The Department of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Faculty of Public Health (FPH) Universitas Indonesia (UI) held an OHS Workshop for members of the BUMN QHSE Forum, which was held on 29 November – 2 December 2022. Participants were representatives of members of the BUMN QHSE Forum in the construction sector, starting from PT Wijaya Karya Gedung Tbk, PT Yodya Karya, PT Wika Realty, PT Wika Gedung, PT Adhi Persada Beton, PT Adhi Karya, PT PP, PT Amarta Karya (Persero), PT Brantas Abipraya, PT Hutama Karya (Persero), PT Kresna Kusuma Dyandra Marga, PT Waskita Sriwijaya Tol, PT BKI, PT Fajar Benua Indopack, PT Bina Karya, to PT Waskita Karya Infrastructure.
The series of events for 4 (four) days were held for 3 (three) days at OHS CoE, Lab. K3L FPH UI Building E RIK UI, and 1 (one) day held at the Halim Fast Train Station Project, PT Wika Gedung Tbk. The workshop, which was opened by the Vice Dean for Education, Research, and Student Affairs at FPH UI, Dr. Ir. Asih Setiarini, M.Sc., includes the activity of providing material and practicing the use of measuring instruments in OHS.
On the first day, the Chair of the OHS Department, Mila Tejamaya, S.Sc., MOHS., Ph.D., was present, presenting material regarding chemical hazards that might exist in the work environment, such as Indoor Air Quality, as well as material regarding sampling of chemical and biological hazards from Indoor Air Quality. “Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) talks about indoor air quality. Rooms with low IAQ can affect human health in them. In addition, it can also affect the comfort and productivity of building occupants,” explained Dr. Mila. Apart from chemical hazards, Dr. also conveyed physical hazards such as noise, temperature, and vibration. Hendra, S.K.M., M.K.K.K.
On the second day, Doctor Hendra presented material regarding other physical hazards, namely lighting, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, and continued with practical work using lighting measuring instruments. Meanwhile, the material on ergonomics and fatigue was also presented by Indri Hapsari Susilowati, S.K.M., M.K.K., Ph.D. Furthermore, materials and practices for providing first aid in accidents, fires, and explosions, electrical safety, working at heights, confined spaces, emergency evacuation, and lock-out tag-out (LOTO) are also provided in this series of workshops.
Through the implementation of this OHS Workshop, it is hoped that it will be able to increase the knowledge of the participants from the SOE QHSE Forum regarding hazard identification, especially in the construction sector. Identification of this hazard is necessary for safety and health at work. (AAP)
