Safety and health risk management in rice and coconut husk mill

Abstract

Occupational safety and health must be carried out at every work, including in small-scale factories, include rice and coconut husk mill. The risk of there, such as respiratory distress, falling at height, musculoskeletal disorders, finger injury, etc. Therefore, risk management implementation is needed to prevent accidents and occupational diseases. This study aims to determine the management of hazards and risks in the workplace, there are in rice mill and coconut husk mill. This is qualitative research with observation and interview methods. Research subject is all worker in the mill (nine informants). Data analysis use HIRARC (Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, and Risk Control) with 4M1E (Man, Machine, Material, Method, Environment) approach. The finding of the research is obtained 7 extreme risk, 29 high risk, and 4 medium risks in the rice mill. Then, in the coconut husk mill obtained 4 high risk, and 13 medium risks. The Risk control implementation required to do to reduce the risk level of the work activity. The implication of the research is minimizing of loss, like accidents, property damage, environment pollution, and increasing of production continuity. Then, the risk management programs will be carried out appropriately based on Law 1 of 1970 About Work Safety.