On the Crime of Facilitating Illegal Employment | Points to Note When Hiring Foreign Workers
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I heard that a Vietnamese employee at a company I know has gone missing... Apparently, this happens quite often, just as the news reports suggest. The problem is that it doesn’t seem to be because the company is exploitative or anything like that. It’s more about why they came here in the first place...
Handling Grout Uplift in Ground Anchor Construction | General Contractor and Contractor
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s been a busy week. I’ve been running all over the place, lol. Right now, we’re in the middle of installing ground anchors at the job site. While we were drilling, grout started spurting out of the hole from the anchor right before it! Now what do we do? The drilling has connected this hole to the one next to it…
Tips for Getting a Raise | Pay Raises in the Construction Industry
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. For some reason, I’ve been hooked on Pokémon GO lately lol. It’s a bit late in the game, but I’m collecting Pokémon—though I’m still not quite sure about their names, species, or types! lol. Well, I’ll keep playing as a Pokémon Trainer until I get bored! Anyway, moving on to the companies of everyone in the slope stabilization industry…
Installing PC Steel Strand Connectors (Part 2) | Practical Guide
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m staying at a ryokan near the set. We usually make it a rule to stay overnight if it takes more than two hours to drive to the set. The dinner portions there are huge! They’re insanely huge!! I don’t eat that much, though. lol Once you’re over 40, you don’t eat that much anymore…
Installing PC Steel Strand Connectors (Part 1) | Basics
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I got a call from a general contractor I hadn’t heard from in a while. They asked me to handle their next project. Man, that really made me happy. To be honest, I’m genuinely glad to be called back like this. There are as many subcontractors as there are mountains, right? (Though there aren’t many these days, lol…)
Jig for Straight-Tensioning PC Steel Wire (Part 6) | Mass Production
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. This has kind of turned into a series, but this will be the last one for now, lol. I have to document the test results or I’ll forget them! Can you see it? You know, that thing! Any anchor that was visible at this stage had very little twist. ↑ Like this, the steel…
Jig for Straight-Pulling PC Steel Wire (Part 5) | Improved Version
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. In my last blog post, I made and installed PC steel wire guide spacers. And starting today, I was on site for that project. Jig for pulling PC steel wire as straight as possible (Part 1) Jig for pulling PC steel wire as straight as possible (Part…
Key Assessments for Moving a Project Forward | Site Analysis
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The machine that started acting up on the job site the other day—well, we managed to get it working again for now! Regular maintenance really is important for machinery. You don’t really think about it when it’s running at full speed. But it’s gradually deteriorating and getting damaged, so…
Reasons for Not Being Able to Tidy Up | The Psychology of Organization
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Doesn’t it feel like it’s getting warmer again? The temperature swings really are extreme—it’s tough on an old guy like me, lol. Please take care of yourselves. But anyway, let’s get back to the topic at hand. Things are messy, scattered, or broken on site. When situations like that are the norm, who…