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Hi, everyone. It’s Enta here. I wanted to write about some common experiences with slope construction, lol. I’m sure you’ve all been through this too. I think it happened especially when I was younger—back then, I was just so sleepy, lol. I’d have to climb up the slope for work after a night out the night before, but looking back now, that was really dangerous…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Do you perform self-inspections on your machinery? I’m a bit embarrassed to admit it, but I didn’t know the details either—you actually don’t need any special qualifications to perform self-inspections on machinery!! Well, to put it bluntly, anyone can do it, but of course, you do need to have some knowledge of the machinery…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s really starting to get cold, isn’t it? The other day, I went to the very first scaffolding exam for the technical interns. It’s their first exam since coming to Japan. If they don’t pass this exam, they can’t move on to the next year, but basically, they’re guaranteed to pass lol. Well, at the very least…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Today is the first-year exam for the second cohort of Vietnamese technical interns! Results of Taking the Technical Skills Test for Technical Interns, etc. (Part 1) Last year, the first cohort took their exam at the same location. This year, we have plenty of time to spare, and the second cohort is looking quite confident…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Lately, we’ve been doing nothing but maintenance at work. (Not me, though lol.) Are you guys doing any maintenance? lol Well, even when I say “maintenance,” some of it is just replacing assemblies (commonly called “assens”). The bushings that arrived from the manufacturer the other day were part of an assembly…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’ve been working on servicing the core drill for the past few days. The area around the drill’s chuck was caked with cement slurry, and there was an oil leak from part of the cylinder, so I took it apart. I’ll walk you through the disassembly process and share some important precautions to keep in mind while doing so. …

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Jobs keep coming in one after another, and I still haven’t gotten used to the construction management system I started using this year—I’m still drowning in all the data entry lol. Plus, I’m working late into the night, so my post-lunch nap is a must! I know I could just work during my lunch break, but I’m just so sleepy that…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m sure you all use mobile cranes quite often. And, of course, you’re working with the outriggers extended to their maximum, right? lol Well, I just pointed out something obvious, but something unusual happened here. Normally, it would be something like this…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Recently, there was a scandal involving NEXCO’s seismic retrofitting project where they “approved construction without rebar.” It seems *Bunshun*’s investigative reporting has even reached construction companies. When I read this article, my first thought was, “There’s no way there’s no rebar, right?!” …