Effect of Occupational Noise Exposure to Work-Fatigue of Indonesian Crumb Rubber Plants. Issue 1 (January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ihsan, T; Afriani, N; Edwin, T; Derosya, V; Sari, P N
• Is Part Of: IOP conference series. Volume 1041:Issue 1(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-01
• Subjects: Materials science -- Periodicals; 620.1105
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/1041/1/012038
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-8981

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this research was to analyze the effect of noise on the level of work-fatigue in the production area of three crumb rubber plants at Padang City, Indonesia. It also examines the impact of age, period work, marital status, and education level on work-fatigue. Occupational noise in the working area was measured using a Sound Level Meter, while work-fatigue was measured using the Indonesian fatigue measurement questionnaire (KAPUK2). The respondents of this study were workers in these plants, 213 people in the wet-area, and 135 people in the dry-area. Results showed that the average noise of the production area had exceeded the threshold value, which was 90.98 dB. There were 26.19% experienced mild-fatigue, 71.43% moderate-fatigue, and 2.38% heavy-fatigue. Noise, age, and working experience were a related and significant influence on work-fatigue, where the probability value was respectively 0.046, 0.001, and 0.000 (p≤ 0.05). The results of multiple regressions showed that occupational noise was the most influential factor in the occurrence of work-fatigue with an odds ratio of 3.92.