EAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT USAGE BEHAVIOR IN LABOR GRINDING PARTS BUFFING PT. X TANGERANG

Abstract

The amount of used machine tools for the production process has the potential to become a source of noise, so it is a risk factor for health problems especially to the organ of hearing. Use of Personal Protective Equipment Ear (PEE) aims to protect workers and the prevention of occupational diseases of the potential dangers of noise. The purpose of this study to determine the behavior of the use of PEE on the labor section Grinding Buffing PT. X Tangerang District.The study was a type of non- experimental observational methods. This study using cross sectional approach. This research was conducted at PT. X section Grinding Buffing Balaraja - Banten. The population of 370 people and the sample in this study were 110 people. Statistic test analysis using Chi Square ( X2 ) with α = 0.05. Results showed that (67.3 %) of workers are well behaved (using PEE), the largest age < 40 years (96.4 %), the highest education at the higher education level (≥ SLTA) (57.3 %), long working majority ≤ 3 years (80 % 0), good knowledge of the PEE (91.8 %), negative attitude (50.9 %), workforce getting training (84.5 %), and employment stating their supervision during work as much (98.2 %). The results of the bivariate analysis found age, length of employment, education, knowledge, attitudes, and supervision there is no significant relationship with the behavior of the use of PEE (p value > 0.05), while the variable contained significant relationship is with the training variable p value = 0.010.Suggested to the company on a regular basis to provide counseling to work on the benefits of using the PEE and the impact of workplace noise, so the job is always to use PEE at work .