The Analysis of Factors which are Related to the Compliance of Welder Workers in using Workplace Personal Protective Equipment in Pt. Pal Indonesia

Abstract

The compliance of weld workers in the use of personal protective equipment is one of the major factors in the workplace health and safety. It is because the welder workers have a very high risk of accidents and disease. This research was aimed to find out the factors that related to the compliance of weld workers in the use of the personal protective equipment based on the valid Standard Operating System in PT. PAL Indonesia. The research was a quantitative research with cross sectional approach. This research used observation method by observing the use of personal protective equipment during the welding process. The variables used in this research were the characteristics of the workers (age, working period, working status, education, and knowledge), responsibility, legitimacy of authority figure, Status of authority figure, supervision, support of co-workers, location status, facilities of personal protective equipment, and standard operating system. The subjects of the research were 72 weld workers. Data were collected by observing directly using check list table cased on the standard operating system that used in PT. PAL Indonesia. The results showed that knowledge and supervision were the determining factors with p-value 0,003 and 0,014, it means that workers with little knowledge and without supervision tend to violate the rule to use the personal protective equipment than the ones with knowledge and supervision. © 2018, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.