ERGONOMICS AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IN CONSTRUCTION WORKER CERTIFICATION IN INDONESIA

Tuti Sumarningsih, M. Agung Wibowo

Abstract: In order to improve the professionalism of the construction workforce, Indonesian government through the Institute of Development Construction Services perform certification for experts named Competency Standards Expert (CSE) and skilled labor named Competency Standards Skilled (CSS) which are based on the Indonesian National Competence Standard (INCS). There are three competencies listed in INCS, namely general competency, core competencies, and competence option. In general competency containing the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), ergonomics is not included as an element of competence that must be possessed, eventhough ergonomics is closely related to occupational health. In this study the aspects of ergonomics is examined in the form of muscle pain (musculoskeletal disorder), and remedial efforts are made by improving the work method to met the principle of ergonomics to reduce the occurrence of such complaints. The results showed that ergonomic working methods can reduce muscle pain complaints on the work of masonry, plaster, ceramic, and painting significantly.

Keywords: competence certification, INCS, ergonomics, muscle pain complaints

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0411045