PERBEDAAN KAPASITAS KERJA FISIK PEKERJA NON PRODUKSI, WEAVING, DAN SPINNING PABRIK TEKSTIL BANDUNG

Abstract

Workers of PT. Grandtex is divided into three different division; nonproduction division,weaving division, and spinning division. These workers have a different activity, job process,and work environment, especially in cotton dust exposure rate. Exposure to cotton dust caninfluence physical working capacity. This study aimed to find out physical working capacitydifferences between workers of nonproduction division, weaving division, and spinningdivision.Comparative analytic survey study is conducted to 112 subjects, which consist of 32nonproduction division workers, 40 weaving division workers, and 40 spinning divisionworkers. Subjects are picked by stratified random sampling method. Physical workingcapacity measured by using aerobic capacity parameter (V? O2 max)with Astrand-Rhymingchair test. The homogenity of the result is tested by Levene test and the normality is tested byKolmogorov-Smirnov. To find out the differences, those data are analyzed by one-wayANOVA test (p<0,05) and followed by Duncan test to measure how big the differencesare.The result of data analyzed with ANOVA indicated that there is a significant difference inphysical working capacity (V? O2 max)(p=0,000) among workers of nonproduction, weaving,and spinning division. This result was also followed by Duncans test suggesting thatphysical working capacity (V? O2 max) of nonproduction workers are bigger than weavingproduction workers and also bigger than spinning workers (35,78 7,27 vs 31,50 7,59 vs28,03 5,92 ml/kgBW/minute). From this study, we can conclude that physical workingcapacity (V? O2 max) of nonproduction workers are better than weaving and spinning divisionworkers.