Vaping in the Workplace

Abstract

Objective: Assess workplace vaping as a trigger for tobacco use; examine interest in and prevalence of vaping cessation programs; determine needs of parents whose children vape. Methods: Employees of companies with more than 150 employees, drawn from an opt-in national online panel ( N = 1607), ages 18 to 65, completed an online survey in November 2019. Results: Among tobacco users, 46% to 48% reported workplace vaping was a trigger for smoking and vaping, respectively; 7% of former users reported it as a trigger. Quit vaping support is important to 85% of employees; 1/3 of workplaces have such programs, with industry variation. Child vaping results in presenteeism and absenteeism among roughly 1/3 of parents. Conclusions: Workplace vaping is a trigger for smoking and vaping among current and former tobacco users. A gap exists between desired support for vaping cessation and current employer-sponsored cessation programs.

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“…Observing workplace vaping was also found to be a trigger for smoking among 7% of former tobacco and vaping users (Graham et al, 2020). In addition, child vaping was also linked to presenteeism and absenteeism among approximately one third of parents due to feelings of anxiety and worry about their children's use of vapes (Graham et al, 2020). A substantial proportion of the sample (84.8%) reported that a workplace that supports e-cigarette cessation was important to them (Graham et al, 2020).…”

“…The findings indicated that the liberalisation of electronic nicotine delivery systems could produce cost saving QALY gains across the lifespan of the New Zealand population (Summers et al, 2022). In the USA, a survey of 1,607 working age adults was conducted to explore issues relevant to employers with respect to the impact of vaping in the workplace (Graham et al, 2020). The survey findings revealed that workplace vaping was a trigger for smoking and vaping among current tobacco smokers.…”

“…The survey findings revealed that workplace vaping was a trigger for smoking and vaping among current tobacco smokers. Observing workplace vaping was also found to be a trigger for smoking among 7% of former tobacco and vaping users (Graham et al, 2020). In addition, child vaping was also linked to presenteeism and absenteeism among approximately one third of parents due to feelings of anxiety and worry about their children’s use of vapes (Graham et al, 2020).…”

“…In addition, child vaping was also linked to presenteeism and absenteeism among approximately one third of parents due to feelings of anxiety and worry about their children’s use of vapes (Graham et al, 2020). A substantial proportion of the sample (84.8%) reported that a workplace that supports e-cigarette cessation was important to them (Graham et al, 2020). Research suggests that vaping is far less harmful than smoking tobacco, but the long-term health harms of vaping remain largely unknown (Hamberger & Halpern-Felsher, 2020; Hawk & Maresso, 2019).…”