ASSOCIATIONINSIGHT
Portable Sanitation Association International News
B e t t e r w o r k s i t e s . B e t t e r w e e k e n d s . B e t t e r w o r l d .
BIWEEKLY EDITION JUNE 10, 2020
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ASSOCIATIONINSIGHT
Portable Sanitation Association International News
B e t t e r w o r k s i t e s . B e t t e r w e e k e n d s . B e t t e r w o r l d .
We've gone months with multiple construction services
per week. Special events have been rescheduled
or canceled. Increased demand for and dwindling
supplies of hand wash sinks and sanitizers is ongoing.
Extra PPE and social distancing requirements are the
new normal…all due to a worldwide pandemic that we haven't seen for 100 years. So, how is business?
With the extra workload and new challenges that face all portable sanitation operators, this year the PSAI
decided that the Annual Survey should be replaced with a representative scan of Members in various areas of
North America. To do that, we interviewed portable restroom operators of varying sizes and experiences in
New York, Georgia, Ohio, Texas, California, and Ontario, Canada. We also spoke to a supplier Member to elicit
that perspective.
Read on to understand common trends and topics among portable sanitation professionals this year.
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Checking in with Members:
An Analysis of 2020 Trends
and Topics
By Jeff Wigley, PSAI Past President
New OSHA Requirement: Employers Must
Investigate Whether Employees' COVID-19
Cases Are Work-Related
By Karleen Kos, PSAI Executive
Director
Guidance issued by the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) on May
26 changed requirements for
employers when an employee
gets COVID-19. OSHA now says
all employers need to conduct an
investigation to determine if an
employee who is ill contracted the COVID-19 virus at work or
as the result of work-related activities. OSHA's latest guidance
expands the April 10, 2020 guidance which only required work-related determinations by certain employers such
as those in the health care industry, emergency-response organizations, and correctional institutions.
On the Inside
PSAI Announces 2020
Scholarship Winners
…page 5
Implications of New
CDC Guidance
…page 7
We Want Your Photos!
…page 15
COVID-19 and Portable
Sanitation Topic
Round Up…page 17