Hubungan penggunaan alat pelindung diri (APD) dengan kesehatan mata pada pekerja pengelasan. Studi kasus di PT. X, Aceh Besar

Author(s): Syahrizal Syahrizal
DOI: 10.30867/gikes.v3i1.770

Abstract

Background: Welding workshop is one of the workplaces that have the risk and danger of accidents and the emergence of occupational diseases. The use of personal protective equipment is very important for workers to avoid work accidents. The obligation to wear and follow orders to always use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has been set in almost all companies (PT), but there are still workers who have not used personal protective equipment in the welding process.

Objective: This study aims to determine the relationship between the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) with eye health in welding workers at company X, Aceh Besar District.

Method: This type of research is descriptive-analytic to determine the relationship between the use of eye personal protective equipment (PPE) with eye health in welding workers at company X, Aceh Besar district in 2020. The samples in this study were 15 welding workers. Data collection techniques used are checklists and questionnaires, using interview and observation techniques. Data processing includes the stages of editing, coding, tabulating and entry. Analysis using Chi-Square statistical test at a significance level of 95%.

Results: The results of the study have shown that 40% of respondents use personal protective equipment. The healthy eye response was 44.43%. There is a relationship between the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) with eye health in welding workers at company X, Aceh Besar District (p= 0.014).

Conclusion: The use of personal protective equipment has a very significant relationship to the safety and eye health of welding workers.

Keywords

Eye health; personal protective equipment; work safety

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30867/gikes.v3i1.770

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