Human Resource Management

Occupational Safety and Health

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Source: Jamsostek
Source: BPJS
Source: BPJS
According to International Labor
Organization (ILO), 2013:
Average of 99.000
Work Accidents per year
Occupational Safety
and Health Issues

Occupational safety and health issues

[Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja (K3)] is a
program that is managed by the organization or
the company together with the workers to
prevent work accidents and health problems
due to work, by identifying factors that can lead
to those work accidents and health problems.
Occupational Safety
and Health Issues

In Indonesia, it is regulated by:

• Law No. 1 of 1970 on Occupational Safety
• Ministerial Regulation No. 5/1996 on the
Management System on Occupational Safety and
Health
• Ministerial Regulation No.9/2016 on
Occupational Safety and Health on Height related
Work
Purpose of Occupational Safety and Health
Program
• To prevent, minimize, and
even to omit work
accidents and health
issues caused by work
• To reduce the cost faced
by the organization due to
work accidents and health
problems caused by work
What is the cause of work accidents?

Unpredictable events

Unsafe working conditions

Unsafe worker behaviors

Unsafe Conditions

• Defective equipments
• Hazardous procedures in, on, or
Unsafe around machines or equipments
conditions • Unsafe storage
• Improper illumination or
include: insufficient light
• Improper ventilation
Rana Plaza - 2013
Unsafe worker actions
• Many accidents are also caused by the
worker him/herself
• Work accidents can be caused of an
employee with of low motoric ability
E.g. When becoming a driver
• Solution: Move or transfer the worker
to a job that suits him/her best
 How to avoid or reduce work
accidents?

– Redesigning work to reduce physical

dangers
– Use a checklist for factors that need
attention to avoid work accidents
 Reducing workers’ unsafe
actions

Management should:
– Praise workers that follow the occupational safety
and health rules
– Listen to worker inputs regarding occupational
safety and health issues
– Give a good example in implementing occupational
safety and health
– Do routine inspections
– Maintain open communication with the workers
regarding occupational safety and health
– Give bonus to workers who obey and do
occupational safety and health rules consistently
 Reducing workers’ unsafe actions
(cont’d)
• Doing screening during the selection
process
• Giving new employees training on
occupational safety and health
• Making sure that employees are doing
occupational safety and health
consistently in the organization
Reducing workers’ unsafe actions
(cont’d)

• Putting up posters related to the

increase or decrease in work
accidents in the organization
Role of Management

Management’s commitment is key to the success of

Occupational Safety and Health, which can be shown
by:
– Making and socializing Occupational Safety and Health
programs throughout the organization
– The root or cause of every work accidents that happen are
analyzed to prevent future similar accidents
– Showing specifically the organization’s occupational safety
and health targets
Safety Awareness Programs
Safety Awareness Programs attempt to instill
symbolic and substantive changes to a safety
program.
3 Components of a Safety Awareness Program:
1. Identify and Communicate Job Hazards
• Job hazard analysis technique
• Technic of Operations Review (TOR)
2. Reinforce Safe Practices
3. Promote Safety Internationally

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Occupational Health
 Occupational Health

Problems of Occupational Health

• The misuse of narcotics

• Problems related to employees’
emotional and psychological health:
• Work Stress
• Stress due to family problems
The Effect of narcotics used by employees
towards the organization

An increase in work
An increase in
accidents and in
absenteeism
facility damages

An increase in the An increase in theft

need of health service and fraud cases
How to Deal with problems related to
narcotics

Make a clear policy Providing programs that

regarding the use of build employees’
narcotics and the awareness regarding the
penalties related to it danger of using narcotics

Helping employees that

use narcotics by giving
counseling
 Reducing Work Stress

Role of management:
– Reduce personal conflicts on the job
– Have open communication between
management and employees.
– Support employees’ efforts, for instance, by
regularly asking how they are doing.
– Give employees more control over their jobs
– Provide employee assistance programs including
professional counseling