Removing Temporary Ground Anchors | Why Use a Thunder to Cut PC Steel Cables and Tips for Pulling Them Out
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m going to write about the removal of temporary anchors. This is a step that always comes after the main construction work is complete; it may seem mundane, but it’s a task that can easily become part of the critical path. Let me say this up front: the entire process—from unloading to cutting and pulling out—is…
What Do You Really Think? | What You Really Think vs. What You Say
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I have a question for you all. What do you think? “Which is more important: managers or craftsmen?” Or “Are managers and craftsmen on equal footing?” I’m asking because this topic came up in conversation, so I wanted to hear your thoughts…
What Is the Basic Exam? | Basics of the Anchor Exam
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’ve been conducting preliminary tests at a job site for the past few days. Have you ever done a preliminary test for ground anchor work? When performing this kind of ground anchor work, the key factor is the anchorage layer. This preliminary test is designed to verify that…
Who Was That Person I Met There? | Contact Management
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Do you have trouble matching people’s faces to their names? Especially with older people!!! lol You know their face, but their name just won’t come to mind! Doesn’t that happen to you all the time?? It happens to me all the time. It’s been like that since my early 30s. I used to think, “Ugh, I’m getting old…”
To Those Who Create Quotes That Are Just a Few Lines Long | Why You Should Create Detailed Quotes
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. The weather’s been alternating between warm and suddenly cold, and I’d been feeling a bit off—turns out it was hay fever lol. That awful time of year is here again... Anyway, I installed a brand-new case. So, I compared it to the one I’d been using before. Well…
Teaching Kids How to Use a Hammer | Why You Should Try Local Hands-On Crafting Experiences
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Last Sunday, as part of an activity organized by the Iwakura City Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Youth Division, we held a job-experience program for local children. I helped out at the hands-on crafting station. Crafting is so much fun, after all. Since we couldn’t actually do the slope-construction activity, I helped out with the manufacturing activities instead…
Full-Body Harness Trials and Control | Safety Harness Demonstration
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s finally gone into effect: the revised Occupational Safety and Health Act. It requires full-body harnesses! Is it easy to work with them? Our employees say they’re still a bit restrictive. We don’t really know yet which products are best. Probably…
Dealing with a Loose Anchor (Part 1) | Identifying the Cause
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Something a bit troublesome happened on site the other day! I’m keeping my cool, though lol. Well, not really, but it’s the same issue I wrote about the other day! An anchor came loose lol. It was a failure of adhesion near the design load. The rock was in really bad shape…
For Those Who Can't Sleep Because Their Anchor Is Missing | Coping Strategies and Mindset
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. We had a good downpour the other day, didn’t we? My crotch got cold in that raincoat with a tear in the crotch lol. Not that it matters at all, though lol. Anyway, moving on—there’s a “dangerous-looking” pile here that we’re installing as part of the ground anchor work! By “dangerous-looking” here, I mean one that might come loose under tension…