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One thing people often miss is that the ADA 5 percent rule applies to the total number of units in each cluster at a single location, not the entire…
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One thing people often miss is that the ADA 5 percent rule applies to the total number of units in each cluster at a single location, not the entire…
We're planning an outdoor wedding for 200 guests, and the venue has no permanent restrooms. We're looking at restroom trailers, but I'm stuck on the…
For a six-hour wedding with 150 guests and an open bar, rent four standard portable toilets and one ADA-compliant unit. The ADA cluster rule requires…
Hector's count is a good start, but a permit office checks the service frequency plan for an eight-hour event with alcohol. We require a mid-day…
We're throwing a 40th anniversary party for my parents at a barn venue. The barn has no indoor plumbing. There will be 100 guests, the party runs…
OSHA 29 CFR 1926.51(c) requires one standard portable toilet for 1 to 20 workers, one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers for 21 to 199…
Rent two standard portable toilet units for a party of 50 to 60 people. The industry guideline for a four-hour event starts near one unit per 50 to…
I'm a site super for a small commercial build, and I'm placing our first porta potty order for a crew of 30. We'll be on site ten hours a day, five…
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.…
Jules is right about the unit count for guests, but you must also provide separate toilets for staff and volunteers under OSHA 1910.141. For 20 or…
Hector is right on the count, but the ADA cluster rule applies if you rent two or more units, even for a private event. The 2010 ADA Standards…
Two units is a good start, but consider adding a handwash station for your food event. The rental company will confirm the placement is on level…
I'm planning a large outdoor festival on city park grounds, expecting about 1,200 people over an eight-hour day with beer and food trucks. The permit…
For an 80-person wedding with alcohol, plan for more than the one unit per 50 people guideline. Add at least one ADA-compliant unit for accessibility…
We ran a two-day outdoor music festival last year with about 2000 people a day, mostly men. The ground is a flat field with truck access. We had a…
OSHA 29 CFR 1926.51(c) requires one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers for a construction crew of 20 to 199 people. For your framing crew of…
We’re planning a 5K run with about 400 participants. The biggest logistical headache I foresee is the bathroom rush right before the start. Everyone…
I'm planning a brewery anniversary party in the parking lot and beer garden. We're expecting 250 guests over six hours, with our own craft beer…
The forum team is correct that two standard units are the right choice. I’ll add that the ADA cluster rule does not apply to a private residence, but…
One deluxe unit is enough for your baby shower of 35 guests over three hours. The industry guideline for events is about one unit per 50 to 75 people…
You need a second portable toilet now that your crew has reached 22 people. The OSHA construction standard 1926.51 requires one toilet for 20 or…
Two standard units is the safer call for 60 to 70 people over eight or nine hours with beer.
Rent at least four portable toilets including one ADA-compliant unit for your 120-person reunion with food and alcohol. The event duration and…
For a three-week harvest crew of ten, you want a monthly rental rate with weekly service, not an event rate. The monthly rate is the normal pricing…
Put one standard unit at each end of the quarter-mile job site. OSHA 1926.51 requires one toilet for a crew of 18, so a single unit in the middle…