2017/07/10

Red Imported Fire Ant Symptoms and Countermeasures | A New Hazard in the Construction Industry

皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 普段から、私たちの仕事はほぼ山に入ります。 街中でも多少はありますが。 で、今後予想される災害・労災の中に新たに加わりそうな事が起きそうです。 最近よくニュースに取り上げられています。 FireAnt(火蟻…

2017/07/07

Anchor Operator / On-Site Recruitment | The Pinnacle of On-Site Ingenuity

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. The last few weeks have been insanely busy... This, that, and the other thing... To top it all off, I went to a rental company to pick up some equipment, loaded it onto a 4-metric-ton Unick truck while making arrangements for the job site on my way back to the office, then drove straight to the site, unloaded it, and headed back...

2017/07/03

Recommended Used Tool and Machinery Stores (Part 1) | Aichi Prefecture's Treasure Trove

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’d like to introduce a place I frequent! I’m sure quite a few people in Aichi Prefecture are already familiar with it. To be honest, part of the reason I go there so often is that it’s close to my office, but more than anything else, it’s cheap! It’s so cheap that I…

2017/06/29

Visualizing Construction Equipment Safety | Preventing Entanglement Accidents with Concrete Mixers

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. My daily maintenance work is nearing its end. The reason is that all the machinery has been delivered to the site today, and construction will begin next week. The remaining tasks include the control panel for the vertical mixer and welding the G-ring on the squeeze pump. As a general laborer, I’m doing some cleaning…

Observation
2017/06/28

Mehrabian's Law and On-Site Communication | First Impressions in 3–5 Seconds

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I thought, “The grout mixer is finally done!” but when I ran a test, I discovered the remote control was broken!! I’ll be ordering a replacement on Friday… So it looks like I’ll have to set it up on-site after bringing it there. But anyway… The other day, at a certain company’s safety…

Clip Spacer
2017/06/27

Bolt Scale Commercial-Style Promo | Where to Buy a Positioning Error Measuring Device

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Summer is really picking up steam! Every year, I find myself thinking, “I really want to get in shape for summer!” lol. But anyway, Bolt Scale. We’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about Bolt Scale again lately. It’s a sign that things are slowly starting to pick up on-site…

2017/06/26

The Voices of Subcontractors Being Squeezed by Social Insurance | The Reality Is That We’re All in This Together

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are you paying your social insurance premiums? Are you getting orders? Do you have enough work? June is Safety Awareness Month for many companies, so I visit various firms and hear all sorts of stories. Voices from subcontractors: Lately, I’ve been hearing comments like this from people around me. …

Leveling
2017/06/25

I Want to Work All Year Round! Hopes for Smoother i-Construction Procurement

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Things have suddenly gotten pretty hectic, haven’t they? Thank you for all the calls I’ve been receiving. I wish this would keep up until next summer… lol. On a national level, the government is working to level out the volume of orders by utilizing i-construction and ICT…

Maintenance
2017/06/23

Grout Mixer Maintenance and Full Restoration | MS-600B Case Study

皆さんこんにちは。 エンタです。 先週から仕上げているミキサーがほぼ出来上がりました。 東邦地下工機(株)のMS-600Bと言う機種ですね。 ボロボロだったのですが、フルレストアしました。 使える部品はそのままに、悪い部品は交換と、オリジナ…