Abstract

This paper contains a methodology for determining work areas with a high risk of work accidents and identifying the leading causes of work accidents in the area as an evaluation material and company policies to prevent work accidents. The research was conducted at a food company, PT Gizindo Primanusantara. This study is quite important, especially for companies carrying out prevention before a fatal accident occurs, as it is an essential resource for the safety and lives of employees. The observation showed that the company had several work areas with a relatively high risk of work accidents, including Workshop/Technique (utility), Boiler, Chiller, Milling, luidized Bed Dryer, and Cartoning. On this basis, the company and researchers desire to determine which work areas have the highest risk of accidents and what factors have the most influence on the occurrence of accidents. From the results of this study, the company will be able to determine the priority of prevention for the Environment or physical facilities and those related to the psychological aspects of employees. To determine the level of accident risk in the work area, researchers used the HAZOPs (Hazard and Operability Study) method, while to find out the main factors causing accidents, they used a survey method by distributing questionnaires by exploring several dimensions that could cause work accidents. The analysis shows six orkstations with a high level of accident risk, namely in sequence starting from the Workshop/Technique (utility), Boiler, Chiller, Milling, Fluidized Bed Dryer, and Cartoning. In addition, based on the Factor Analysis, it was identified that there were two leading causes of work accidents, namely employee behaviour and work system factors 66.781%. In contrast, 32.219% came from external factors not identified in the research model.

Keywords:Critical work stations; psychological factors; physiological factors; work Environment and work systems.