290 questions across all categories.
I'm starting a detached garage build that will take about six months, right through the winter here in Portland. We're renting a standard porta potty…
We have a standard portable toilet on a commercial site in Phoenix. It's July, over 100 degrees every day. The unit gets used by about 20 guys from…
Every worker present on the job site counts toward the OSHA 1926.51 headcount, regardless of which company employs them. The OSHA standard applies to…
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 have a 30-man crew on a six-week residential gut rehab project. We have two standard portable toilets on site, but there's still a line at peak…
We have a hunting camp in Montana with no septic. I rent a standard unit for the season. It's just four of us, only on weekends from September…
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 have a standard portable toilet on the 15th floor for a crew of 40. The elevator is scheduled for maintenance next week, which means the vacuum…
The ADA cluster rule applies to a 4-unit rental on private property if the units are clustered for use by the public. A family reunion on a farm…
We rented a standard portable toilet for a big backyard party Saturday and Sunday. The rental company delivered and serviced it Friday afternoon, so…
We are starting a nine-month new build in the Pacific Northwest, right through the rainy season. The crew will average about eight people, five days…
OSHA 1926.51 does not require a porta potty for a six-person road crew if they have a truck and immediate access to a nearby toilet facility. The…
No, a crew truck does not meet the 'readily available transportation' exemption in OSHA 1926.51. The exemption is for a mobile crew that can reach a…
Our hunting camp is about 40 miles from the nearest town on a rough ranch road. We have a spot for a portable toilet that the service truck can reach…
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 high-rise unit is serviced from the ground using a dedicated waste line. The waste line is a large-diameter pipe, usually 4 to 6 inches, that runs…
Weekly service is the standard for a crew of ten, and you should keep it that way for a six-week residential job. The OSHA construction sanitation…
I have a 40-person framing crew, all men, on a residential addition that will run six weeks. The crew is on site from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and I'm…
We have a standard unit on the 12th floor of a steel-frame high-rise. It's there for a crew of about 30 working daily. The rental company has been…
I'm looking at quotes for a standard portable toilet. A weekend rental for two days comes in at a weekly rate that's double what I pay for a monthly…
Yes, you must order more portable toilets immediately when your crew size increases from 15 to 45 workers. The OSHA construction sanitation standard,…
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…
I'm looking at quotes for a portable toilet rental for a monthly construction site. The monthly rate for a standard unit is lower than renting the…
Our standard portable toilet is serviced every Tuesday by a reliable rental company. The unit is on a residential construction site with a crew of…
A deluxe portable toilet is a flushing unit with a sink, a mirror and a larger interior. It costs more than a standard unit because it has more…
