Keeping communal areas clean in any large organization is an ongoing task. High traffic areas such as the water cooler, kitchen and coffee making facilities attract dirt like no other. With them being in constant use during the day, it’s difficult to maintain a hygiene standard.

Even in the cleanest of environments, bacteria propagates at an alarming rate. As soon as one area is cleaned, the bacteria begins multiplying again, and will keep going until the next clean. In this kind of situation the risk of cross-contamination is rife.

When it comes to providing safe, hygienic water in high traffic areas, a water cooler or drinking fountain is the ideal solution. There is only one contact point, the tap, which is separate from the outlet. There’s no need to touch anything else. The water flows, the drinkers hover, it’s the best clean solution.

Some water systems are completely contactless, using sensors to detect if someone is near and opening the tap when they detect movement. These are the ultimate in hygienic water distribution as there is no reason for anyone to come into contact with it.

Other systems are self-cleaning, often with the option of having UV purification built into the unit. The UV light purifies the water before dispensing it. These kinds of systems are proven to eliminate up to 99.99 percent of all waterborne bacteria including E Coli, Legionella, Salmonella, Hepatitis, Poliovirus and Cryptosporidium. This treatment leaves the water perfectly safe to drink, and doesn’t remove any of the beneficial minerals that are naturally found in water. UV purification has been scientifically proven to be the most effective way of killing bacteria without adding chemicals or removing beneficial minerals.

Water coolers are synonymous with office environments, having spawned their own mini-legend in corporate culture. New, hygienic, water dispensing units ensure the reputation of the water cooler stays a positive one. That all mention of them focus on gossip, or brainstorming ideas and not Legionella or Listeria. There’s no reason to let Listeria, cause hysteria with a drinking fountain.

Filtered water is often arguably nicer to taste, and better for us. The United States, for the most part, has some of the cleanest drinking water in the world. Standards are high, as are expectations. That said, there are still a lot of impurities in tap water that are filtered out from a fountain.

The benefits of drinking more water are many. Doctors across the world try to get everyone drinking more clean water. Having clean water readily available is a human right, and one that benefits everyone. The more we drink the more productive we are. Dehydrated people work less, and can concentrate less, so having a water cooler around give people more than just somewhere to meet.

Every time someone forgoes a sugary drink for a glass or cup of water, is a little less rot to their teeth, or a little less sugar in their diet. That can only be a good thing. We are constantly bombarded with health messages telling us to cut down our sugar and fat intake. Using the water cooler instead of the vending machine is the simplest way of doing it.

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