Choose the Number of Portable Bathrooms That is Right For You

 During the last few years, the use of portable bathrooms and toilets that are already seen in all construction and road works, as well as in open-air public events, has become increasingly popular. 

If you are planning for a portable bathroom hire Melbourne, it is important to know that, until now no standard governed this service, not even to establish the minimum requirements that must be guaranteed to the user. 

So, for the events, if it is lasting up to 4 hours, it is recommended to Portable bathroom hire Melbourne 2 units at least per 50 people. This ratio may differ for longer events and larger crowds.

A Standard for Service:

The standard governs not only the requirements of the toilets to be used, but also establishes the basic requirements of the service, starting with the number of bathrooms that must be available based on the number of users expected. Practically, for services in construction sites, the use of a portable toilet for every 10 users is expected.

It establishes that the maximum distance between each workstation and the bathroom should not exceed 100 meters. And that, if the construction site has several floors, there should be at least one bathroom every two floors. 

For public events, the standard incorporates the table of the American association PSAI (Portable Sanitation Associated International) that determines the minimum number of toilets to be available based on the number of users expected and the duration of the event.

Minimum Requirements:

The portable bathroom and toilet are only defined in broad lines, without detailed specifications. So that, each manufacturer can freely propose innovations and variants. The minimum requirements are established.

Each toilet must have a useful internal surface of at least 1 m2 and a minimum internal height of 2 meters, as well as adequate ventilation and sufficient internal visibility.

The door must close automatically and have a free/busy signal. It must be able to be opened both from the inside and the outside and be able to lock from the inside (for example, with a key or bolt), as well as be able to unlock from the outside in case of emergency.

Inside the bathroom, there should be a toilet paper holder, a hanging hook, and a sewage tank with a board or other form of seating that allows a sitting position.

The sewage tank must have an outlet to the outside and can be of three types: fall; recirculating (with hand or foot pump), and clean water (with hand or foot pump).

Some supplemental, optional accessories are also supported, such as mirror, light, urinal, sink, soap or sanitizer dispenser, disposable wipe dispenser.

Wheelchair Toilet:

Also, the cabin for the disabled arranged so far in some events but not all, finally finds its function. In effect, the norm establishes the obligation to place at least one bathroom for the disabled in each event, that is, one that allows access with a wheelchair.

For this purpose, the door must have a minimum width of 80 cm and the interior surface of the cabin must have a minimum width and depth of 140 cm. The wheelchair is not required to be able to make a full turn inside the cab, but the entrance must be at ground level (i.e., no steps or ramps).