OSHA 29 CFR 1926.51 sets the minimum number of toilets on a construction site by crew size, and a rental company services the units on a schedule you agree in the contract. This category covers the OSHA table, weekly versus twice-weekly service, high-rise and crane-liftable units, hand washing, winter operation, vandalism and what a monthly site rental includes.
We're framing and closing in a two story custom home, and most days it's my guys plus a sub or two, so nine people tops. One standard unit sits out…
OSHA 1926.51(c) requires one toilet and one urinal per 40 workers for a crew of 75. You need two toilets and two urinals minimum. The standard…
Since the time change my guys are on site about half an hour before it gets light, and the porta potty sits at the back corner of the lot past the…
OSHA 1926.51 requires one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers for a crew of 95. You need three toilet seats and three urinals on site. Unit…
We're breaking ground on a 22-story commercial tower in Chicago next month. The site will have 60 to 80 workers daily through the winter. I'm…
Custom home we've been on since spring is down to trim, paint and punch list. The owners' lease ran out so they moved in last weekend, a month ahead…
I'm running a 24-story build in downtown Phoenix with 140 crew on site for the next 10 months. We have six standard portable toilets and one…
We have 40 guys on a high-rise job in Phoenix, 18 floors up. The GC put two standard units and one ADA-compliant unit in a service elevator lobby.…
We're starting a 12-story build in Chicago, winter temps dropping below freezing. The first six floors are open concrete with no heat or walls yet.…
OSHA 1926.51(c) requires 5 toilets and 5 urinals for 180 workers on a construction site. The standard specifies one toilet seat and one urinal per 40…
OSHA 1926.51(c) requires one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers for a crew of 180. You need five toilet seats and five urinals minimum.…
Found a standard portable toilet on its side this morning. It's a long-term rental for our 40-person crew, been here eight weeks with weekly service.…
We're breaking ground in January on a six-story apartment build in northern Wisconsin. The site's wide open, no windbreak, and the forecast says…
We have a 60-person crew on site with four standard portable toilets and one ADA-compliant unit, serviced weekly. The concrete pump crew of 20 is…
We have a 12-acre site with three separate buildings under construction, all spread out. We've got 120 workers total, split across the three…
For 85 workers on a construction site, OSHA 1926.51 requires at least three standard portable toilets and two portable urinals. The OSHA standard…
The cleanup responsibility falls to the rental company, but you should call them immediately to report the spill and coordinate. They handle…
Deb is right about the antifreeze, but she didn't mention that the rental company's driver adds it during the service visit, not at delivery. The…
OSHA 1926.51(c) requires one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers for crews of 20 to 199. For 95 workers, you need three toilet seats and three…
Moving the unit on a set schedule is the setup that works, and the mobile crew line in OSHA 1926.51(c)(4) is a weak thing to lean on here. That…
We run a working ranch outside Bozeman with a crew of about 10 seasonal hands and a guest cabin that has no septic. I've used standard portable…
No, do not move a rented standard unit yourself with a forklift or telehandler. The rental company will move it, usually for a fee. A standard unit…
We are working a 12-story high-rise in Chicago. The job runs through next year. The crew is 120 people on two shifts. We have 15 standard units and…
The gas station 10 minutes away does not qualify as 'readily available' under the OSHA 1926.51 mobile crew exemption. You must provide a portable…
We're starting a 20-story build in Chicago this January. I need to place four standard units and one ADA-compliant unit on the roof deck for 75…
