Standard porta potty
$125 to $250 a weekend
How Many Portable Toilets Does OSHA Require?
OSHA 1926.51(c)(1) sets the baseline: 1 toilet facility for 20 workers or fewer on a construction site. From 20 up to 200 workers, you add 1 toilet seat and 1 urinal per 40 people. Past 200 workers, that drops to 1 seat and 1 urinal per 50. A 35-person crew building out a warehouse in Henrietta, 9.3 miles south of Rochester, needs at least two units under that math. Our OSHA portable toilet requirements guide is the pillar page for this topic if you want the full breakdown. For a quick gut check on your own numbers, run them through how many porta potties do I need before you call in an order. Standard units rent by the day, week or month, and standard porta potty rental pricing scales with how long the job runs.
Does OSHA Set a Distance Requirement for Portable Toilets?
OSHA does not publish a fixed foot distance from the work area to the toilet on construction sites. What it does require is a supply of potable water under 1926.51(a)(1), and washing facilities specifically where crews are applying paints, coatings, herbicides or insecticides, per OSHA 1926.51(f)(1). Farm operations fall under a different rule: OSHA 1928.110 requires field sanitation units within a quarter mile walk of hand-labor employees, at one facility per 20 workers. A vineyard job in Perinton, 13.9 miles southeast of Rochester, would size under that agricultural standard rather than the construction ratio. If your crew works with coatings or chemical treatments, pair your restroom order with a handwashing station rental so you are covered on both counts, and check handwashing station requirements for the exact trigger conditions.
What Does Cal OSHA Require Differently for Portable Toilets?
Cal OSHA construction rules run parallel to federal 1926.51(c) but apply only in California, so a Rochester, NY job site follows the federal ratio, not the California version. Contractors bidding work in both states sometimes ask about "cal osha portable toilet requirements construction" because a job spans two states, but here in Monroe County it is the federal table that governs. General industry workplaces, as opposed to active construction sites, fall under 1910.141(c)(1)(i) instead, which uses its own employee-count table. If your project includes an indoor shop or office trailer alongside outdoor construction, you may need to satisfy both standards for the same crew. A mobile office trailer rental on site does not exempt outdoor workers from the construction ratio, and a storage container rental for tools has no bearing on toilet counts either. Site layout planning should treat these as separate compliance questions, not one.
Do OSHA Rules Require Accessible Portable Toilets?
OSHA itself does not mandate ADA-compliant units, but ADA Standards 213.2 require that when portable toilets are clustered, at least 5 percent of the units, and never fewer than one, be accessible. That accessible unit needs a 36 inch clear route under section 403.5.1, a 32 inch clear door opening under 404.2.3, and a 60 inch turning circle inside per 304.3.1. Public events in Rochester, including anything near a permitted gathering downtown, tend to draw this requirement even when OSHA's construction rule alone would not. Check our ADA accessible porta potty page for unit specs, and see ADA restroom requirements for the full standard. If you are running a fenced job site, pair accessible unit placement with your temporary fence rental or chain link temporary fence layout so the accessible path stays clear of barriers, per the 36 inch route rule.
| unit | duration | typical price |
|---|---|---|
| standard | day | $150 |
| standard | week | $200 |
| standard | month | $200 |
| ada | day | $230 |
| ada | week | $185 |
Rochester crews running short jobs usually rent by the day or weekend; longer builds save by locking in a monthly porta potty rental rate instead of renewing weekly. If you are still pricing out the job, our porta potty rental cost page and porta potty rental per day breakdown both walk through what drives the number up or down. Servicing frequency matters too: ANSI/PSAI Z4.3 sets a baseline of one service visit per week for up to 10 users over a 40 hour week, and you can read more on that at how often are porta potties cleaned. Rochester's winter stretch also changes maintenance needs, covered separately at porta potty in winter.
Contractors in Irondequoit, 4.8 miles northeast of Rochester, or Brighton, 5.3 miles southeast, often ask us to confirm placement rules before delivery day. Right-of-way placement on a public street has not been verified against Rochester's current code, so confirm that directly with the city before setting a unit at the curb. For general layout guidance once you know the legal spot, see our porta potty placement guide and porta potty permit requirements pages. Larger commercial builds that need dumpsters alongside toilets can start at construction site services or go straight to roll-off dumpster rental for debris removal planning.
How many porta potties do I need for a 20 person crew?
One unit satisfies OSHA 1926.51(c)(1) for 20 workers or fewer on a construction site. Once you go to 21 workers, the ratio requires 1 toilet seat and 1 urinal per 40 people. Confirm your peak headcount, not your average, before ordering.
Is a hand sanitizer station enough to meet OSHA handwashing rules?
No. 29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2) requires soap and towels or a hand-drying device; hand sanitizer alone does not satisfy that standard. A portable sink rental or handwashing station covers the requirement properly.
Does OSHA require portable toilets for a small renovation job?
Yes, if workers are on site, OSHA 1926.51(c) applies regardless of job size. Even a two-person crew doing a home renovation porta potty job needs at least one unit on hand.
Are farm and agricultural sites held to the same toilet ratio?
No. OSHA 1928.110 governs agricultural field sanitation separately, requiring one facility per 20 hand-labor employees within a quarter mile walk. See farm and agricultural restrooms for details specific to that setting.
What happens if a job site has no accessible unit at all?
ADA Standards 213.2 requires at least one accessible unit whenever toilets are clustered, no matter how small the cluster. Skipping it risks a compliance issue at inspection; order through ADA accessible porta potty rental options.
What we rent
Four units cover almost every job
Typical Rochester ranges, not a quote. Delivery is $50 to $150 and a weekly service visit $30 to $60. See the full cost breakdown.
Deluxe flushing
$200 to $350 a weekend
ADA accessible
$199 to $300 a weekend
Restroom trailer
Quoted by stall count
The rest of the yard
One mobilisation, not three
Roll off dumpsters10, 20, 30 and 40 yardTemporary fencingPanels 6 feet by 12 feetStorage containers20 foot and 40 footHandwashing stationsSinks and sanitiser standsSeptic and grease trapsPumping, cleaning, emergenciesSite power and lightLight towers, temporary poles
We deliver across Monroe County and the surrounding metro:
Next step
Get a delivery date
Tell us the address, the dates and the headcount. We size the order and confirm the route.