High-rise unit servicing when the building elevator is down.
High-rise unit servicing when the building elevator is down.
Our site is a 30-story high-rise, and we have a standard portable toilet on the 25th floor for the concrete crew. The building elevator is scheduled for a full week of maintenance starting Monday. I called the rental company, and they said their driver cannot service a unit that high without elevator access. The driver uses a vacuum truck at ground level, so the unit has to be brought down.
I have a crew of 60 on that floor. They need a toilet. The stairwell is the only way up and down for the week. I cannot ask the crew to carry a 200-pound empty unit down 25 flights and then carry a full one back up. That is not safe.
What are my options here? Do I move the unit to the ground floor for the week and tell the crew to come down? Do I rent a second unit for the ground and keep the high-rise one locked until the elevator is back? Has anyone dealt with this before?