Following the work front without losing a day
Units move with the work front on planned days, so a crew is never more than a short walk from a restroom and the move never happens during the peak traffic hour.
A crew that moves forward every few days needs its restroom to move with it. The plan lists the stopping points and the days of each move, and the crew lead tells the office when a stop is due to end, so the move is booked in advance.
The move itself is quick if the spot is ready. The new spot is checked and levelled before the units leave the old one, so the crew does not stand without a restroom for the length of a truck run.
Placement next to a live lane
A unit on a road job stands on a shoulder or side street outside the closed lane, behind the barrier and clear of the service truck's turning path.
A live lane is the most dangerous place on a road job. A unit placed too close to a lane invites a driver to swerve, and a worker crossing to it is at risk. The spot is set at the far side of the barrier and the walk to it is kept on the protected side.
The service truck needs room to stop, pump and pull out. The spot is checked for the truck's turning and for the space to pull off the shoulder without entering the lane.
- Behind the barrier and off the live lane
- Protected walk from the work zone
- Room for the service truck to stop and pull out
- Spot checked for ground and drainage
Servicing around lane closures and shifts
Servicing is planned for the lane closure windows and between crew shifts, so the truck and the crew never meet on the live road at the busiest hour.
A road job runs on set closure windows, and the truck has to arrive and leave inside them. The servicing visit is written into the closure plan so it is never a surprise to the traffic team.
Shift work means the units are needed across two or three windows in a day. The servicing schedule covers the gap between shifts, so the units are clean and stocked when the next shift arrives.
The bridge and the water
On a bridge job the units stand on firm ground off the structure, away from the edge, the water and the soft ground the water leaves, and every spot is checked after rain.
A bridge over water or near the back river is a place where the ground can soften overnight. The units are set on a firm pad and checked after each rain, so a unit does not lean toward the water.
The edge is a hazard in itself. A unit set too close to a drop or a rail is not safe for a worker or a guest, and the spot is chosen to keep the walk to the unit clear of the edge.
Working with the traffic team day to day
The traffic team and the restroom crew share the closure schedule each week, so a move or a service visit is never a surprise to the people controlling the lanes.
A traffic control team changes the lane closures as the work moves. A unit move that falls on the same day as a lane change has to be timed to the new layout, and the restroom crew is briefed each week on the next closures.
A visit that is missed because the closure changed is a visit lost for the crew. The weekly brief prevents that, and the schedule is adjusted on the day when a change cannot be avoided.
