We ran a two-day outdoor music festival last year with about 2000 people a day, mostly men. The ground is a flat field with truck access. We had a…
We're on a tight downtown infill site, a 12-story residential build on a half-block lot. The fence line is tight to the sidewalk, and the only open…
You cannot legally empty a portable toilet yourself. The pump-out process requires a vacuum truck operated by a permitted septage hauler, and the…
I'm planning a high-end corporate event and need the best portable restroom setup available. We're expecting about 200 guests over six hours, serving…
A restroom trailer needs both electrical power and a fresh water supply on site, and your yard's existing outlet and hose bib will likely work if the…
Yes, OSHA requires a handwash station on a construction site for crews working with materials that leave residues not removed by sanitizer alone. The…
I'm planning a large outdoor festival on city park grounds, expecting about 1,200 people over an eight-hour day with beer and food trucks. The permit…
Ray covered the driver's access check, but a family of four using a single standard unit for eight to ten weeks will likely need weekly service. The…
I review hundreds of event applications, and the restroom section is where most people get tripped up. The permit office checks three things: unit…
Handwash stations keep showing up on quotes for our outdoor wedding porta potties, and I am not sure what is actually useful versus padding. We are…
A permit office checks the restroom plan for unit count, ADA compliance, placement away from food and water sources, and the service schedule. Kim is…
We're building a new workshop at our ranch, and my crew of eight will be on site for six months. There's no septic or water line out there yet. The…
I'm planning our company's summer picnic next month. We're expecting 300 employees and their families for about four hours at a park. The park has a…
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…
For a one-day outdoor wedding at about 90 guests, a clean standard unit plus a separate hand wash station is usually enough if smell and lines are…
A handwash station is required for your food truck rally, not just hand sanitizer. The health department rules for events with food service mandate…
Yes, at 22 people you need more than one toilet-only unit under OSHA 1926.51.
OSHA 1926.51 drives the portable toilet count for your contractors. The warehouse staff keeping their indoor restrooms stay under general industry…
Most yards make up a missed weekly service visit within a day or two once the truck clears the backlog, not a full week later.
Weekend party rentals in busy season usually need two to four weeks of lead time if you want a specific Saturday for a standard unit plus a handwash…
I rented two standard portable toilets from the same company for a small construction crew. Both are the same model, but one has a urinal mounted on…
A service visit means the driver pumps the waste, cleans the interior, refills the deodorizer and paper, and checks the unit for damage. We do this…
Do not tip-and-walk that unit through the six-foot gate. A standard portable toilet on skids is not built to be rolled on its edge, and tipping it…
We're organizing a small evening event for about 60 people in a local park, and we're renting a couple of standard portable toilets. The spot the…
We're throwing a 40th anniversary party for my parents at a barn venue. The barn has no indoor plumbing. There will be 100 guests, the party runs…
