50-person crew, 10-hour days. Weekly or bi-weekly service?
We have a 50-person crew on a six-month commercial job in Phoenix. They work 10-hour days, Monday through Friday. The heat is intense. I ordered…
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Jules T. replied
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46 questions
Construction site locked after hours: leave the porta potty outside the fence, or give the driver a gate code? ✓ Solved
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…
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Carl D. replied
50-person crew, 10-hour days: weekly or bi-weekly service?
I have a 50-person crew on a 10-hour day shift, five days a week. The ground is level and the placement is accessible for a vacuum truck. We have two…
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Brad L. replied
Stick-frame house through November: when should we winterize the porta potty on site? ✓ Solved
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…
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Carl D. replied
What's the benefit of a portable urinal versus a standard unit for a men's crew?
We have a 20-man framing crew on a six-week residential build. The site is a flat, gravel lot with good truck access. We have two standard units. The…
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Ray M. replied
Saturday overtime for three weeks: do we add a weekend pump-out on top of Friday service? ✓ Solved
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…
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Deb K. replied
What's the main difference between a high-rise unit and a regular one besides the lift?
My GC just ordered a high-rise unit for the 12th floor of our project. I've handled plenty of standard units on the ground, but this is my first time…
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Ray M. replied
Porta potty for a 6-month garage build: weekly or bi-weekly service?
We are about to start a six-month garage build on a level gravel driveway with easy truck access. The crew will be four people working full days,…
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Marcus B. replied
50-person crew, all men: can we use urinals only?
I run a 50-person residential construction crew, all men, on a six-month project. We have a tight city lot, and I am trying to save space. I am…
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Brad L. replied
Mid-project layout change: will they relocate our porta potty, or is that a full pickup and redelivery? ✓ Solved
Most rental companies will treat an 80-foot move as a simple relocation, not a full pickup and redelivery, if the unit remains on the same site and…
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Kim S. replied
Water line crew moving about a mile a week: can we tow a trailer unit ourselves?
We're replacing a water line along a county road, crew of six, and the work face moves roughly a mile every week. Right now we have one standard unit…
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Marcus B. replied
Framing three spec houses on side by side lots: one porta potty per lot or can the crews share? ✓ Solved
OSHA considers this one site because the lots are adjacent and the same crew works all three. The OSHA construction sanitation standard, 29 CFR…
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Marcus B. replied
Solar farm install spread over 60 acres: cluster units at the laydown yard or scatter them down the rows? ✓ Solved
Scatter units along the access roads. OSHA 1926.51 requires at least two units (one toilet and one urinal) for your crew of 40, but on a 60-acre…
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Marcus B. replied
2026: Are enzyme-based deodorizers as effective as chemical biocides for construction site units?
Our company is looking at switching to enzyme-based deodorizers for our construction site units. We run about 200 standard portable toilets on…
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Deb K. replied
One of my framers dropped his phone down the jobsite porta potty. Will the service driver fish it out, or is it gone? ✓ Solved
The route driver will not fish out the phone. The vacuum hose on a vacuum truck is designed to pump liquid waste only, and operators have a strict…
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Hector V. replied
Handwash station next to our crew's porta potty froze solid two mornings in a row. What do people do in winter? ✓ Solved
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…
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Ray M. replied
Painter dumped a bucket of brush rinse water and drywall mud into our job site porta potty. Will the pump truck refuse it? ✓ Solved
Owen is right about the refusal, but I'll tell you what the driver actually checks for. The driver will dip a sample from the tank before pumping.…
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Deb K. replied
Snow plow on our parking lot job is going to bury the porta potty this winter. Where should it sit before the snow starts? ✓ Solved
Place the standard unit and handwash station on a curbed island where the plow can't reach it. That keeps them clear of snow piles and blade strikes.…
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Marcus B. replied
2026: Best deodorizer for high-ammonia construction site waste?
Running a fleet in North Texas, I deal with construction sites that cook portable toilets in the sun and generate high-ammonia waste from worker…
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Deb K. replied
OSHA 1926.51: 95 workers, how many toilets and urinals?
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…
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Deb K. replied
High-rise site: what if service elevator is down on pump day?
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.…
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Deb K. replied