I can see the point... time is wasted in visiting the water cooler (chatting, drinking, chatting), time is wasted in disposing of water cooler by-products (toilet breaks, chatting, doing hair, washing hands, adjusting clothing, chatting)... I can see where they are coming from. Trouble is, we do those things regardless of whether there is a cooler or not! Although Health and Safety states that an employer must provide adequate refreshment facilities - where adequate means facilites for heating water, storing chilled foodstuffs safely and provision of potable water; as all tap water in England is considered potable if not nice tasting, a tap is all they need provide. LTS
|