We're running a commercial job in Phoenix with 45 workers on site five days a week. It's hot. We have two standard-units and one ada-unit placed on…
I'm planning a backyard wedding for 100 guests, about 70 of whom are women, with an open bar and dinner service. The event will run about six hours.…
I'm organizing a 10-hour food and beer festival in a city park, expecting around 500 attendees. The ground is flat grass and the truck access is…
A flushing portable toilet uses a foot pedal to activate a pump that draws fresh water from a tank and sprays it into the bowl. The foot pedal…
Our site is a residential addition in Chicago with a steep gravel driveway. The crew of 12 will be here for 10 weeks. I have one standard portable…
Last Tuesday I pulled onto a residential construction site to pump a standard portable toilet. The ground was soft from heavy rain the night before.…
The delivery crew should stake the standard unit during placement. This is their job. You do not need to supply straps or anchors. An un-staked unit…
A portable toilet can sit on a slight slope if it is properly shimmed, but the unit must be made level to function correctly. The rental company will…
We are three months into a full bathroom renovation and have a standard portable toilet on our gravel driveway. The service truck comes every Tuesday…
The blue dye in a standard portable toilet is not required by health codes. It is an aesthetic and functional component of the deodorizer solution,…
I'm planning a backyard wedding for 140 guests, no indoor bathrooms, and getting quotes for a restroom trailer with four stalls. The event runs 5…
Private invitation-only parties at a private home usually do not fall under the ADA portable toilet rules that apply to public events.
OSHA 1926.51 lets a mixed crew share one lockable single-occupancy porta potty. The separate-toilets-for-each-sex rule has a clear exception: when a…
I'm hearing more talk from other operators about wastewater treatment plants tightening up on formaldehyde in deodorizer. My company runs a mix of…
Just got the new rate sheet from our disposal plant. They're raising the per-gallon fee by a solid chunk starting January 2026. We service 200 units…
Yes, subcontractors count toward your total employee headcount for OSHA 1926.51 compliance. The OSHA standard applies to all workers on the…
I'm renting a restroom trailer for a winter wedding in 2026. It's a two-stall unit with flushing toilets and sinks, so it needs power and water. The…
We rented a six-stall restroom trailer for a two-day festival. The ground is level grass, and the delivery truck had no trouble reaching the spot…
The blue dye in portable toilets is not required by any health code. It is a cosmetic and functional choice by rental companies, not a legal mandate.…
Our standard portable toilet is serviced every Tuesday by a reliable rental company. The unit is on a residential construction site with a crew of…
The ADA cluster rule does not apply to a single portable toilet on private property for a private event. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design…
The ADA cluster rule applies to a 4-unit rental on private property if the units are clustered for use by the public. A family reunion on a farm…
No, the ADA cluster rule does not apply to a two-unit rental on private property for a family reunion. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design…
ASAP delivery usually means same-day if your site is on an existing route and the truck has space. Nina and Marcus covered the basics, but they left…
I’m setting up for our annual ranch open house and I want to get the portable toilets right this year. We’ll have about 80 guests for six hours with…
