APPLICATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (K3) CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN WEST DISTRICT KUTAI

Abstract

Occupational Health and Safety (K3) is a very important issue and a serious
discussion in the construction industry today. The construction industry is listed
as one of the dangerous industry, where the rate of accidents and occupational
diseases are diseases caused by work that could potentially still quite high. In this
case the performance of safety and health is as important as productivity, morale
and operational cost control at all. Accident happen anytime and anywhere and to
siaapun.
Any company employing many 100 (one hundred) or more and / or contains
potential dangers posed by The characteristics of the production process or
material dapatmengakibatkan workplace accidents such as explosions, fire,
pollution and occupational diseases shall implement a system of occupational
safety and health management (K3). K3 management system shall be implemented
by administrators, employers and the entire workforce as a whole in accordance
with the regulations of the Minister of Manpower No. 05/Men/1996 on
Keselamatanm Work Management System.
Work Management problem became the first affair as aspects that must be
considered in the implementation of projects, especially in the construction phase.
This is due at this stage because they collected a large amount of labor in a very
narrow area. Plus the nature of the construction workers are prone to accidents
such as high elevation, power, temperature, transporting or lifting heavy objects
and others.
Elements of the safety program and the most important is the company's
policy statement, organization and personnel, maintaining working conditions to
meet the requirements for safety, make a report and analysis of the causes of
accidents and provide first aid facilities.