Assistance in identifying potential occupational safety and health hazards for woven bamboo craftsmen in Tasikmalaya

Abstract

The informal sector business supports the economy in Indonesia. However, It has various potential hazards. Occupational safety and health (OSH) must be implemented in all workplaces, both formal and informal. OSH efforts focus more on disease prevention and health promotion to change workers' behavior meeting occupational health standards. One of them is increasing workers' knowledge. This community service aims to disseminate the study results of the potential hazards of the work environment in each process of making bamboo weaving crafts. The method used community empowering There were 20 participants consisting of bamboo SMEs owners and the craftsmen who joined the bamboo SMEs association. The results showed that most participants never knew that there were potential hazards in every stage of making woven bamboo crafts before the accompaniment. However, they became more understanding of the potential hazards in their workplace after accompaniment. In conclusion, craftsman's understanding levels of the potential hazards in the work environment increased after accompaniment. potential hazards in the process of making bamboo crafts. SMEs owners and artisans should consider potential risks in the workplace to form safe behavior at work.

Pemberdayaan Pengrajin Bambu di Kecamatan Bandung-Serang dengan Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)

“…It is hoped that KANGMAS can become a media for academics and researchers to publish their social service work and become a reference source for the development of social and humanity. signifikan dengan menggunakan bahan bangunan bambu produksi lokal sebagai alternatif bahan konstruksi kayu di Jepang (Ali et al, 2021;Slamet, 2012;Sriagustini & Supriyani, 2021a) Pengabdian kepada masyarakat merupakan salah satu cara untuk memobilisasi dan melestarikan potensi desa, yaitu disebutkan dalam Undang-Undang nomor 6 tahun 2014 bahwa setiap desa perlu mengembangkan potensinya secara lebih mandiri dalam rangka mewujudkan kesejahteraan, kemandirian masyarakat, dan melestarikan budaya (Ministry of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016). Pada Februari 2020, angkatan kerja sebanyak 137,91 juta orang, sedangkan penduduk bekerja sebanyak 131,03 juta.…”

“…Pada Februari 2020, angkatan kerja sebanyak 137,91 juta orang, sedangkan penduduk bekerja sebanyak 131,03 juta. , dengan 74,04 juta orang (56,5%) bekerja di kegiatan informal (Sriagustini & Supriyani, 2021a) Anyaman Bambu merupakan bagian dari industri yang berdampak pada kesejahteraan masyarakat.…”

Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) For The Development Of Safe Weaving Bamboo Production Through Community Empowerment To Improve Health And Safety Of Bamboo Weaving Craftsmen In Mojorejo, Ponorogo,East Java, Indonesia

“…Woven bamboo is one of the heritages that has survived since the colonial era of the Dutch East Indies, as one of the traditional handicraft products, which is recorded in Indonesian cultural heritage [1] Another benefit of bamboo is give sound basis decision to engineers to apply the Bamboo in construction materials and building decoration . It supports the economy in Indonesia specifically with significant labor absorption potential of using locally produced bamboo building material as alternative to wood constructional material in Japan [2] [3] [4] Community development is a way to mobilize and preserve village potential, which is stated in Law number 6 of 2014 that every village needs to develop its potential more independently in order to realize prosperity, community independence, and preserve culture [5] In February 2020, the workforce was 137.91 million people, while the working population was 131.03 million, with 74.04 million people (56.5%) working in informal activities [3] Woven Bamboo is part of an industry that has an impact on people's welfare.…”

“…Most of the women who produce woven bamboo are elderly women. Sitting position that is not ergonomic for a long time causes many complaints of pain in the spine or low back pain [9] Potential hazards of Occupational safety and health (OSH) must be implemented in all workplaces, both formal and informal [3] So that socialization and counseling are needed to improve work safety for woven bamboo craftsmen, at least having insight related to safety, health and work safety. Therefore, to solve the problems above, this community service program aims to improve the health and safety of Bamboo Weaving Craftsmen in Mojoejo Village as a Bamboo Weaving-Based Packaging Production Center.…”