Letter: Smoke-Free Workplaces Make Healthy Sense St. Petersburg Times (Tuesday, August 21, 2001) Full Text: here I will vote for the constitutional amendment to make workplaces smoke-free because there are those being hurt who are old enough to breathe but not yet old enough to vote. There is no safe way to breathe secondhand smoke. It is time we took a stand and support this initiative to eliminate this health hazard in the workplace. A separate outside area far away from the many non-smokers' inhalation range can potentially be set up for people who are addicted and either unable or don't desire to quit this harmful and ultimately quite costly habit.