SUMMARY

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is an important matter to pay attention

to in the workplace both by workers, companies and the government. There are
many factors that can endanger the safety and health of workers which is chemical
factors, physical factors, biological factors, psychological factors and ergonomic
factors. Fatigue is one of the risks of ergonomic hazards that occur in industries.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that psychological disorders in
workers such as feelings of extreme fatigue can become the number two killer
disease after heart disease. Meanwhile, data from the Ministry of Manpower and
Transmigration, work accidents in Indonesia in 2004 averaged 414 work accidents
every day, 27.8% were due to high fatigue, approximately 9.5% or 39 people had
disabilities.
This research refers to the theory of ergonomic balance developed by
Manuaba in Tarwaka (2019) which explains that the cause of work fatigue is
caused by work capacity which includes individual characteristics, physiological
abilities, psychological abilities, and biomechanical abilities of workers and work
demands which include task characteristics and material, organizational
characteristics, and work environment characteristics. Research conducted by
Nurrina (2017) and Tiara (2017) revealed that in line that there is a significant
relationship between work posture and work fatigue. Prastika (2019) in his
research revealed that apart from fatigue, other factors that affect work fatigue are
age, years of service, and gender.
This study aims to analyze the relationship between individual characteristics
and work posture with subjective work fatigue in Central Control Room (CCR)
workers at PT.PLN Nusantara Power UP Paiton. This study used the total
population technique so that the respondents in this study were all 30 CCR
workers. This research is a quantitative research using analytic observational
method and cross sectional design. Data collection was carried out by observing
and distributing questionnaires
The variables studied were age, years of service, level of education, work
posture and subjective fatigue complaints. Relationship analysis was carried out
descriptively using crosstabs and to determine the strength of the relationship
between variables using the contingency coefficient value (c). The research was
conducted from March to April 2023 at PT.PLN Nusantara Power Up Paiton
Probolinggo. All respondents were male with the majority being in shift A, having
an age not at risk (53.3%), having worked > 10 years (56.7%), with the last
education level in tertiary education (60%), having risky work postures (70%),
and are in the moderate category of subjective work fatigue (70%)
The results of this study indicate that there is a strong relationship between
age and subjective fatigue complaints (c = 0.607). This is in line with Astri's
research (2019) that there is a relationship between age and work fatigue and the
older the worker is, the higher the work fatigue that can be experienced. There is a
moderate relationship between years of service and complaints of subjective work
fatigue (c=463). Hijah (2021) and Asriyani (2017) revealed that statistically there
is a relationship between length of work and work fatigue. There is a moderate
relationship between education level and subjective fatigue complaints (c =
0.406). These results are not in line with the research by Agustin (2018) and Rizal
(2018) which revealed that there is no significant relationship between education
and complaints of work fatigue. There is a strong relationship between work
posture and subjective fatigue complaints (c = 0.626). This result is in line with
the research by Fatmawati (2023) and Hijah (2021) that there is a relationship
between work posture.
In conclusion, age and work posture have a strong relationship with subjective
fatigue in CCR workers. Meanwhile, years of service and level of education have
a moderate relationship with subjective fatigue complaints among CCR workers.
 ABSTRACT

Correlation between Individual Characteristics and Work Posture with

Subjective Work Fatigue
(Case Study of Central Control Room Workers at PT.PLN Nusantara Power
UP Paiton Probolinggo)
World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that psychological disorders in
workers such as feelings of extreme fatigue can become the number two killer
disease after heart disease. Ergonomic work postures can accelerate to exacerbate
work fatigue. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between
individual characteristics and work posture with subjective work fatigue in CCR
workers at PT.PLN Nusantara Power UP Paiton. This research is a quantitative
research using analytic observational method and cross sectional design. The
population of this research is all CCR workers. Data collection was carried out by
assessing work posture using the ROSA form and subjective work fatigue using
the IFRC Questionnaire. The data obtained is analyzed using the contingency
coefficient (c) to determine the strength of the relationship between variables. The
results of this study indicate that based on individual characteristics, 53.3% of
respondents were not at risk, the majority of respondents, namely 56.7%, had a
working period of > 10 years, with 60% categorized at the last level of education
in tertiary education, and 70% had good posture. risky work. There is a strong
relationship between age and subjective fatigue complaints (c = 0.607). There is a
moderate relationship between years of service and complaints of subjective work
fatigue (c = 463). There is a moderate relationship between education level and
subjective fatigue complaints (c = 0.406). There is a strong relationship between
work posture and subjective fatigue complaints (c = 0.626). In conclusion, age
and work posture have a strong relationship with subjective fatigue in CCR
workers. Meanwhile, years of service and level of education have a moderate
relationship with subjective fatigue complaints among CCR workers.
Keywords: individual characteristics, work posture, subjective fatigue, ROSA