Looking at the plants on site gives you a good sense of the terrain and soil moisture conditions. A prime example is bamboo!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. When I go out to survey slopes, I pay special attention to the bamboo. Well, it’s not just the bamboo—but by looking at the plants growing there, I can get a rough idea of the soil conditions. “Bamboo groves = a sign of good surface water retention,” “willows and alders = a sign of valley bottoms or high groundwater levels…”
Unless further measures are taken regarding high-altitude construction work involving older adults, there is a high likelihood that such work will become impossible!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Do you know about working at heights for older adults? Basically, if you look up the laws on Google, you’ll find that under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, minors under the age of 18 are prohibited from engaging in hazardous or harmful work, including working at heights…
The Melancholy of the Homegrown Employee | The Hardship Faced by Homegrown Employees When They’re Cornered
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. How many years have you been at your company? Have you ever thought about quitting? Especially those of you who’ve been with the company since the beginning. I think there are some challenges that come with being a long-time employee—what do you think? Actually, I’ve only worked at two companies myself so far. Both were a bit…
Log Loaders and Cableways | The Role of Forestry Machinery in Civil Engineering Slope Construction
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Have you ever heard of a skidder? Well, I guess they’re common in civil engineering? They’re also common in forestry, right? Basically, they’re machines used in forestry to haul felled timber from distant locations to a point where it can be loaded onto trucks or other vehicles. The latest skidders…
I hope good safety rules will spread rapidly across the country, but I hope “flashy safety” will disappear.
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Safety meetings are being held all over the place, aren’t they? Some are great, and others make you go, “Huh?” lol. Well, that’s just my personal opinion, though. Even though they seem to be held for the public, they’re really all for the benefit of our own company. But as a construction company, we have to deal with all kinds of general contractors…
This might be the reason why the rock drill isn't drilling holes properly!!?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Do you use rock drills? When it comes to large rock drills, there are suspended drilling rigs, and for small ones weighing 50 kg or less, there are rock drills like this one. This is about the size of a small, handheld model. When using air tools like these…
When you're on the job site, you can learn a lot just by looking at your work from a distance (from above)!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are you able to take a bird’s-eye view of the situation? *Note: “Bird’s-eye view” means looking down from a high vantage point. Are you so caught up in what’s right in front of you that you’re losing sight of the big picture? If you take a step back and look down from above to get a bird’s-eye view of the entire situation, you’ll see quite a lot…
I feel like methods for transporting materials up slopes are advancing by leaps and bounds!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, someone showed me a video of materials being transported up a slope. It was the kind of video that made me think, “So they’ve finally made it to the slope too!!?” Well, it’s a shame I can’t share it publicly, but the video showed the process of carrying 40 kg (two rolls of reinforcing mesh) to the top of the slope…
What Should You Do About That Huge Rock? Here Are 7 Solutions!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. My back is healing nicely. Those back exercises are amazing. By the way, this is all I’m doing lol. But anyway, I often get asked, “What should I do about exposed stones (rocks) on a slope?” There’s one on the slope that’s half-buried—I wonder how deep it is…