Transmission, pipeline, telecom, road and solar work runs along a corridor, often far from the nearest service yard. The work front keeps moving, and the restrooms, water and fuel have to keep up. We source those services from local providers in the markets we serve and keep the whole job on one agreement. Availability varies by market.
Linear work
Most corridor jobs split into a fixed staging yard and a crew that moves along the route. Plan the services for each separately.
Fixed
Office trailer, storage, fence and gates, fuel and water, and restrooms for the people based there.
Behind the crew
Units picked up and debris hauled, with erosion controls and devices left where the permit wants them.
Today
Restrooms and hand wash the crew can reach, drinking water, lights for early starts, and barricades where the work meets traffic.
Moves with the crew
Ahead
Clearing and access, and the next drop points for units. Tell us the schedule so delivery lines up.
Moving units along the route is the provider's work. How often that can happen depends on the market, so ask us when you send the schedule.
The services
Each line is sourced from a local provider and goes on the same agreement as the rest.
| Need | What to ask for | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Crew restrooms | Portable toilets near the work front, relocated as it moves | Portable toilet rental |
| Hand washing | Hand wash stations beside the restrooms | Hand wash stations |
| Trailers with no sewer | Holding tanks with scheduled pump-out for office or restroom trailers | Holding tanks |
| Fuel | Diesel, gasoline, DEF and lubricants delivered to equipment and generators | Fuel delivery |
| Water | Drinking water for crews, bulk water for dust control and compaction | Water delivery |
| Lighting | Mobile light towers for night work and early starts | Light towers |
| Work zones | Barricades, barriers, cones and arrow boards | Barricades |
| Yard security | Temporary fence and gates around the yard or laydown area | Temporary fence |
| Storage | Containers for materials, tools and spares | Storage containers |
| Heat and cold | Temporary heaters or portable cooling, with fuel scheduled | Heating and cooling |
| Stormwater | Silt fence, wattles, inlet protection and stabilized entrances | Erosion control |
Building solar or wind? The program is written out on solar and renewables. Working through summer? See heat illness prevention and jobsite drinking water.
By job type
A starting point for planning. The route, the crew count and the season change the list.
| Job type | Typical layout | Services that come up |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission and distribution | A yard plus structures spread along a right of way | Restrooms moved between structures, fuel for equipment, water, fence at the yard |
| Pipeline | A long spread with a yard and several crews working apart | Restrooms per crew, holding tanks at the yard, fuel, bulk water, lighting |
| Telecom and fiber | Short daily moves along roads and easements | Restrooms the crew can reach, cones and barricades in the work zone |
| Road and bridge | Work zones next to live traffic, often at night | Barricades and arrow boards, light towers, restrooms, concrete washout |
| Solar and energy | A large fenced site with a laydown yard | Restrooms that scale with headcount, water, ice, fuel, fence and storage. See solar |
Send the route, the yards and the schedule. We match each segment to local providers and keep the job on one agreement.
The rules
OSHA's construction sanitation rule has a specific line for mobile crews, and stormwater rules follow the disturbed area. Read them for your job with your safety lead.
29 CFR 1926.51(c)(4)
The toilet requirements do not apply to mobile crews having transportation readily available to nearby toilet facilities. Where that is not the case, toilets are required by crew size, and at least one under temporary field conditions.1 See the OSHA portable toilet guide.
29 CFR 1926.51(a)
An adequate supply of potable water has to be provided in all places of employment, including a work front far from a building.1 See jobsite drinking water.
29 CFR 1926.51(f)(1)
Crews applying paints, coatings, herbicides or insecticides, or working with other harmful contaminants, need adequate washing facilities in near proximity to the worksite, equipped to remove those substances.1 See hand washing requirements.
EPA Construction General Permit
A Clean Water Act permit is required for stormwater discharges from construction that disturbs 1 acre or more, or less than 1 acre when it is part of a common plan of development or sale. EPA's permit covers areas where EPA is the permitting authority, so check which permit applies along your route.2
Working next to traffic? Place devices to your traffic control plan and your state's work zone rules. See barricades and light towers.
How it works with Detritus
You get one point of contact. Local providers deliver, service, move and remove the equipment.
The yards, the route or segment list, crew counts and the schedule.
Each location is matched to providers whose service radius reaches it. If a market is too thin for the scope, we say so before we quote.
The yard is set up first, then units go to the first work front.
Restrooms are serviced and fuel and water delivered on a schedule. If a service is missed, we contact the provider the same business day.
Units come off as segments finish, and the job's charges go on one invoice.
For a quote
The more of this we have on the first call, the faster the quote.
Common questions
OSHA rule 29 CFR 1926.51(c) does not apply to mobile crews having transportation readily available to nearby toilet facilities. Where that is not the case, toilets are required by crew size, with at least one under temporary field conditions.
Ask us. Moving units is done by the provider in each market, so tell us how often the front moves and we will tell you what can be scheduled.
We source fuel and water delivery from local providers and keep it on the same agreement as the restrooms and containers. Availability varies by market, so send the locations.
We match each location to providers whose service radius reaches it and keep the job on one agreement. If a market is too thin for the scope, we say so before we quote.
A Clean Water Act permit is required for stormwater discharges from construction that disturbs 1 acre or more, or less than 1 acre as part of a common plan of development or sale. Check whether EPA or your state issues it.
Call sales at (888) 588-2607 or request a quote with the yards, the route and the schedule.
Local providers do the work. We source them along the route, schedule them with your crews and send one bill.