GAMBARAN PAPARAN DEBU DAN FUNGSI PARU PADA PEKERJA PEMBUATAN PERABOT RUMAH TANGGA DI CV KOCHI SOHOR TERJUN MEDAN MARELAN TAHUN 2013
Abstract: Description of dust
exposure and lung function in workers home furnishings maker on CV Kochi Sohor
Terjun North Sumatera in 2013. The dust exposure in the working environment
indirectly may result in variously disorder on health, one of them is a
respiratory disorder that since then it is going to impact one’s productivity.
Noted that respiratory disorder might be influenced by amount the dust level
around working environment and the worker’s attitude over wood’s dust exposure
perhaps by using one’s self protecting tool (APD), working service, previously
illness history, smoking history of the worker. This study aims to know whether
the influence of the wood’s dust exposure against the function of wood of those
workers in furniture with informal
sector on CV Kochi Sohor Terjun Medan Marelan. The research adopted an
description with sectional across approaching. It is involved 6 samples taken
out population presented while conducting the field research. In collecting the
data, the writer provided questionnaire, with tester of dust level in a High
volume sampler, and the tool to measure the function of lungs there used
Spirometer Sibelmed Datospir Mod 120B. The result of this research seen by a 2
working area measured that not exceeding
the total dust level above quality standard of the Area of wood folding
4.53 mg/m3, and the refinery site 2.38 mg/m3 (< 10 mg/m3 NAB). The
respondent got lowering function of lungs in a light restrictive 4 people and
another 1 got reducing function of lungs in moderate restrictive. The result of
bi-variant indicated no found any relation between the uses APD, working
service, previous illness history, age, smoking history with reduced function
of lungs. It is expected having a health check over all workers whose got
reducing function of lungs or not and for not getting deteriorated function of
lungs.
Penulis: Eva Yolanda Purba,
Halinda Sari Lubis, Umi Salmah
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd130193
