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Universal Branch Building Program: Return to UBBP Table of Contents
12.2 Adjacencies 12.3 Design Issues 12.4 Components and Furnishings publish date: 14 March 2000
12.0 Staff Break Room12.1 Function
Staff and volunteers will use the staff break room when they are not on duty; often staff prepare and eat meals there and take brief rests.
Staff workroom
Staff restroom
Staff/delivery entrance
Natural light
Outside staff area if possible
Task light for reading if needed
Windowed door
Locker and personal work storage space for each staff member and volunteers
Full-sized refrigerator, frost-free
Microwave
2 burner stove and oven, self-cleaning, optional in the smaller branches
Sink, counter space for dish drainer, drawers and cupboards
On demand hot water spigot
Soap and towel dispensers
Bulletin board and/or tackable wall covering
Table with 4 or 6 chairs, depending upon branch size
Couch or other lounge seating that allows a person to elevate feet or lie down
Telephone
Coat rack, in or adjacent
1/3 size lockers for staff, Friends and volunteers, in or adjacent
Trash, garbage, and recycling containers