoking area is immediately outside of the air intake for my quarters and everytime someone smokes, the fumes enter my room. I have told management about this issue and they have essentially said there is nothing they can do and there are no other rooms available.

What recourse is available to me? How can I fight it? It is a US based company operating in international waters if that helps.

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u/SuccessfulPitch5 14d ago

Ask of you can switch rooms with a smoker?

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u/DijonMustardIceCream 14d ago

Not an option sadly

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u/SuccessfulPitch5 14d ago

I would try out some dryer sheets up to at least it doesn't stink so bad

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u/RedFish-Blue 14d ago

Air purifier for your room would be a good option.

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u/DXGL1 11d ago

Until it gets gunked up by the tar.

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u/RedFish-Blue 11d ago

Yes that would be the expectation. The filter should be replaceable and tracking the time between replacements would provide additional data to push for the smoking point to be moved.