I know, I was having difficulty passing the aspiration tests so that was a factor in my quitting.

I once had to fire an asbestos temp from smoking in containment. We had about 5000 square feet under containment doing lead and asbestos removal and I went in to do a spot check, this dude was over behnd some derelict equipment smoking through a hole he had cut in his half face respirator! Apperently he was out on the day they covered volatized lead particles...

As a former smoker, I sympathize with both sides. I let smokers and non smokers take the same number of breaks. If we are in a smoking area only jobsite, then the smokers have to wait for the breaks, its only fair.

I'm not one of those "preachy" reformed smokers though.:)