EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE TIPS Today’s experienced portable restroom
the same faucet fixtures, doorknobs, supplies, and other
rental service operators know how to
communal surfaces.
maintain their toilet units optimally.
Other research, at the University of Colorado, has revealed
But, keeping a portable restroom ideally
a fascinating and alarming pattern in the public restrooms
clean under the current 2022 public
they studied. The researchers found that even more than
health circumstances can be unusually challenging. This is especially the case for industrial clients with continuous toilet rental contracts and large multi-day public events where usage is very frequent. Here are some selected reminders and followup points updated from our February 2021 tips for portable toilet equipment maintenance.
fecal matter or urine on toilets, or the extreme diversity of contaminants on restroom floors, the prevalent contaminant in public restrooms is human skin! The researchers found this especially concerning because it indicates that staphylococcus aureus and other virulent pathogens can be freely transmitted between restroom users just by touching the same surfaces. The Cornell study found that overall bacterial growth is even much worse in facilities with insufficient ventilation and poor cleaning and maintenance. The risk of serious health impacts to users is especially high in facilities with
PORTABLE TOILET MAINTENANCE CHALLENGES
flies and other insect infestations.
Hazardous bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens thrive in any facility with a high rate of use. The 2006 Cornell
SOLUTIONS IN ADVANCED EQUIPMENT AND PROCESSES
University study (which we discussed in the previous toilet
In 2022, a much more informed generation of rental
unit equipment maintenance article) found that even
restroom operators using advanced eco-friendly toilet
public restrooms that look clean are very high-risk areas for
cleaning solutions is highly effective in killing pathogens.
transmission of pathogens.
Altogether, the experience of using portable restrooms has
The danger is primarily due to the relatively large numbers of people using the same facilities, eliminating bodily fluids, walking on the floors, and, worst of all, handling
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come a long way. Today’s green alternative products are made with the understanding that not all forms of microbes in restrooms
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