Effective May 15, 2014, the Postal Service™ is revising the Postal Operations Manual (POM) section 124.532 to clarify the definition of smoking.
Postal Operations Manual (POM)
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1 Retail Management
12 Retail Facility Management
124 Conduct on Postal Property
124.532 Smoking
[Revise the text of 124.532 to read as follows:]
Smoking (having a lighted or activated electronic cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other smoking material) is strictly prohibited in all buildings or office space (including service lobbies).
We will incorporate these revisions into the next online version of the POM, which is available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:
n Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
n Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click PolicyNet.
n Click Manuals.
The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.
— Injury Compensation and Medical Services, Employee Resource Management, 5-15-14
