Last week the vacuum truck got stuck in the gravel on our driveway when the driver came for the service visit. He said the ground was too soft to…
We're getting married in October 2026 in a big open field on my parents' property. The ceremony will be at one end, the reception tent at the other.…
No, the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design do not require a 60-inch turning space inside a single-user portable toilet. The required clear…
We're running a high-rise project in Chicago, 20 floors up. Nights drop below freezing, and the wind up here is brutal. We've got a cluster of…
We're setting up a hunting camp in a remote area, no septic or water. There will be eight of us for a full two weeks. The ground is uneven forest…
We're breaking ground on a 40-story tower in Chicago next January. The crew will be around 150 people, working five days a week for two years. We'll…
Yes, you add a Saturday pump-out. Two standard units on a Friday service schedule with 35 workers daily are already at the limit by Thursday, and a…
Weekend overtime crews do not change the minimum toilet count for a construction site under OSHA 1926.51(c). The rule sets minimums by the maximum…
We're planning a marathon next month and the main aid station at mile 10 expects about 800 male runners passing through over a four-hour window. The…
A portable toilet service hose can typically reach a unit located up to 100 feet from the vacuum truck. Your unit, at 150 feet from the nearest truck…
I've been driving a vacuum truck for nine years, but I still remember my first week. The training started with a classroom session on the truck's…
A standard portable toilet fire is rare but possible from a discarded cigarette or vandalism. The plastic shell and holding tank fumes can ignite.…
Our homeowners association is planning a Halloween outdoor movie night in the community park. We expect about 120 people, including kids and adults.…
We have a standard portable toilet on a residential job in Chicago, about 20 guys using it over the past three weeks. It sits on level gravel in the…
We have a crew of about 40 guys on this high-rise site for a 10-week build. Our rental company drops a standard portable toilet with the standard…
I run a crew of 25 on a six-month residential gut rehab in Chicago. We have two standard portable toilets on site, placed on level gravel within 20…
I run a hunting camp in the backcountry near Bozeman. Our access road is a 40-mile dirt track, and getting a vacuum truck out here costs a bundle.…
We've got a 40-story high-rise under construction in Phoenix. The exterior elevator is down for two weeks, and the standard portable toilets on the…
I'm planning a 200-person corporate picnic for employees and their families, with a mix of ages and abilities. The event is four hours long on a…
I rent a standard portable toilet and an ADA-compliant portable toilet for my ranch crew and guests year-round. The service truck drives 40 miles…
We run a hunting camp in Montana. The crew will be about six people for a week in October, with food cooked on a camp stove. Our spot is in a…
Our crew of 25 guys has one standard portable toilet on a commercial job site in Phoenix. It sits on packed dirt about 15 feet from the crane pad, so…
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…
Yes, OSHA 1926.51 includes all subcontractor workers in your total toilet count. The standard applies to every employee on the construction site,…
My fall 2026 wedding is at my parents' place on a grassy hillside in Charleston. We're expecting 140 guests for about 6 hours with a catered dinner…
