Glossary

Short, plain-English meanings of the abbreviations used on this site and in the event planner ebook.

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act): The US civil rights law whose design standards require wheelchair-accessible portable toilets at public events (at least 5% of each cluster, and at least one).
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration): The federal workplace safety agency; its rule 29 CFR 1926.51 sets how many toilets a construction site needs.
CFR (Code of Federal Regulations): The official book of US federal rules; 29 CFR 1926.51 is OSHA's construction sanitation rule.
CC BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike): Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike, or CC BY without ShareAlike: free licences that let anyone reuse a photo if they credit the photographer (ShareAlike also means changes are shared under the same licence).
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration): The US federal weather and climate agency.
NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information): The part of NOAA that publishes US climate normals, which we use for each city's weather notes.
VIP (very important person): Used for upgraded single portable toilets with lighting, a mirror and better finishes.
PDF (Portable Document Format): A file format that opens on any phone, tablet or computer and prints the same everywhere.
FAQ (frequently asked questions): A list of common questions and short answers.