Construction Site Toilet Rental for Lowcountry Crews

OSHA rule 29 CFR 1926.51(c) Table D-1 requires one toilet for 20 or fewer workers. From 20 to 199 workers, the rule calls for one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers. At 200 or more, the count is one seat and one urinal per 50 workers. A standard unit has both a seat and a urinal.

Read the full rule at OSHA 29 CFR 1926.51. Our OSHA jobsite toilet guide walks through edge cases like mobile crews and shared sites.

Five worked examples cover most Lowcountry jobs. An 8-person framing crew needs 1 standard unit. A 35-person site needs 1, though most builders add a second unit for the wait. Sixty workers need 2 units, 120 workers need 3, and 250 workers need 5 units. Always round up, never down.

Count every trade on the busiest day, not the average day. Drywall, paint and trim crews often overlap in the last month of a house build.

OSHA 1926.51(f) requires washing facilities when crews work with paints, coatings, herbicides, insecticides or other harmful contaminants. Painters, concrete finishers and crews handling roof sealants fit that rule. A hand wash station has two foot-pump sinks with soap and towels and handles about 400 washes per fill, so one station covers most residential sites.

Sanitizer inside a standard unit does not replace soap and water for workers handling cement or coatings. Cement on wet skin can burn, and sealant does not come off with gel.

Hand wash stations ride on the same truck as your toilets. See sizes on the hand wash station page.

Jobsite units get one service visit every week: pump-out, wash-down, disinfecting, deodorizer and a restock of paper and sanitizer. A standard unit is rated around 200 uses between services. For crews of 10 or more in the summer heat, we recommend two services a week, because Lowcountry heat makes odor build fast.

July highs in Beaufort average about 90°F and the air stays muggy from May into October. More on summer heat servicing.

Roofing, framing and concrete crews make up most short jobsite rentals, while home builders keep units on site for the length of a build. Bluffton, Okatie and Hardeeville keep growing, with new-home phases going in across southern Beaufort and Jasper counties. One standard unit per house or per cluster of lots is the usual setup.

Base jobs at MCAS Beaufort and MCRD Parris Island go through the prime contractor. The prime contractor arranges gate access for our driver and truck, so send the contact name and any pass rules a few days before the first delivery. After access is set, weekly service runs on the normal route like any other jobsite.

Gate processing can slow the first drop, so same-day base delivery is not something to count on. Plan base deliveries a few business days ahead.

Parris Island graduations happen most Fridays, and visitor traffic picks up that morning and the day before. Service visits on base are timed around those days when possible.

Construction site toilets need firm, level ground within about 25 feet of where the service truck can park. Keep units out of the driveway apron, the dumpster swap path and the concrete truck lane. On sandy Lowcountry lots, a spot near the gravel construction entrance usually stays firm after rain and keeps weekly service on schedule.

• Level ground, not on fill that will be graded later
• Within about 25 feet of a spot the truck can park on
• Clear of overhead lines, low limbs and the crane or lift swing path
• Away from the storm drain inlet and any silt fence
• Ground level only: we do not offer crane-lift units for upper floors

Sand and marsh ground need extra care. Read placement on sand and marsh ground.