Portable toilets are the unsung heroes of construction sites. They’re easy to set up, easy to use and can be placed pretty much anywhere. With unisex toilets becoming increasingly common, this begs the question: do you have to have separate male and female toilets? What if your construction site is all male or all female? In New South Wales, there are a few regulations around separate male and female toilets and that’s what this post will address today.
How big is the site?
The answer to whether you need separate male and female toilet lies greatly in how many workers you have on-site. This passage from SafeWork NSW outlines the requirements:
“Generally, separate toilets should be provided in workplaces where there are both male and female workers. However, one unisex toilet may be provided in workplaces with both male and female workers where:
− The total number of people who normally work at the workplace is 10 or fewer, and
− There are two or fewer workers of one gender.
For example, a workplace with two male and eight female workers or with one female and three male workers could have a unisex toilet because there are 10 or fewer workers in total and two or fewer workers of one gender.”
Here, you can determine whether you’ll need to have separate portable toilets for males and females. If there are a few other complications with your worksite, don’t be stressed out or confused! Your portable toilet hire company should know all the ins and outs of the policies and regulations. SBS Fence and Toilet Hire have had years of experience with toilet hire in construction sites and have supplied toilets for all kinds of sites – from the small ones to the massive ones.
In most cases, if your construction site has both genders on board, you will need to have separate female and male portable toilets. The minimum amount of toilets is 1 toilet per 20 males and 1 toilet per 15 females. However, you also have to consider the scheduling of break times and whether most of your workers go on break at the same time. If this is the case, then you’ll be required to have a few more toilets on site so that everyone can use the toilet freely without long waiting times.
So, now that it’s clear whether you’ll need separate male and female toilets for your construction site, you have to hire them! SBS Fence and Toilet Hire work with you to ensure that you have the right amount of toilets in the best location on site. For long-term toilet hire, their toilet servicing is included in the cost of hire so you won’t have to worry about overflowing septic tanks, messy toilets or an unhygienic workplace. They take care of all that for you!
