Construction Site Portable Toilet Rental Requirements & Regulations

Are Porta Potties Required on Construction Sites?

Portable restroom and sanitation equipment rentals are a must-have for any construction site. Whether you’re building a new home, renovating an existing one, or undertaking some other large-scale construction project, you’ll need to make sure that your workers have access to clean bathrooms. OSHA requires employers to provide all workers with sanitary and easily accessible toilet facilities. Keep in mind that restroom access needs may vary from worker to worker, and may be affected by medications, fluid intake, air temperature and other factors.

What are the OSHA Regulations for Portable Restrooms & Sanitation Equipment on Construction Sites?

Image Reference: Portable Toilet and Sanitation Best Practices for Women in Construction. OSHA and the National Association of Women in Construction Alliance, (2015).

OSHA regulations state that there must be at least one portable toilet per 10 people using it at any given time during construction activities onsite; however, there can be more than one toilet per 10 people if necessary (such as when there are days without rain but lots of traffic on site). In general, it is required that one toilet and one urinal be provided for every 25 workers, or 20 workers if the employer provides an additional toilet facility for women. However, this applies only to the areas where there are no permanent toilets available. In situations where permanent toilets are available in other parts of the facility, these requirements do not apply.

Best Practices for Portable Toilets for Workers on Construction Sites

It goes without saying that a sanitary and healthy workplace promotes productivity in the workplace and ensures the health and welfare of workers. Some best practices that you can use for guidance when renting portable restrooms for a construction site are:

Toilets should provide privacy, including locking systems
Toilets should be no more than 10 minutes from where workers are assigned to work
It is important that toilet facilities be cleaned often enough to meet workers’ health and sanitation needs. Employers should set a routine servicing schedule for cleaning, waste removal, and replenishment of supplies. (Patriot Portable Restrooms has got you covered here 😉 )
Toilets should be well lit, ventilated, and in a secure area.
Note: OSHA’s Sanitation Standard for Construction contains requirements for washing facilities where workers are engaged in the application of paints, coatings, herbicides, or insecticides, or in other operations where contaminants may be harmful to workers.

(Reference: https://www.nawic.org//Files/Documents/Committees/OSHA/Sanitation_Handout_for_Employees.pdf)

Why Use Porta Potties on Construction Sites?

Portable toilets are cost-effective and easy to install! Contact Patriot Portable Restrooms today and we promise that we can offer a competitive price. In addition, we take pride in our customer service – we do everything within our power to make drop-off, set up, weekly cleaning, tear-down, and pick up as easy as possible. Renting porta potties for your construction site means that you don’t have to worry about the hassle of building permanent bathrooms onsite and you can let us take this off your to-do list.
Providing porta potties on your construction site prevents site workers from wasting time and stopping work to go find a restroom. Keep your project on schedule and eliminate that inconvenience for your workers.
Portable toilets conserve water and preserve the environment since they don’t require vast amounts of water to operate and ensure proper waste disposal. Don’t you want your construction company to be known for its eco-friendly practices?
Portable toilets are essential for site visitors and definitely help with creating rapport with a potential client. You wouldn’t want to have to tell them to go to the nearby gas station if they needed to use the restroom. It could affect your company reputation and make that potential client less apt to use you.