GARBAGE COLLECTOR BEHAVIOR TOWARDS THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS (PPE) AT THE INPRES MARKET MANONDA PALU CITY (TINGKAH LAKU PENGUMPUL SAMPAH TERHADAP PENGGUNAAN PERALATAN PELINDUNG DIRI (PPE) DI PASAR INPRES MANONDA, BANDAR PALU)

Authors

  • Lusia Salmawati Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Public Health Faculty, Tadulako University, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
  • Drg. Hermiyanti Department of Administration and Health Policy, Public Health Faculty, Tadulako University, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
  • Abdul Hamid Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Public Health Faculty, Tadulako University, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
  • Rosmala Nur Biostatistic, Department of Family Planning and Demography, Public Health Faculty, Tadulako University, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
  • Dian Faradiba Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Public Health Faculty, Tadulako University, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract

Background: Garbage collector is a job which has substantial risk of various illnesses and work-related accidents. If the workers do not use personal protective equipments (PPE), the risk of work accidents and occupational illnesses can be easily experienced. PPE is basic equipments that have ability to protect a person by covering some parts or all its body from potential hazards in the workplace. The aims of this study were to investigate the knowledge and the attitude of garbage collector who works at Inpres Market Manonda Palu towards the use of PPE. Methods: This qualitative research was done by the case study design that is an in-depth interview with an individual, a group, an organization, an activity et cetera for a certain period. Purposive sampling was used as a technique to gather eligible subjects, which was counted as many as 8 informants. Results: Informants had considerable knowledge towards the use of PPE. This was proven by parcitipants who stated that they had known the definition of PPE and its benefits. In addition, favourable attitude towards the use of PPE was shown by majority of subjects. Most of parcitipants believed that PPE helps to keep them save. While other workers felt that PPE interfered them. The use of mask for instance, they stated that mask makes them hard to breathe. Furthermore, iron-made floors and doors of the garbage truck can might be hazardous. They assumed that using proper working shoes may put them in risk of slipping and falling. Moreover, unfortunately the informants were not giving sufficient attention towards the use of PPE. Some of them wore the PPE only on several parts of body and some were not at all. There were also workers who used to wear PPE but then now they are not with the reason that Sanitary Department has no longer provide PPE for the garbage collector. Conclusion: Overall, this study found thatdespite considerable knowledge and favourable attitude towards PPE which garbage collectors had most of workers did not show positive actions towards the use of PPE. Generally, they rarely wore PPE even sometimes they did not wear it at all. Therefore, to prevent the potential long-term effect to workers’ health, greater emphasis should be placed on PPE socialisation and also the department of sanitary ought to try to provide the best possible PPE for refuse collectors.

Key words: Behaviour, Garbage Collector, PPE (Personal Protective Equipments)

 

Abstrak

Latar belakang: Pengumpul sampah adalah pekerjaan yang mempunyai risiko yang besar terhadap pelbagai penyakit dan kemalangan yang berkaitan dengan pekerjaan. Jika pekerja tidak menggunakan peralatan pelindung diri (PPE), risiko kemalangan kerja dan penyakit pekerjaan dapat dialami dengan mudah. PPE adalah peralatan asas yang mempunyai keupayaan untuk melindungi seseorang dengan meliputi beberapa bahagian atau seluruh badannya daripada bahaya yang berpotensi di tempat kerja. Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk mengkaji pengetahuan dan sikap pengumpul sampah yang bekerja di Pasar Inpres Manonda Palu menuju penggunaan PPE. Kaedah: Kajian kualitatif ini dilakukan oleh reka bentuk kajian kes iaitu wawancara mendalam dengan individu, kumpulan, organisasi, aktiviti dan sebagainya untuk tempoh tertentu. Pensampelan purposif digunakan sebagai teknik untuk mengumpulkan mata pelajaran yang layak, yang dianggarkan sebanyak 8 orang pemberi maklumat. Keputusan: Informan mempunyai pengetahuan yang cukup terhadap penggunaan PPE. Ini telah dibuktikan oleh palang-palang yang menyatakan bahawa mereka telah mengetahui definisi PPE dan faedahnya. Di samping itu, sikap yang menggalakkan terhadap penggunaan PPE ditunjukkan oleh majoriti subjek. Kebanyakan pungutan percaya bahawa PPE membantu untuk memastikan mereka selamat. Sementara pekerja lain merasakan PPE mengganggu mereka. Penggunaan topeng misalnya, mereka menyatakan bahawa topeng membuat mereka sukar untuk bernafas. Selain itu, lantai buatan besi dan pintu trak sampah mungkin berbahaya. Mereka mengandaikan bahawa menggunakan kasut kerja yang betul boleh menyebabkan mereka berisiko tergelincir dan jatuh. Selain itu, malangnya pemberi maklumat tidak memberi perhatian yang mencukupi terhadap penggunaan PPE. Sesetengah daripada mereka memakai PPE hanya pada beberapa bahagian badan dan ada yang tidak sama sekali. Terdapat juga pekerja yang memakai PPE tetapi sekarang mereka tidak dengan sebab Jabatan Kebersihan tidak lagi menyediakan PPE untuk pengumpul sampah. Kesimpulan: Keseluruhannya, kajian ini mendapati bahawa pengetahuan yang luas dan sikap menguntungkan terhadap PPE yang pengumpul sampah mempunyai kebanyakan pekerja tidak menunjukkan tindakan positif terhadap penggunaan PPE. Secara umumnya, mereka jarang memakai PPE walaupun kadang-kadang mereka tidak memakainya sama sekali. Oleh itu, untuk mengelakkan kesan jangka panjang yang berpotensi kepada kesihatan pekerja, penekanan yang lebih besar harus diberikan kepada sosialisasi PPE dan juga jabatan kebersihan harus berusaha untuk menyediakan PPE terbaik untuk pengumpul sampah.

Kata Kunci: Tingkah Laku, Pengumpul Sampah, PPE (Peralatan Perlindungan Peribadi)

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2018-09-01

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