On the 13th, the Japan Federation of Construction Contractors (Nikkenren, President Yoichi Miyamoto) and public order organizations held a "Meeting to exchange opinions on issues in construction public" 2024 at the Royal Pines Urawa Hotel in Urawa Ward, Saitama City in the Kanto region It started with a meeting. Topics include improving the working conditions of engineers and technicians, responding appropriately to rising raw material prices, and implementing new technologies on-site using DX. To comply with the above limit on overtime, we require that appropriate construction schedules be established so that the site will be closed on Saturday and Sunday, resulting in a full two-day work week.
Vice President Oshimi delivered a welcome speech
Hiroyuki Fujimaki, Director General of the Kanto Region Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, said, ``Since the beginning of 2014, we have been working on the ground to ensure that the Overtime is within the limits specified above. As customers, we are also doing our part. I really feel that we have to do our part. I will take the comments seriously and do what I can to respond." Shikazu Oshimi, Vice President and General Manager of Nikkenren's Construction Engineering Headquarters, said: ``Role of meetings to exchange ideas to bring the ordering parties together is important. Effective initiatives can be deployed horizontally and various issues by Nikkenren We seek your cooperation to expedite the resolution of this issue.”
The four topics proposed by Nikkenren are: ▽Promoting work style reform, ▽Precision operations to ensure quality, ▽Promoting the use of new technology and new construction methods, and ▽Ensuring human resources the.
When promoting work style reform, Nikkenren emphasized that it was essential to implement two days off per week, with workplaces closed on Saturday and Sunday. All ordering agencies are required to adopt a full two-day working week, including work on existing contracts. Masaru Kazama, Chairman of Nikkenren's Public Works Committee, presented a survey showing that as of November 2011, 67% of construction sites violated the basic rule of the upper limit regulation, stating: ``What should we ask of employers? To reduce overtime? ``Determining appropriate construction timing and simplifying documentation were considered top issues.''
The Kanto Development Bureau explained that starting from fiscal year 2024, all construction work, except for ports and harbors, will be carried out during two working days a week as specified by customers. For workplaces where it is difficult to have two days off per week, a shift system during holidays will be applied. Masahiro Nishikawa, Planning Director of the Kanto Development Bureau, expressed commitment to making improvements, saying: ``We will conduct a survey and work to understand the actual situation. We want to combine efforts from other land reclamation projects like Tot.''
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