Here's the rust-preventive paint I recommend!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’d like to talk about a paint I’ve been really into lately. What I like most about it is that it has excellent adhesion and rust-preventive properties. This is what it looked like before I started painting lol. Since there’s still some old paint on here, I’m going to use a paint stripper called “Skeleton” to remove it. It’ll end up looking something like this…
It might be really helpful down the road if we make sure the craftsmen can see the blueprints.
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Do you look at the blueprints before starting a job? I think it goes without saying that site supervisors do. But the workers don’t really look at them, do they? Actually, there are a lot of supervisors who don’t look at them much either, lol. The truth is, in our slope stabilization industry, we can get the job done to a certain extent even without looking at the blueprints…
"Isabou Net" Collaboration Project! Recommended Outfits for Winter Construction Sites (Part 2)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Here’s a video that was recently featured on “Isabou Net” lol. This time, it’s about winter gear for the job site! I’ll include the links to the products featured in the video. [Shoe Goo] Sports Goods Super-Strong Repair Material: Sports Goo Clear Free …
Measures for the Top Surface of the Adhesive Layer
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s still warm, but it looks like winter will really set in starting next week! Let’s stay focused!! On a different note: Dangers at the Top of the Slope. When installing ropes, be sure to check the conditions at the top of the slope. This is a fairly common accident—during installation, the rope at the top of the slope…
Personally, I’ve been wondering why the Agriculture and Forestry Office is so unique.
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I think anyone who’s worked as a general contractor in mountainous areas or similar places has experienced this at least once: working on a project for the Agriculture and Forestry Office! To be honest, isn’t it kind of unique? It’s kind of weird, isn’t it?? lol The specifications are also a little different for the Agriculture and Forestry Office. The instructions…
Failure Is a Learning Experience | Steps Beginners Should Follow When Performing Machine Maintenance
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s a busy time of year, and we’re performing inspections and maintenance on the machinery we’ll be taking to our next job site. Among the team, there are some people who are servicing this particular machine for the first time. If someone who knows what they’re doing can show them how, there’s no problem at all, but it’s scary when you have absolutely no idea what you’re doing, isn’t it…
For those of you who can't sleep because your anchor is loose!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. We recently welcomed another young new hire to the company. She’s still a fresh-faced teenager just out of her teens. If you see her on site, please give her a warm welcome. Please take your time training her^^ Anyway, back to the topic at hand—I got a bad feeling while we were installing ground anchors…
Reasons Why Test Mixes Fail
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. You often do test mixes at job sites—like those run by NEXCO or the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism—right? You submit a mix design, and then you run tests to see if that mix will achieve the required strength and whether it meets the standards. That’s what we call a “field-adjusted mix.”  …
Will the "2024 Problem" lead to construction sites being flooded with temporary workers next year, resulting in an increase in construction errors?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. As a countermeasure to next year’s “2024 Problem”—specifically, the overtime regulations—there’s been a massive surge in temporary workers, lol. Not just in the slope engineering industry, but the entire construction industry is now full of temporary supervisors, right? What’s your impression of temporary supervisors? To be honest, my impression is…