4 Benefits To Hiring Hot Wash Toilets

As summer draws to a close, D-tox like most portable toilet hirers, start to see an increase in the hire demand for hot wash toilets. Who wouldn’t want to wash their hand is warm water on a cold day?

How Do Hotwash Toilets Differ From Standard Portable Toilets?

Hot wash toilets include:

A hot water boiler for hand washing with warm / hot water.

(For those who want the details that’s a 3kw heater, RCD/MCB protection with a 16 amp plug fitting.

Increased hand sanitation benefits

(hot /warm water removes oils that harbour bacteria from hands more effectively than cold water.)

Encourages more frequent and longer hand washing

Who doesn’t prefer to wash with warm water if its available, especially for those working outdoors in autumn and winter weather conditions.

The Benefits of Having a Hot Wash Toilet On-Site

With tightening budgets we have to consider what’s affordable and hot water facilities are an added expense but installing high-quality facilities complete with hot running water is definitely worth the cost. Why? Read on.

Health and Safety Compliance

The most obvious benefit of these specific toilet units is they comply perfectly with UK Health & Safety Regulations. 

The Health and Safety Executive has the final word when it comes to employee wellbeing on construction sites. Guidelines on toilets and washbasin facilities are crystal clear which means compliance is a must.

Plain and simple, meeting HSE requirements is one of the top benefits of hot wash toilets for construction sites. Fines for failing to meet HSE standards can be much higher than the costs of renting portable toilets for the duration of the project. This alone means in the long run, hot wash toilets pay for themselves.

Better Sanitisation

If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s the importance of good hand hygiene. Installing hot wash toilets on your construction site makes it quick, easy and more enjoyable for employees to wash their hands. After all, construction workers shouldn’t have to sacrifice hygiene simply due to their working environment.

Having hot or warm running water encourages more frequent hand-washing, particularly in winter when the thought of cleaning up in cold water will likely fill your workers with dismay. It also provides better sanitisation and bacteria removal than just using cold water. With that in mind, for any construction site, hot water access — along with space for washing up to the elbow  is crucial.

Hand washing is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of pathogens, which can quickly become an issue in tight-knit construction teams. If one team member comes down with cold or flu-like symptoms, chances are their colleagues will soon follow suit. Before you know it, your entire team could be calling in sick. While hot wash toilets won’t completely eliminate the risk of employees falling ill, they do help to improve hand hygiene standards on your construction site.

Increased Employee Satisfaction

Far too many employers underestimate the value of employee satisfaction. The concept goes beyond wages, and measures the level of happiness and contentment employees feel towards their jobs and workplace. Employee satisfaction can be hard to achieve in the construction industry as environments can be tough and physically demanding.

Small gestures, like treating employees to high-quality hot wash toilets, are a good way to improve satisfaction. Investing in decent facilities shows employees that they’re valued and respected within the company, not simply cogs in the wheel. Whilst having hot wash toilet on their own may not seem a huge deal, combined with other health and wellbeing measures, can be encouraging to your workers to stay with your company, reducing your staff turnover and saving you time and money.

Why Hire Hot Wash Toilets for Construction Sites from D-tox?

We have thirty years’ experience in providing portable toilet facilities and tanker services at D-tox. We don’t believe that temporary toilets should be unreliable, cramped or unhygienic. This is why we offer a weekly service on your units (or welfare units / urinals). Even if you don’t hire from us, we can still offer servicing for your toilets or servicing for your welfare facilities to keep them as hygienic and clean as possible. Where ever your site is based within the Greater Midlands area, we’d love to help. You can check out the areas we cover on our detailed map.

Your construction site could benefit from hot wash toilet hire. Get in touch to see which of our portable toilet units will fit your specific needs on 0800 999 2260 or use our contact form.

Leanne Rose

Leanne is often referred to as the "C.O.I.C.O.A.E". The Commanding Officer In Charge Of Absolutely Everything!