Job-site portable toilets across Philadelphia and nearby counties, sized to the crew and serviced on a schedule.
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A construction site needs toilets sized to its crew, kept clean and serviced on a schedule. OSHA 29 CFR 1926.51 sets the minimum number by headcount, and the contractor is responsible for meeting it. Philadelphia Porta Potty Rental connects site managers across Philadelphia County with an independent local provider who delivers, services and collects units, when units are free.
On a job site the toilets are not an amenity, they are part of the work plan. If the nearest one is a long walk, crews lose time; if it is dirty or full, they lose patience; and if there are too few, someone eventually raises the question with an inspector. The fix is a count that matches the crew and a service schedule that matches the work.
Greater Philadelphia is a busy place to build. Schuylkill Yards in University City is a 14-acre development planned over about 20 years. The Navy Yard has a 109-acre plan with nearly 4,000 homes. Cherry Hill's old Garden State Park is zoned for 1,644 units, Chester's waterfront master plan covers 100 acres, and Fishtown has seen a run of new townhomes and condos.
Philadelphia Porta Potty Rental is a call line, not a contractor. We connect you with an independent local portable-sanitation provider, which delivers, services and removes the units. Call (888) 351-0294 with your site address, crew size, phase and start date, and the provider quotes what it can place when units are free.
OSHA 29 CFR 1926.51(c) sets minimums by crew size: one toilet for 20 or fewer employees, one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 for 20 or more, and one per 50 for 200 or more. The contractor is responsible for the count, and for keeping toilets clean and serviced.
Assessment looks at more than the number. It considers whether employees can reach a toilet in under 10 minutes, so a count that meets the table on paper can still fall short on a big or tall site where units are far from the work.
This page quotes the federal table only. We have no sourced Philadelphia rule for toilets on construction sites beyond OSHA, so the site manager confirms any other requirement with the city and with the owner.
Big builds need standing arrangements, planned moves and review at every phase. Schuylkill Yards is expected to create about 10,000 construction jobs, the Navy Yard is a 109-acre plan, and Cherry Hill's Garden State Park is zoned for 1,644 units. A project of that length is a different quote from a one-month job.
Schuylkill Yards broke ground in November 2017, with Drexel Square at 30th and Market Streets as the first phase. The Navy Yard's first residential buildings, AVE Constitution with 347 units and AVE Normandy with 267 units, have opened. Sites like these bring changing crews and moving work zones.
On a multi-year site, talk to the provider about a standing arrangement and a review point at each phase. The long-term portable toilet rental page covers what to ask.
Cramped sites need access planning before anything else. Philadelphia rowhouses sit on narrow lots on gridiron streets, so a delivery truck has little room. Ask the provider about access first, and expect a unit to stand on a pavement or driveway, which needs the owner's or the city's permission.
In Fishtown, former factory ground has filled with new townhomes and condos, so building sites are common and delivery routes need planning. In Old City and Society Hill, many buildings are protected historic fabric, and a unit on a pavement or in a courtyard needs the owner's or the city's permission.
For a single-house renovation, see rowhouse renovation toilets, and for count questions see how many portable toilets a construction site needs.
Heat means more servicing visits and shaded placement; freezing weather means a winter additive, a cleared approach and a plan for ice. Philadelphia's July average high is 86 F, June 2025 reached 100 F, and January averages 41 F with snow in some winters, so both ends need planning.
On a hot day, crews drink more and use the units more, so the service plan from spring may not hold in July. Tell the provider if the schedule changes or if a hot week is forecast, and it can say what it can add.
A January 25, 2026 storm brought up to 9.5 inches of snow. After one, the units can be buried or the approach iced over. Keep the way clear and call the provider if a unit is blocked.
Do not move, open, tip or empty a unit yourself, even on your own site. Keep units clear of hoists, vehicle routes and overhead loads, and call the provider about any unit that is damaged, leaning or overflowing.
Work out the number of employees on site at the peak of each phase, not the average. Include subcontractors if they share the site facilities.
The federal standard, 29 CFR 1926.51(c), sets one toilet for 20 or fewer employees, one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 for 20 or more, and one per 50 for 200 or more. The contractor confirms the count; the provider does not certify it.
Place units on firm, level ground near the work, clear of traffic routes, hoists and overhead loads. OSHA's assessment looks at whether employees can reach a toilet in under 10 minutes, so on a tall building units may be needed at more than one point.
The standard requires toilets to be kept clean and serviced. Agree a service frequency with the provider that fits the crew size and the weather, and ask what happens if a unit fills early.
As footprints and cranes move, units may need to move too. The provider handles relocation; do not move a unit yourself. Tell the provider early when a phase starts.
Recount at each new phase and add or remove units. Keep one site contact who can phone the provider about a damaged or overflowing unit.
The workhorse of a job site is the standard unit, set in banks near where crews work. Details of how units are placed are on the standard portable toilet rental page, and the long-term rental page covers standing arrangements.
A portable unit holds waste and a deodorizing chemical, and workers should wash afterward. Place a handwash station beside each bank, and ask the provider about cold-weather options.
Some projects, such as occupied buildings, public works or sites open to visitors, need a wheelchair-accessible unit. See ADA accessible portable toilets and ask the provider what it has free.
Job-site cost follows the number of units, the length of the job, how often the provider services them and how hard the site is to reach. A multi-year build is quoted differently from a two-week repair.
| Job | Typical range | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Units sized to the crew | Quoted per unit | Count follows the OSHA table and the peak crew |
| Service visits on a schedule | Depends on frequency | More visits cost more than a single pass |
| Handwash stations | Quoted per station | Listed as a separate item |
| Relocation as phases change | Depends on moves | Ask before booking |
| Delivery on a tight city street | Depends on access | Narrow streets add handling |
| Accessible unit | Quoted separately | Priced above a standard unit in published guides |
This site carries no price table. Published guides list weekly rentals in the low-to-mid hundreds of dollars, and a long job is quoted on its own terms, so ask the provider for a written quote that names each line.
If it's an emergency, call now. For non-urgent construction site portable toilets, send the form and we'll call you back.
Across the Delaware, Gloucester City's Gloucester Marine Terminal covers 150 acres with four berths and 1.1 million square feet of dry warehouse space, and Pennsauken's Airport Industrial Park and Delair area are industrial. Port and warehouse work of that kind runs large crews on open ground, where OSHA's table of one toilet for up to 20 workers usually means multiple units and regular servicing.
Camden has had Rutgers-Camden's dorm and nursing building and Cooper Hospital's upgrades and a cancer center, and Chester's 100-acre waterfront plan is bringing riverfront building. Tell the provider which phase you are in so it can judge access.
Standing portable toilets with scheduled servicing for multi-month and multi-year sites around Philadelphia.
A unit for the crew on a narrow-lot rowhouse job, placed on a pavement or driveway with permission, arranged through an independent provider.
Single-stall portable toilets for work sites, renovations, cookouts and neighborhood events, delivered and serviced by an independent local provider.
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OSHA 29 CFR 1926.51(c) sets the minimum by crew size: 20 or fewer employees, one toilet; 20 or more, one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers; 200 or more, one per 50.
Heat makes a rented portable toilet harder to live with and harder to keep clean.
In winter a portable toilet needs a winter additive so the contents do not freeze, and it needs clear access so the service vehicle can reach it.
On a rowhouse block the question is not whether you need a toilet but where one can legally and practically stand.
OSHA's table sets the federal minimum: one toilet for 20 or fewer employees, one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 for 20 or more, and one per 50 for 200 or more. The contractor confirms the count. We do not state a local ratio beyond OSHA.
No. The provider delivers, services and collects units. The contractor or site manager is responsible for the count, the placement and the servicing schedule, and for confirming requirements with OSHA and the city.
Only with the owner's and the city's permission. On a narrow rowhouse street, a unit on the pavement or in the street normally needs both. Ask the provider about options on your side of the property line.
It depends on the crew size, the weather and the work. OSHA's standard requires toilets to be kept clean and serviced. Agree a frequency with the provider, and ask what it does if units fill early.
Recount at each phase and tell the provider. More workers mean more units under the OSHA table, and the provider can add them when units are free. Do not wait for a complaint.
Not yourself. Moving a unit is the provider's job. Tell the provider where the work is going and give a few days' notice, and it can say when it can relocate.