Looking for ideas....

[pottyqueen]

Our county does not require portable toilets on site during construction. Somewhere (either in Nashville or at a PSAI show) I heard/read about a company that "pursuaded" their county to make it mandatory with a building permit.

Does anyone else remember hearing about this or know who that company is? I would like to see if I can get the ball rolling in my county and including it on the building permit seems brilliant!

Thanks in advance! :D

[COLE_Jeff]

According to your bio, you are located in Illinois and your state already requires toilet facilities at construction sites. Perhaps it's just a matter of sending a "friendly" reminder to your county government to that effect?

Here is a link to the law for your reference:

Illinois Chapter 410 Public Health
410 ILCS 37/Construction Site Temporary Restroom Facility Act

http://law.justia.com/illinois/codes/chapter35/2704.html

Here is some other state and county information regarding portable sanitation...

From the PSAI web site...

"2003 – PSAI in conjunction with OSHA’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety Health drafted a revision to OSHA regulation 1926.51 – Toilets at Construction Jobsite requiring a 1 unit to 10-worker ratio. This draft was approved by the full ACCSH Committee. Unfortunately due to the 911 attacks on the World Trade Center. OSHA cleared its agenda deleting the revision."

Marion County Florida requires portable sanitation onsite - refer to the following document:

http://www.marioncountyfl.org/Building/Forms/OwnerBuilderAffidavit.pdf

This is a link to a bill in Michigan that would require toilets at construction sites, I am not sure what has become of it:

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/billanalysis/House/pdf/2007-HLA-5064-3.pdf

Refer to section G1 in the following document regarding the State of Arkansas rules on general sanitation at construction sites:

http://www.healthyarkansas.com/rules_regs/general_sanitation.pdf

[pottyqueen]

Thanks for the valuable info!

[Allstar Sanitation]

thats such a mean and horrible thing to do

[Argyll 1st]

We have had the same thing here in Scotland, My local council never ever enforce the law on worksite welfare and when I pulled them for it they say "Its the economy" and I reply no it "The Law" and your in breach ! The local authority is as responsible as the contractor