OSHA ratios, long-term site rentals, weekly service, high-rise and crane-lift units, winter and vandalism.
A standard portable toilet weighs about 200 pounds empty and up to 1,000 pounds when full. The holding tank capacity is 50 to 70 gallons, and water…
Our crew grew from 25 to 40. Do we need a second porta potty now? We have one standard portable toilet on site. The crew works a standard 8-hour…
We're setting up a 9-month job in northern Minnesota, 80-person crew. The site is frozen dirt, but the truck access is clear for our weekly service.…
Give the driver a gate code. A standard unit placed inside the fence is the right call for a dozen workers, which meets the OSHA requirement of one…
Yes, subcontractors count toward the total headcount for the OSHA 1926.51 toilet requirement. The standard applies to all employees on the…
We have a standard unit on the 15th floor of a high-rise build in Phoenix. The crew of 60 uses it daily. Our rental company does the weekly service…
I'm running a 24-story tower in Phoenix. We have 125 workers on site. The only construction elevator went down yesterday and the repair is going to…
Ask for winterization as soon as overnight lows are hitting freezing a few nights a week, not after the first hard freeze. By the time you get a hard…
We've got a 24-story commercial build downtown. The crew is about 60 people working eight-hour shifts. We have a standard portable toilet and an…
OSHA 1926.51 requires separate toilet facilities for each construction shift if the day shift's use would prevent the night shift from having a…
You need to pre-book the extra units now to meet OSHA 1926.51 when your crew doubles. The standard requires one toilet for 1 to 15 workers, but at 16…
We're 12 weeks into a 30-story build in downtown Phoenix. The crew is 150 strong, working six 10-hour days. We have four standard portable toilets…
OSHA 1926.51 counts all workers present at the site during the workday toward the total for portable toilet requirements. Your weekend crew requires…
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 do mostly framing but picked up a tear off and reroof on a two story house next week. Crew of six, four days if the weather holds, and the family…
Got a 40-man crew on a 6-month commercial build. We have a cluster of four standard units and one ADA-compliant unit on-site. The gate gets locked…
Yes, a weekend security guard counts toward your total headcount for OSHA 1926.51 compliance. The OSHA construction sanitation standard applies to…
A standard portable toilet fire is rare but possible from a discarded cigarette or vandalism. The plastic shell and holding tank fumes can ignite.…
OSHA 1926.51 requires one portable toilet for a 30-person construction crew. The standard states that for 20 to 199 workers, you must provide one…
We're 14 weeks into a 22-story build in Phoenix. The crew is 120 guys, so we have three standard units and one ADA-compliant unit on the 12th floor.…
Yes, rental companies offer emergency pump-outs, but you will pay extra for the unscheduled service visit. Call your provider now and explain the…
Our vacuum truck's pump failed on site last week, right as we were about to start servicing the 12 standard portable toilets for a 50-person…
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…
OSHA 1926.51 requires a separate handwash station with water for a 12-person drywall crew, not just a hand sanitizer dispenser on the unit. The…
OSHA 1926.51 does not require separate portable toilets for day and night shifts. The standard counts total workers on site at a given time, not by…
