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That's what Scranton's reasoning is, it is to protect the employees from exposure to SHS, the most toxic substance in existence. SHS is so toxic, there is no safe exposure level, at least according to the Surgeon General.

Philosophical questions aside regarding the employee's choice to work in that environment, if SHS is such a harmful substance, why don't they apply OSHA regulations regarding exposure to harmful chemicals in the environment to bars and restaurants? Take the most harmful substance found in tobacco smoke, and make that the basement. Exposure past that certain threshold for a 8-hour work shift is a violation. The reason they won't do this is because OSHA already has safe exposure levels for all the chemicals in tobacco smoke, and you would never reach those in a bar or restaurant environment. This has nothing to do with "saving" the employees from their decision to work at a bar, and everything to with control over our lives.