The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced its most frequently cited workplace safety standards for fiscal year 2023.Eric Harbin, OSHA Region...
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Your Portable Restroom is on Fire. Now What?
Arson is a big problem for the portable sanitation industry, but there’s no need to tell you that. Instead, to mark October...
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What’s News in the World of Portable Sanitation?
It’s time for more portable sanitation stories, ripped from the headlines. As always, I welcome your comments on topics covered in the...
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Prepare Your Crew for the Top Five Weather Hazards on Job Sites
Extreme weather is occurring more frequently and, when it affects your construction site, it’s a safety hazard to on-site personnel. If you...
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OSHA Announces 'Beat the Heat' Contest Winners
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced the winners of its "Beat the Heat" contest. The national...
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Ensuring Safety Isn’t Just a Role, It’s a Shared Mission
In the workplace we often hear about “unsafe acts,” defined as any activity by workers that is not in accordance with the...
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Build a Wall of PPE and Vaccinations to Protect Your Cleaning Crew
A troubling news story out of San Diego prompts me to wonder if portable sanitation companies are doing enough to protect frontline...
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Keep Your Employees Safe in the Heat With Hydration Drinks
In physically demanding jobs like construction, hydration is essential to not only worker productivity but also safety. This is especially...
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Evaluating Your Safety Culture Beyond Injury Statistics
For most businesses, having zero injuries is the ultimate safety goal, but this can be very hard to attain especially when...
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Logistics-Minded Portable Restroom Operators Maximize Charitable Giving
When Eliana Baena came across an angel tree at Christmastime containing wish lists for struggling families, she and her husband Jake McWilliams...
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Three Keys to Building Stronger Supervisor-Employee Relationships
Today's leadership strategies are stepping away from self-serving approaches and shifting focus towards the holistic growth and wellbeing of individuals. Brian...
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Curbing Complaints Over Smelly Summer Units
Question: We are located in southern Texas and the intense heat presents a challenge for our customers as well as to our...
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11 Links to Refresh Your Safety Smarts
Summer is in full swing, your trucks are all on the road, techs are servicing restrooms right and left, and the phones...
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Normalizing Deviant Safety Practices Is an Accident Waiting To Happen
In January 1986 a significant and tragic event happened that was completely preventable. The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds ...


















