FACTORS RELATED WITH CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WORK FATIGUE AT MAKASSAR CITY HIGHWAY

  • Syamsiar S Russeng Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
  • Lalu Muhammad Saleh Hasanuddin University, Indonesia.
  • Ummu Khaerat Rahmawan Hasanuddin University, Indonesia.
Keywords: Work fatigue, Construction Workers, Highway

Abstract

Fatigue can be experience by everyone. However these are factors associated with work fatigue such as Age, workload, length of work, work period, and nutritional status. This study aims to determine the relationship of age, workload, length of work, years of service, and nutritional status with fatigue of workers in highway projects at PT. Wijaya Karya Beton. This research approach is an observational analytic with a cross sectional study. Data collection was conducted from March 2019 until April 2019 with respondents 63 workers taken with a proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Data obtained by using questionnaires, nutritional status using scales and microtoice, workload using digital tension. The results showed that workers who experienced fatigue were 66.7% and 33.3% of workers did not experience fatigue. The relationship between workload (p = 0.004), length of work (p = 0.040), and nutritional status (p = 0.015) with work fatigue. Furthermore, author's advice for workers is to use optimal rest time so that the work fatigue can be reduced, and also consume an optimal food for energy intake.

Author Biographies

Syamsiar S Russeng, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia

Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Faculty of Public Health, 

Lalu Muhammad Saleh, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia.

Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Faculty of Public Health,

Ummu Khaerat Rahmawan, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia.

Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Faculty of Public Health,

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Published
2019-12-10