Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
The other day, a sales representative from a slope stabilization company I know stopped by our office.
I’d like to share a particularly memorable story from my conversation with that person.
Contractors whose job sites are messy and disorganized,
Contractors with high turnover in their construction crews (where the workers are different every time at a single job site) are more prone to accidents.
That was the gist of it.
I completely agree with that, too.
If you clean as you work and tidy up little by little as you go, the space will always stay clean.
Always wash the equipment you use; if you wash it at the end of each day, it will hardly get dirty at all.
I certainly understand that grout can get on things during concrete work.
However, there are plenty of cleaning tasks you can do.
Does cleaning mean you have the mental space to keep an eye on your surroundings, which makes it less likely for accidents to happen?
Craftsmen who take the time to clean even borrowed equipment before returning it are truly reliable.
A well-organized worksite is
This means that safety management is thoroughly in place.
It's not enough to just do it during patrols.
Sure, some people might say, “That can’t be true~,” but,
I've been in this industry for 20 years, and I've been hearing this the whole time, so I'm sure it's true.
It's great that they work quickly, but,
The entire site was clean, and
As a supervisor, I think a safe worksite is the most rewarding thing.
See you later.
I believe that tidying up marks the end of the day’s work and sets the stage for tomorrow’s tasks. No matter how much I nag, those sloppy workers just won’t listen! I’m getting thoroughly fed up with having to constantly remind them. When I asked the foreman on site to “make sure everyone maintains strict order and tidiness” and to guide the workers, he threw up his hands and said, “How am I supposed to teach them something their own parents can’t even instill in their children?”
That's really true.
Cleaning up and organizing are part of getting ready for tomorrow.
However, it would be a bad idea for the boss to throw in the towel.
That would make it a team where no one takes responsibility, wouldn't it?
That sounds like a problem.
A craftsman I know once said that he tidies up precisely because he’s so disorganized himself.
That craftsman is super meticulous, which makes dealing with him a bit of a challenge, but his work and way of thinking are both outstanding, lol.
Thanks for all your hard work. I always enjoy reading your posts. This is Kappa Ebi-sen No. 555. Thank you so much for everything the other day. Today, I went to Ena for a safety training session at a certain company we work with. I attended a lecture by a safety consultant and got to meet up with some of the top scaffolding, anchoring, and slope stabilization specialists in the area for the first time in ages—it was great to exchange information with them. (Laughs) You’re absolutely right! Organization and tidiness—it’s such a refreshing feeling. Maybe it’s a mindset that carries over to safety too, but it makes you more mindful of even the little things. However, even a worker who’s very conscious of organization and tidiness on site—the inside of his car looks like a bomb went off (haha). A craftsman over 65 years old… hmm. At the site I’m currently in charge of, I’m also striving to keep in mind that organization and tidiness equal safety as much as possible, and I hope to see the project through to completion with that in mind. Well then, it’s still pretty chilly out there, so stay safe!
Thanks for your hard work!
After all, things just feel better when they're organized.
This might sound harsh, but apparently, as people get older, even those who used to take meticulous care of their appearance can suddenly start looking a mess.
It seems the cause is an illness.
It seems that careful observation will be required going forward as well.
It's the end of the fiscal year, so let's stay safety-conscious!
Stay safe!!