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Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Lately, I’ve been attending safety meetings and the like. When I participate in these safety-related meetings and hear all sorts of things, there are times when I suddenly find myself pausing to think. But enough of that. In this post, I’d like to talk about that “moment when I paused to think”—safety…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I wrote an article a while back titled “For Those of You Who Can’t Sleep Because Your Anchor Came Loose” (what a terrible title, lol), and even now I still occasionally get messages asking, “It came loose… what should I do…?” lol I know exactly how you feel. It’s happened to me countless times too…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. “Carry out” and “willingness to carry out”—we see these terms quite often in the news and safety documents, but aren’t they among those words that, to be honest, you can’t answer right away if someone asks you what they mean? Especially on construction sites, the term “willingness to carry out risky tasks” comes up as part of KY activities. Well…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. [The Truth About Workers’ Compensation: Part 1] How Much Is a Japanese Life Worth? The Importance of Safety Management as Seen in the Global Top 20 Rankings This is a continuation of the previous post. In Part 1, we discussed the compensation amount paid when a Japanese office worker dies in an accident (in practice, typically ranging from 65 million to 100 million yen…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Today, I’d like to talk about a somewhat sensitive topic. It’s about human life—and specifically, the question of “how much it’s worth in monetary terms”—so reading this might not be a pleasant experience. However, for those of us in the construction industry to truly understand the gravity of safety management, we cannot avoid…

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. The other day, I jumped off a staircase at the job site lol. *Snap!* Yep, I hurt my knee… or so the general contractor’s representative said lol. What happened? Apparently, they had just finished pouring the concrete for the erosion control dam and were doing a final inspection. Everything went smoothly, and on the scaffolding level…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are you wearing a dust mask?? Especially in this scorching heat. Major general contractors are telling workers to wear masks even in this heat, but honestly, I can’t help but think, “Come on.” However, when I consider the health of the construction workers, I can certainly understand their perspective. &nbs…

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Man, this summer is crazy, isn’t it? I wonder if next year will be just the same?? Temperatures are over 35℃, and the humidity is stifling at over 70%. When it comes to a lifesaver in times like these… that’s right, work clothes with built-in fans. “As long as I have these, even summer job sites are comfortable!” Believing that, I headed out to the job site…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Last week, the temperature in Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture, hit 40 degrees!! I’m working on a job site near there, and it’s seriously hellish. The air-conditioned work suits don’t work at all—they’re actually making heatstroke worse. Because of that, people are getting sick left and right!! I’m starting to think it’s about time we stopped believing in the “air-conditioned work suit myth”…