Announcement Regarding the 2025 Relaunch of Shin-Ent's Slope Management Seminar: User Benefits and Future Outlook
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. We’ll be revamping this blog this October! Purpose of the Revamp The concept behind this revamp is, “Above all, to be as helpful as possible to slope construction professionals!!” In addition to the information we’ve shared so far, we’ll be providing practical content for those working in the slope construction industry…
The Proportion of Foreign Workers and Technical Interns at Construction Sites and the Outlook for the Next 10 Years
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. How many technical interns does your company have? What percentage of the workforce do they make up? At our company, there are 3 to 5 technical interns for every 1 or 2 Japanese employees. The Japanese employees serve as both drivers and foremen. Here, if you have a driver’s license…
Regular work clothes vs. shorts work clothes! Which one is cooler?!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s been really hot lately, hasn’t it? Are you wearing air-conditioned workwear? Shorts are all the rage these days! We’ve been seeing them quite a bit in private construction projects for the past few years. Even in public works projects, major contractors are surprisingly allowing them, so they’re gradually catching on…
The busier the workplace, the more important it is to know where to focus your efforts
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. How do you approach critical project management (in a high-pressure on-site situation)? 1. Which is the primary trade? 2. Which trade takes the most time? 3. How do the other trades relate to each other? 4. What about the distance to the machinery? (If heavy equipment is in the construction area, it can be a problem…)
こんな上司や、先輩気をつけろ！！！そして対応する方法はコレだ！
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 みなさんの会社にこう言う人いませんか？ 1，前職や、過去の武勇伝を語る 2，年下に威圧的で仕事を教えない 3，雑務は人にやらせたり、後輩にやらせる 4，場の空気が読めず悪目立ち（わるぶる） 5，業務の分から…
コレからの時期は蜂と遭遇する可能性が非常に高くなるので要注意！
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 先日現場確認に行った際に作られていたアシナガバチの巣。 直径は7㎝ほど有ったように思います。 一般の方だとアシナガバチでもビビりますよね。 我々現場の人間は結構馴れっこなので、皮手で潰す猛者も…
The Dark Side of the Construction Industry (Cheap Labor Disguised as Support for Self-Employment)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I often see phrases like “support for starting your own business” in job postings. But in reality… those are often pretty sketchy. There are companies that use that kind of talk to recruit young people and expand their workforce. Especially in the construction industry, with private projects where the construction framework is vague…
建設業における請求書はPDFで送っても大丈夫？
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 今回は「請求書をPDFでメール送信するのはどうなのか？」 そして「紙の本紙とPDFは何が違うのか？」という事を書いてみようと思います。 PDFで送っても法的には問題なし 建設業界では、今でも「紙の請求書」を…
The Future of the Workplace Transformed by ChatGPT (AI) and Translation Tools
皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 今日は少しIT技術寄りの話。 最近は「AI」とか「ChatGPT」という言葉をよく聞くと思います。 皆さん使っていますか？ 実際に現場でも、翻訳ツールやAIをどう活かすかが大きなポイントになってきます。 1…