Northeast Sanitation Blog

There are many situations in which a portable toilet is absolutely essential. From events that take place outdoors and need access to toilets, to construction sites with work crews who need regular restroom facilities. For years portable toilets have been available but, but before NSC Restrooms, you often had to use large scale national chain providers. This would add on high costs due to the transportation required to move the toilets. Also, additional time was needed to transport the toilets which could translate into serious problems for customers who needed the portable restroom or whose transportation vehicles ran into engine trouble. As a result, NSC decided to be your local solution for portable toilet rentals.

NSC Restrooms offers luxury trailers for those outdoor events with style. Offering 15’ and 24’ luxury restroom trailers, as well as individual restrooms, NSC can cater to events with a really large base such as marathons and festivals as well as residential or commercial construction sites. The wide range of products offered by NSC Restrooms ensures that your every need will be met.

NSC owns 1,100 standard portable restrooms, 60 handicapped-accessible units; and two restroom trailers, a 15-footer and a 24-footer. The luxury trailers have four 18-inch, flat-screen televisions. Those holding charity events or weddings often burn their own DVDs with photo slide shows and play them continuously on the TVs. For all of your portable restroom or portable luxury trailer needs, NSC Restrooms can show you the advantages of using a local company.

NSC would like to invite everyone to our booth #702 at The 12th Annual Baystate Bridal Expo on January 22-23, 2011 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston to see our new Restroom Trailer complete with HD Media Center. Allowing our customers to run slide show, PowerPoint presentations or simple music videos in each private restroom stall.

We also giving away Free Passes to the show for the first 6 people who contact us at 978-579-0015.

We look forwarding to seeing you at the show!

Portable restrooms need to be secured for both high winds and from mischievous kids who think tipping over porta potties is a fun activity. Typically some sort of metal spikes or rebar are used to spike down the units however in the winter with frozen ground this is impossible, therefore, sandbags from your local hardware store are the best measure.

Many of our seasonal sports leagues, who are tired of the nuisance caused by kids that think tipping over units is a “fun” activity during the summer, will secure the portable toilet with a chain against a link fence. Usually this is done by municipal fields that have no shortage of kids looking for fun. When a restroom is tipped over, we do ask our customers to call us. We will then dispatch one of our trucks to clean up and possibly replace the unit.

In the winter months, high winds caused by winter storms do cause more problems for portable restrooms than throughout the rest of the year. If you have a portable restroom and you have not anchored the unit down with spikes yet, you may not be able to given the frozen ground, so your next solution is either sand bags or poly rope and cinder blocks.

However, we think that using sand bags is the easiest way to help prevent high wind tip over’s, but putting the unit in the right place, such as along a building or construction container will help as well. Please keep in mind however, for safety reasons; whatever is used to secure the units should not interfere with entry or exiting the unit

NSC Restrooms provides portable toilets, portable restrooms trailers, portable office trailers and portable sinks to constructions sites, private events, and municipalities in the Boston Area. With so many types of portable toilets and products available we can answer all of your portable sanitation questions and meet all of your needs.

If you are coordinating the city New Year Parade, having an addition built on your home, or managing a large commercial construction site, NSC Restrooms can provide and service your sanitation equipment.

As your local provider of quality portable restrooms, restroom trailers and portable sinks, we have had the pleasure of living and working in our community. NSC Restrooms would like to wish you, our community, a happy holiday season and a happy New Year. It has been our pleasure to service the people in the Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island areas for several years.

If you are planning on using portable restrooms for your construction site, then there are a few important factors you need to take into consideration before you actually get the restrooms delivered. Here are some questions to consider.

How many people will be on site?
There needs to be portable restrooms available for anyone who needs to make use of them, without the units getting clogged and avoiding the long lines that can form while employees wait to use the facilities. Industry standard is 1 portable restroom for 10 workers for a standard work week on a job site. http://www.psai.org/ .  Per the PSAI Usage - Route Units: On a construction site, each weekly serviced toilet unit can accommodate 10 workers (working a single 40-hour shift) ANSI Z4.3-2005.

How often should the portable toilets be serviced?
This answer can vary widely, depending on the type of project you need the restrooms for, how long porta potties are going to be used on site, how many people are around and how often they make use of the restrooms.

What type of portable restrooms do you need?
There are a wide variety of restroom styles, from basic single toilet units to restroom trailers, as well as mobile office trailers for long term construction sites. At short term work sites, single stall units with hand sanitizer may do the job. For construction sites without easy access to water, it is a good idea to inquire about the fresh water flushing mobile office system so that all the necessary sanitary needs are covered without incurring excessive costs.

Will I need insurance?
Yes, when renting portable restrooms from a supplier you should make sure you have public liability insurance. You are responsible for the safety of your employees while they are using the units on your site.

There is so much road construction and bridge work being done these days in Massachusetts. NSC Restrooms is providing the portable restrooms for the road workers in many cities and towns around Boston. By having the portable restrooms in the construction zones on the roadways, the safety of the highway department employees is that much more ensured. NSC has been invited to be the provider of these portable toilets because of the safe way in which they transport, install and maintain their porta potties. With this in mind, NSC restrooms would like to remind you to drive safely on the roadways while winter driving, and especially in areas of road and bridge construction.

Black Friday is the traditional “kick off” for the holiday shopping season. Not only is the holiday season fast approaching so is winter and the inclement weather. Snow, sleet, and icy conditions will add to an already hectic time of year for many. Combine long work hours, fewer daylight hours, add a snow storm, and you have the ingredients for increased stress and poor judgment in some cases when driving.
Please, remember to drive safely and consider the following when out and about this shopping season.

• Never tailgate a commercial vehicle. You must be able to see both side mirrors of all commercial vehicles, this ensure that the driver can see you.
• In stop and go traffic, commercial vehicles leave space between the vehicles in front of them. This space helps to compensate for the added weight with which these vehicles operate. Compared to the average automobile, large commercial vehicles require a significant amount of distance to stop. Resist the urge to cut in front of these rigs and especially in poor road conditions.
• And lastly, please obey the reduced speed limits in road construction zones. Remember all these road and bridge workers have families who want them home for the holidays.

NSC will be attending the Boston Bridal Show in January 2011.

General information attached, CLICK HERE. Highlights below:

12th Annual Baystate Bridal Expo (2nd largest N.E. Bridal Show) January 22-23, 2011
HYNES CONVENTION CENTER ( NEW LOCATION) - Boston, MA

Booth Sizes – Increments of 10x10/ $1575 .00 – Corners $50 extra
Approximate Vendors 180
Approximate Total Attendance 6,000+
Approximate # Registered Brides 900+ (Exhibitor Access Only)
Show Hours - Sat 11-5/ Sun 11-5
Approximate Standard Electric - $97.00 (Edlen's 617-474-6400)
Not Included - Tables & Chairs – (Available through decorator or you may bring your own).
Health Permits are necessary for any food sampling - $35.00
Floor Plan: http://www.showevent.com/pdf/floor-plans/2011/bridal-baystate.pdf

Contact for show is Charlee charlee@showevent.com

Charmagne "Charlee" Harris
Sales Manager - Jenks Productions
(860) 918.0891 - Direct Line
(877) 721-0628 - Toll Free
(508) 362-2745 - Mass Office / Fax - (508) 362-6617
(860) 563-3472 - Fax - CT Office
charlee@showevent.com
www.showevent.com

There are many different types of outdoor events which require outdoor toilets. Do you need portable restrooms or restroom trailers? How do you decide between the single units and the more luxurious and versatile multi-stall trailers?

The decision basically comes down to your budget and your needs. The size and type of event, as well as the length of time you need the restrooms also play a part in the decision making process.

So you need to understand the general cost break down between these two types of units. Stand alone, single units are on the low end of the cost spectrum and the more of these units you order the lower the cost per unit. Restroom trailers, depending on the “level of luxury” you need, can start out fairly low in the scheme of things, but as you look at the more executive type trailers, the price will go up.

When you need a large number of units for an extended period of time, such as a disaster relief situation, restroom trailers are generally the better choice. However, these units, which can also be very luxurious, also make sense for weddings or large, outdoor executive events. On the contrary, small, single unit, portable restrooms are sufficient for construction sites, or smaller, outdoor events where the customers will not be as discriminating such as U-pick farms, or ball fields. 

Restroom trailers for your outdoor wedding

Are you planning a big, beautiful wedding outdoors? Maybe on the ocean, on a lake or in a park. Everything is planned, the guest list, the flowers and the caterer. If so, you’ll need restrooms for the party. Even if the wedding or event is in a home, you’ll be much happier knowing guests don’t need to walk through the house to use the restroom. If there are a large number of guests at the event, this can be very hard on the homeowner’s septic system. The last thing you or the home owner needs is a plugged up septic system. Restroom trailers can be rented for the event. They are spacious, well appointed, and spacious. They have a counter for a bridal basket, or flowers, flushing toilets, and ceramic sinks. The trailers are delivered and set up at your event, and, with NSC, an attendant remains on site in case there are any issues that arise. Restroom trailers are equipped with AC and heat for use during any times of year. Additionally, these restrooms are water saving units so while providing luxury and convenience you’ll also be going green! Using a restroom trailer makes you feel as though you are in someone’s luxurious, beautifully appointed bathroom.