Portable toilets are a vital amenity at any worksite, and the benefits extend far beyond the simple convenience that they provide workers and any other individuals present on the site.
Portable toilets are an important part of planning for any project and are often legally required. By providing these to your workers, you can often boost productivity, safety, and client satisfaction. So, let’s take a look at these and other benefits.
Improved Convenience
Clearly, one of the biggest reasons to acquire portable toilets for any worksite is the convenience they provide, no matter the time, they are ready for your workers to use. This means that they don’t have to stop what they are doing to traipse their way through the worksite and find a bathroom.
Often times a worksite will be cut off from water and sewage lines meaning that bathrooms will not even be available on the premises. So, a portable toilet will greatly lower the number of interruptions to workflow. Plus, somebody else will deal with the cleanup. The facilities will simply be brought in and taken away when it’s time, so you have one less thing to worry about.
Increased Safety
A construction site is always concerned with safety. There are countless regulations and safety protocols designed to provide for the safety and well-being of workers on the job site. By providing bathroom facilities near where workers are doing their job, they won’t be forced to wander considerable distances through the job site or even off-site to nearby stores. This puts them at less risk of accidents and guarantees clean facilities where they are at less risk of spreading pathogens and getting sick.
Cleanliness
We all know what happens at any venue with a lack of trash cans. It will always end up all over the ground. Unfortunately, at some point in the day, your workers are going to have to use the restroom.
If they can’t find one nearby, they are still going to need to go. So, besides helping to boost the safety of the workers by preventing accidents or dirty bathrooms, providing portable toilets will help keep your site clean, safe, and a better place to work.
Happier Clients
When job sites are located in commercial buildings, these places may not appreciate their business being disrupted by construction workers coming in and out. Often it just adds an unnecessary distraction for employees and customers. By providing separate facilities, it helps add professionalism and maintain your client’s satisfaction.
For those who work in construction, it is very likely you’ve heard about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This agency set standards for work sites, including for construction sites.
OSHA requires worksites to provide portable toilets whenever sewer lines have been cut off for 72 hours or greater. After this point, it is probable you will have to provide bathroom facilities, however as we’ve addressed, this can actually help your business in several ways.
Final Thoughts
Clearly, providing portable toilets at your worksite is not only a commonly required chore, but in many cases, it can provide your workers greater safety, boost productivity, and improve your client’s satisfaction. So, before your next job site, plan on having portable toilets at your work site.
Contact Us
Flush Services can help you meet your worker’s sanitary needs. To arrange for portable toilets as well as other sanitary equipment, call us at (978) 778-8000 and connect with us on Facebook.
