A Description of Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management System in Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia

Muhammad Amin Arigo Saci, Evi Martha

Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Background: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and environmental management system improves the ability to identify and remove hazards and decrease health and safety risk at workplace environment. It is increasingly acknowledged that OHS and environmental management system should be performed systematically and continually. This study aimed to describe an OHS management system in Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia.

Subjects and Method: This was a descriptive qualitative study conducted at Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indoenesia, Depok, West Java. A total of 15 campus students and 2 managers of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) were selected for this study. The data were collected by in-depth interview, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), and observation. The data were analyzed descriptively.

Results: OHS knowledge was very varied. Implementing OHS was very important. In student perception facilities that available to support the OHS implementation were fire extinguishers, red info on important numbers, and warnings of building construction. Several facilities that did not available to support the OHS implementation were medicine & first aid kits in the class. The support from the faculty parties had been running in the form of signed a dean committee agreement and formed a team in each building.

Conclusion: Occupational health and safety and environmental management system in Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, have been well implemented. There are some OHS facilities and socialization that need to be improved.

Keywords: occupational health and safety, management system, campus

Correspondence: Muhammad Amin Arigo Saci. Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java. Email: aminarigosaci@gmail.com. Mobile: 082280024143.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/theicph.2019.04.62

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