Isifunda sase-Louisa sisebenzisa imithetho evimbela ukubhema ezakhiweni zikahulumeni wezwe. Kodwa-ke, kune-lophole abasebenzisi bomkhiqizo we-vaping abasayisebenzisa ukuze basebenzise i-vape noma nini lapho bekhona.
Paul Greufe, I-Human Resource Consultant yase-Louisa County iveze ngoLwesibili (Julayi 19, 2022) ukuthi imithetho Yezwe ayiyifaki ngokwanele imikhiqizo yokukhipha umhwamuko. Ukusho lokhu ngesikhathi ekhuluma nebhodi labaphathi mayelana nokusetshenziswa kukagwayi we-e-cigarette nemikhiqizo ye-vaping.
UGreufe uveze ukuthi izinqubomgomo zesifunda mayelana nokuvinjelwa kokubhema zincike kumthetho we-Iowa Ongabhemi Womoya. Lokhu akuvimbeli ukufutha ezakhiweni zikahulumeni ngoba imikhiqizo yomusi ayikhiqizi intuthu. Ngakho-ke ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo ye-vaping akubhekwa njengokubhema ngaphansi kwesenzo.
“Angikholwa ukuthi akukho emithethweni yezwe,” U-Brad Quigley, usihlalo womphathi wamangala ngalesi sambulo.
Sandi Sturgell, umcwaningi mabhuku wezwe, uphikise abaphathi ukuthi bengeze imikhiqizo ye-vaping kunqubomgomo yesifunda njengoba ucwaningo lubonise ukuthi iyingozi futhi. USandi wayesekelwa umphathi u-Randy Griffin naye owayenomuzwa wokuthi imikhiqizo yokukhipha umphunga yayingaphephile ukusetshenziswa ezakhiweni zikahulumeni. Ezwakalisa ukwesekwa kwakhe, uthe:
“Kulungile ngiyengeza. Angifuni umuntu enze okuthile endaweni evalekile engalimaza omunye umuntu.”
Njengoba iningi labaphathi livuma ukuthi imikhiqizo yokukhipha umphunga iyingozi bayalela uGreufe ukuthi alusukumele lolu daba futhi abuyekeze inqubomgomo yesifunda ukuze afake imikhiqizo yokukhipha umphunga ohlwini lwezinto ezivinjelwe.
UGreufe uvumile ukulusukumela lolu daba futhi abuyekeze inqubomgomo yesifunda bese ebika kubaphathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Abaphathi kanye no-Greufe nabo babe nengxoxo endleleni eya phambili ngezinqubomgomo ze-inthanethi zamaholide ne-inthanethi. UQuigley waphawula ukuthi umhlaba usuthuthuke kakhulu kangangokuthi kwakunesidingo sokuthi inqubomgomo ye-inthanethi ibuyekezwe ukuze kufakwe intuthuko entsha. UGreufe uvumile ukubuyekeza inqubomgomo bese ebika kubaphathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Abaphathi baqaphele ukuthi bobabili i-Louisa Country Public Health (LCPH) Administrator kanye neBhodi Lezempilo (BOH) babike izinkinga ngenqubomgomo yamanje yeholide. Isibonelo, ekuqaleni konyaka u-Roxanne Smith, umlawuli we-LCPH wehlulekile ukuthola abafake izicelo esikhundleni somsizi wezempilo ovulekile. I-BOH bekufanele inyuse iholo lokuqala libe ngu-$19 ngehora ngesikhathi sokuhlala kwayo okukhethekile ngomhla zingama-24 kuNhlaba ukuze kube nesikhundla esivulekile sokuthola abanye abafake izicelo.
Ezinye izinkinga nazo zavela mayelana nenqubomgomo yeholide. Okubaluleke kakhulu imfuneko yokuthi abasebenzi kufanele bazibophezele ekusebenzeni unyaka owodwa ogcwele ngaphambi kokuba bafanelekele ukuya eholidini lesonto elilodwa.
UGreufe ubike ukuthi emhlanganweni oyisipesheli wezinhloko zeminyango uSmith wenze isiphakamiso sokuthi le holide yesonto elilodwa ilethwe ukuze abasebenzi bakwazi uma sebeqashiwe. Lesi siphakamiso sithole ukwesekwa okuphelele kuzo zonke ezinye izinhloko zeminyango.
Abaphathi bagunyaze isiphakamiso sokuthi sibe yingxenye yenqubomgomo yeholide eqala ukusebenza ngomhla ka-1 Julayi 2022. Baphinde bacela u-Greufe ukuthi abuyekeze amarekhodi esifunda futhi abike konke ukuqashwa okusha ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezedlule. Lokhu kuqashwa okusha kuzocatshangelwa ngaphansi kohlaka lwenqubomgomo entsha.
