Assistance in Handling Ergonomic Work Hazard Factors to Prevent MSDs in Informal Workers

Abstract

The International Labour Organization (ILO) states that in 2024, there will be 57.8% of informal workers in the world. Indonesia has 59.11% proportion of informal employment in 2024 according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. Informal workers face unidentified hazards that can cause injury or occupational diseases. Informal cake-making workers who work 8 hours a day are potentially exposed to ergonomic hazards, fire hazards from cake baking and other occupational hazards. The purpose of this community service was to provide knowledge and handling of occupational hazards in informal workers. The method of implementing community service is a field survey to identify hazards and risk assessments, conduct Strength, Weakness, Opportunity Treath (SWOT) analysis, Counselling,and Poster Making. Community service produces data on identifyingoccupational hazards and risk assessments of informal workers making cakes, ergonomic counselling materials,and posters of safe work positions. Informal workers in the cake Home Industry have the potential danger of hand injury by machinery, the potential danger of fire and the potential danger of skeletal muscle disorders in the form of Low back pain and Carpal Tunnel syndrome. The conclusion of the results of community service providing knowledge about hazard identification and control, lectures on MSDsof skeletal muscle disorders and handling MSDsby providing Manual Lifting Posters and correct Sitting Positions can increase MSDs knowledge amongIndika bread home industry workers. The sustainability of this service is expected that workers and owners of Indika Home Industry begin to control hazards, especially MSDs hazards gradually and apply manual lifting correctly to reduce employee ergonomic complaints