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No cold tap in the staff room/canteen??
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not certain about rules, however..
last summer we had three water stations at strategic locations throughout the warehouse. they were very useful to me as i do sweat when working hard in the heat.
one day they were removed .. i kicked up a stink, and within two days they were put back
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forgot to say.
they were not bottles they were plumbed into the mains
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As long as there is drinking water available from a tap I believe that is all required. The chilled stuff is just a perk.
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There is a cold tap, mamyalynne, but water out of a tap isn't usually drinking water - nor cold ! :))
excelsior-1 my manager's picking me up on the slightest thing at the mo' so not really in a position to "kick up a stink" ...
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Thanks Prudie. As I thought. Them being tight. Not known a company like it, one way 'n other ... :(
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CW1, if its a mains water tap it is suitable for drinking and it will get cold if you run it for a while.
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Most water out of a mains tap is suitable for drinking. It will be clearly labelled if it isn't.
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I am excluding washrooms here, but tap water in this country is perfectly drinkable and if the mains system is set up correctly should run cold too. I know mine gets so cold I have to leave it to reach a drinkable temp.
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i've been there cw1. my boss had it in for me a short while ago.
you can, however be diplomatic in the way you approach the subject with yours. just ask politely about it
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Try to persuade them to get the leased plumbed in ones. Not that expensive and saves the hassle and environmental pollution of bottles.
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As has already been said if you have a tap then i is almost certainly drinking water and if not will be clearly labelled.
This will meet their obligations. Chilled water is desirable not essential.
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Water is water. Tap water is potable in the UK. Anything else is personal preference.
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when I started work, many years ago, the company supplied tea mid-morning and afternoon made by the office junior (me!) and the only time water (from the tap) was needed was to take an aspirin or similar.
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No, there is no obligation. We've never had a water cooler in our office block - it's expensive. If you want water, use the tap, or bring in your own (expensive) bottled water.
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this is from the health and safety and work act 1974.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg293.pdf
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what?!
tap water is not suitable for drinking?
what do you think people did before bottled water?
what do you think most people drink at home?
unbelievable!
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