A troubling news story out of San Diego prompts me to wonder if portable sanitation companies are doing enough to protect frontline service technicians from the spread of infectious diseases as they run daily restroom service routes.
Earlier this year, public health officials in Southern California were tracking an outbreak of the hepatitis A virus connected to poor sanitation throughout a growing homeless community. According to a news account, five cases of the virus and one death were concerning enough for the city to expand its offering of hand-wash stations, the type provided by portable restroom operators. Officials also called for
