Porta-Potty Accessibility ? What To Know Ahead of Time
Knowing where to place something as simple as a porta-potty may seem like a no-brainer, but there are a few considerations which, if overlooked, could generate unintended consequences.
The reliability of the terrain is critical since porta-potties can, and will, topple over if the ground is, potentially, unstable. Once tipped over, accessing the porta potty to be removed can become an increased challenge and can lead to additional expenses. Spacing is an important consideration, too, when it comes to porta-potty accessibility.. For example, maintenance trucks need ample room to move in and out of the area and reach the porta-potties, in an unencumbered manner.
Let's delve into a few more details concerning porta-potty accessibility to ensure this part of your event planning unfolds, without a hitch.
Give Maintenance/Emergency Vehicles Plenty of Space
As a general rule of thumb, your porta-potties should be placed within 20 to 25 feet of where the maintenance truck will be parked; this will maximize the ease of pumping and servicing. The hoses used to clean out waste from the porta-potties will need to reach the units without being overstretched. Once your porta-potties will be retrieved, the haul-away truck will need a cleared path to enter and exit.
If your gathering will be a multi-day event, you will want your porta-potties cleaned on a daily basis which means easy accessibility for servicing vehicles is critical. The same would hold true for any emergency vehicles that could be called to the scene.
Regarding any porta-potties that might be behind a locked gate or in a secured area ? when it is time for maintenance crews to arrive, any temporary fencing, barriers, or other secured measures would need to be removed to allow the maintenance-truck to enter. Also, removing padlocks from porta-potty doors before service techs arrive is one more small thing which, if overlooked, could send service techs onto the next job site and you would be stuck with porta-potties that no one would want to use.
If other vehicles not related to the porta-potty rentals are parked too close to the units, they would need be removed at the appropriate time to allow access for servicing vehicles or haul-away trucks to enter.
Then, there is winter to think about. Porta-potties are used all year 'round, and too much snow can block entry to them. But again, as long as the maintenance vehicles can park within 20 to 25 feet of the porta-potty units, and as long as snow does not hinder porta-potties being loaded onto trucks to be hauled away, potential problems aren't given a chance to surface.
After it's all said and done, making sure your porta-potties' placements permit accessibility for ambulances, firetrucks, servicing vehicles, etc. means you have one less potential headache to deal with!
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Give Chem Can a call, today, with any questions concerning porta-potty rental. Be sure to ask about our free-quote offer. We look forward to speaking with you!
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