They say there are two things that are certain in our lives: Death and paying taxes. There is another thing that is, equally, certain: on-going construction work. Construction sites are everywhere, and thank goodness they are since our infrastructure, and more, depend on them.
Each and every construction site is mandated, by law, to provide clean, easily-accessible portable bathroom facilities for all employees, at all times. What a lot of people don't think much about, however, is the different types of construction sites that utilize porta-potties, on a daily basis. You could, almost, say that porta-potties are the backbone of construction sites since, without them, these vital venues would come to a halt – OSHA would make sure of that!
With that being said, porta-potties make their way into a host of different types of construction locations, including:
Oil-Field Sites
Establishing an oil field is a gargantuan undertaking. It involves the construction of huge infrastructure that will be required to stand up to decades of exploration, well development, and extraction. Owners and operators of oil fields are all-too-familiar with the importance of remaining on-schedule and on-budget. Because of this, they rely on porta-potties that are promptly delivered and maintained for cleanliness. After all, clean porta-potties minimize the chances of employees becoming ill. And employees that miss work due to illnesses means schedules may not meet their all-important deadlines. Porta-potties, along with hand-washing stations, help keep oil-field operations of exploration, drilling, fracturing, and production, humming! Extraction of petroleum, or 'black gold', is what it's all about.
Offshore Oil-Rig Sites
Offshore oil rigs are an entirely different animal when it comes to 'construction' sites. They qualify as 'construction' sites since these mammoth operations are drilling into the earth's crust – they're just not on land. The men and women who work on oil rigs live on them for a while. Being 65 miles away from shore constitutes remaining on these rigs for a predetermined amount of time – often, 14 days at sea and 14 days back at shore. The stackable living/sleeping quarters are made of fiberglass and steel and are designed for privacy, comfort and blast protection.
The same can be said for the porta-potties on board off-shore platforms, too. And, actually, the bathrooms on board these floating albatrosses are more than just a 'pot to poop in' – theses blast-resistant, self-contained units include flushing toilets, urinals, and sinks with running water. Due to the precarious nature of this type of work, the bathrooms on-board offshore rigs often stock emergency eye-wash solutions, 10-minute air-packs, survival wraps, fire extinguishers, and other safety-related items. Bathrooms aboard billion-dollar-plus oil rigs have to be tough since operations continue 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
Commercial and Residential Sites
Commercial and residential construction sites are everywhere – the world is ever-expanding and so are the governmental requirements regarding porta-potties at these locations. Whether construction sites
are commercial or residential, their close proximity to malls, individual retail establishments, schools, churches, and housing areas means readily-accessible porta-potties for construction crews is vital. Porta-potties ensure the sanitation of every location under construction as well as surrounding areas.
Porta-potties should be kept well-maintained in these locations – #1 for site-sanitation to meet state and federal requirements, #2 for the health and safety of workers, and #3 for aesthetics. Clients, engineers, inspectors, and architects will, predictably, visit to check on a project's progress. Having porta-potties continually clean and sanitized signals to any visitor that professionalism, attention to detail, and job-site health& safety are priorities established by construction company owners and supervisors. This, always, speaks well for a company's reputation.
High-Rise Sites
Construction workers who perform their jobs any number of stories above the ground can't afford to waste valuable work time to use the services of porta-potties, at ground level. The perfectly-efficient solution involves high-rise porta-potties that are raised with steel lifting hoists attached to massive cranes. These air-borne porta-potties can be safely maneuvered to any floor of a building under construction. Heavy usage of these high-rise porta-potties is not a challenge since holding tanks can accommodate up to 70 gallons. Special design features allow for comfortable air-flow and continual odor control – ah, the wonders of architectural innovations!
Road, Bridge and Tunnel Sites
Workers who maintain or develop roadways, highways, bridges, and tunnels may not have easy access to stationary porta-potties. The perfect solution to this lies with porta-potties that are placed on top of vehicles which follow road construction crews as they move. This saves, otherwise, wasted travel time that would be spent going to and from bathrooms, elsewhere.
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For your upcoming construction project, give Westway Site Services formerly Moore Cans a call. Ask about our freequote offer – we have a fleet of construction porta-potties that will meet your needs whenever your construction operation is ready to roll!