A clean portable toilet located at a job site indicates that the boss desires to meet his workers’ needs. The workers do not need to be creative in looking around for alternative bathroom facilities, which could lead to an unsanitary work environment. The waste will remain long after the workers leave the job site and your customers move in. Instead they can use a clean, sanitary location, which will result in more efficient work time and a better attitude on the job site. It will also reduce the travel time to and from alternative sites saving workers’ break times. Increased cleanliness of the work environment also means workers do not have to work in an uncomfortable state. A toilet can be kept clean by providing 1 toilet per 10 workers for a 40-hour workweek. The toilet should be placed within 100 feet of the actual work area.

The chart reveals the savings that can be attained by reducing the time a worker must look around for a place to use bathroom facilities. Adding a facility will shorten the distance workers must travel or prevent workers from having to use unsanitary alternatives, thereby producing time (and cost) savings. In a study done by the University of Missouri at St. Louis it was determined that installing an additional unit reduced the length of time wasted waiting for a unit to become available or walking to a unit amounted to an average of 15 minutes per worker, per day. Look what just an additional 10 minutes toilet time costs you in production:

The fact that a construction company places portable toilets on site for their employees and subcontractors indicates that they go the extra mile and that they take care of every detail in the construction process. The presence of a portable toilet presents a professional image to the general public (potential customers), and the other individuals involved in the construction profession.