Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-3 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS › Subject 511-3-6 - PORTABLE SANITATION CONTRACTORS › Rule 511-3-6-.03 - General Provisions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
				The Department shall regulate the use of temporary non-flush portable
				sanitation units, and shall regulate persons engaged in the business of
				furnishing, renting, or servicing portable chemical toilets, and portable hand
				washing facilities at locations where public sewage treatment systems or
				on-site sewage management systems are not available or lack sufficient
				quantities.
(2) No person shall
				engage in the removal or disposal of the contents of a portable sanitation unit
				without having obtained a "Waste Removal and Disposal Permit" from the Health
				Authority for the county in which the business is based. The permit must be
				renewed annually, and shall be valid in every county throughout the
				State.
(3) It is the responsibility
				of the certified portable sanitation contractor and certified portable
				sanitation company to maintain the portable sanitation unit in a safe and
				sanitary manner so as not to constitute a public health nuisance.
(4) The property owner and special event
				sponsor are responsible for all prohibited discharge and unapproved spillage of
				sewage associated with a portable sanitation unit. A portable restroom or
				portable hand wash fixture cannot be used or maintained in such a manner that
				will allow the seepage, dumping or discharge of sewage from such system to the
				ground surface, to a water course, drainage ditch, open trench, canal, storm
				drain or storm sewer, water well, abandoned well, lake, stream, river, estuary,
				groundwater or other body of water. The property owner and special event
				sponsor must notify the portable sanitation company if any unit becomes
				unsanitary, unsafe, or causes a prohibited discharge. The property owner, as
				the originator, is responsible for ensuring that the portable sanitation unit
				is only used for the disposal of human excreta. Commercial waste, grease,
				hazardous chemicals, and non human excreta shall not be discarded into portable
				sanitation units.
(5) Each special
				event sponsor and construction site owner utilizing a portable sanitation unit
				must and show proof of a service contract with a certified portable sanitation
				company.
(6) Portable sanitation
				unit must meet the requirements of this Chapter where sanitary facilities are
				needed on a temporary basis for construction sites and special
				events.
(7) Employees at all
				construction sites and the general public attending and participating in
				special events that are inadequately served by sewered toilet facilities should
				have easy access to portable sanitation units that are maintained in a clean,
				sanitary, and functional condition for the protection of human health, safety
				and welfare. Where a portable sanitation unit supplements or serves in lieu of
				sewered toilet facilities, the portable sanitation units shall meet the
				following guidelines:
(a) Must be furnished
				by a certified portable sanitation contractor or company holding a current
				"Waste Removal and Disposal Permit" issued by a Health Authority.
(b) The minimum number of portable sanitation
				units required during anticipated peak attendance at a construction site shall
				be determined in accordance with the most current Occupational Safety and
				Health Administration (OSHA) Regulations for Toilets at Construction Sites
				(Appendix Table 1), after taking into consideration any sewered seated or
				urinal toilets that may be present at the site of the construction
				site.
(c) The minimum number of
				portable sanitation units required during anticipated peak attendance at a
				special event shall be determined in accordance with Table 2, after taking into
				consideration any sewered seated or urinal toilets that may be present at the
				site of the special event.