112 questions across all categories.
A health inspector checks portable toilets at an event for four main things: enough units, safe and clean placement, proper handwashing, and correct…
Our neighborhood festival is scheduled for late May 2026, and our permit from the city's special events office requires a health department…
Add the handwash station. Sanitizer on the unit is not enough for a remodel crew around 20.
A handwash station is required for your food truck rally, not just hand sanitizer. The health department rules for events with food service mandate…
Deb, the team's answer is correct, but they omitted a key detail for food events: health departments often mandate handwash stations, not just hand…
I'm ordering three deluxe units for my backyard wedding next spring. We have 140 guests, a tent, a band and a catered meal with an open bar. The…
You need more than 7 standard units for a 10-hour event with 350 people; plan for 9 or 10 standard units plus one ADA-compliant portable toilet.…
I'm organizing a three-day music festival in a city park this August, expecting about 5,000 people daily with alcohol sales and food vendors. We're…
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 organizing a weekly farmers market with about 300 visitors over four hours. We have food vendors and some alcohol sales. The site is grass, flat,…
A handwash station is a self-contained sink unit that provides running water, soap, and drying for hand hygiene at events and sites. The health…
Our crew of 35 is on a six-week foundation job handling concrete and treated lumber daily. The safety auditor flagged us for not having a handwash…
A health inspector checks that portable toilets at a festival are clean, supplied, functioning, and accessible. They look for compliance with local…
Yes, you can rent a standard portable toilet for one month during a bathroom remodel, and most rental companies offer these short-term contracts for…
We're organizing a three-day corporate retreat for 40 people on a grassy field with good truck access. We want an upgrade from a standard unit, but…
A fall festival needs both handwash stations with fresh water and soap, not just hand sanitizer. The health department requires handwashing with…
I'm planning a two-day fall festival next year and working through the restroom plan. We expect about 1,500 people per day from 10 AM to 8 PM. There…
Yes, you should rent a handwash station for a family reunion with a food line. Hand sanitizer is not a substitute for handwashing with soap and water…
We're mid bathroom remodel and the driveway porta potty is staying for several weeks. Do we also need a handwash station for family and the trades,…
I'm on our HOA social committee and we're running the community garage sale again the last Saturday of October. About 70 homes signed up, and last…
Our festival is using a bank of 10 standard portable toilets, all in one cluster. The event runs for two days, about eight hours of public access…
I'm planning a three-day outdoor festival with around 500 guests per day. The site is a grassy field with easy truck access. I'm looking at units and…
Little kids manage a standard unit at a birthday party if an adult helps with the step and you add a handwash station.
Nine years of driving a service truck have taught me that the most overlooked step when setting up porta potties for an event is confirming truck…
OSHA 1926.51(c) sets the minimum number of toilets and urinals required on construction sites based on worker count. For 20 or fewer workers, one…
