Compliance of the Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Workers

DOI

10.2991/ahsr.k.200311.024How to use a DOI?

Keywords

compliance, crew, personal protective equipment, supervision, workers’ awareness

Abstract

The obligation to use personal protective equipment (PPE) for workers is regulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Manpower and Transmigration No. 08/Men/VII/2010. Ship crew accidents include slipping, falling into the sea, hitting the wall of the ship and being shocked by electricity. Health problems at work are: cough, fever, dizziness and nausea and vomiting. Workers use PPE when there is supervision. Employee compliance is still a job rule rather than workers’ needs and awareness for work safety. The purpose of this study is to uncover the obedience of ship crew in using PPE, as well as the role of officers at the port health office. The research used a descriptive qualitative approach. The data was collected through interview and observation. Research findings: PPE was provided by the ship management and was not standardized yet with complete equipment, such as masks, safety shoes, helmets, light jackets, and glasses. Workers used PPE while working because of the supervision carried out by the ship’s supervisor. Supervision was carried out by 3 officers as a form of responsibility for ship safety. Workers’ perception of accidents was that accidents occurred under God’s will and one should accept every accident that occurred. Health workers from the Port Health Office carried out their roles and responsibilities in terms of work facilitation and health advocacy at the port. It is recommended that ship managers increase awareness of workers in using personal protective equipment, provide guidance before work, conduct prayer together, give awards, and generate spiritual motivation in workers.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Tri Niswati Utami
AU  - Sahrir Sillehu
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/20
TI  - Compliance of the Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Workers
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Public Health Conference (UPHEC 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 128
EP  - 131
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200311.024
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200311.024
ID  - Utami2020
ER  -