Heat Stroke Can’t Be Prevented by Knowledge Alone | Self-Care and Checking on Others

Hello, everyone.

This is Enta.

Doesn't it suddenly feel like Obon season is here??

Let's keep our guard up!

I actually have a little free time right now lol

Since it's just before Obon and things have calmed down a bit on-site, I'm starting work on CAD drawings today lol

We're making good progress on the estimates, so I feel like I need to draw up the blueprints before we start reviewing them.

 

This was a hot topic on Twitter the other day: regarding attitudes toward heatstroke, I’d like business owners and managers to learn about its causes.

Heat Stroke Symptoms

I imagine that business owners and foremen, among others, have a fair amount of knowledge about heatstroke.

On the other hand, I suspect that it is the craftsmen and workers who tend to take those matters lightly.

Recently, in particular, it’s been technical interns from Vietnam and other countries.

Vietnamese: Heatstroke Prevention Measures

I’d like foreign visitors in particular to be careful.

I’d like you to be careful, since the way things are perceived overseas is completely different from how they’re perceived in Japan.

Since other languages were listed as well, I'll include the links here.

Tokyo Labor Bureau

 

While we do issue warnings about heatstroke, it’s ultimately up to the workers to decide whether to stop working.

What's more, when you're a subcontractor, your daily output also comes into play, so it's quite difficult.

Since it's summer, there's no way we can shorten the work hours and charge a higher rate...

 

If you're sweating buckets, take a break!

I guess we just have to stick to this.

 

It's really hard to come up with any other solution besides having them manage it themselves.

And we keep an eye on each other!

 

Every few minutes"Hey! Are you okay?" "Are you okay?"They call out to each other like that.

Check the face.

 

If it looks like we're okay, let's keep going; if it looks like trouble, let's all take a break.

 

Given the current circumstances, let’s prioritize taking plenty of short breaks—even if that means our output drops a bit—so we can be ready to work again tomorrow!

If someone gets heatstroke and has to be taken to the hospital by ambulance, work at the site will come to a halt, right? And if we lose staff, our work efficiency will drop dramatically, won’t it?

 

In summer, the rule is to proceed slowly and steadily to ensure safe construction!

 

See you later.

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