A comparative study of the occupational health and safety implementation in the industries and vocational high schools in Yogyakarta

Abstract

This study aims to describe the extent of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) implementation in the manufacturing industries compared with that in the Mechanical Engineering study program of the vocational high schools (VHSs) in Yogyakarta Special Region. It uses the qualitative descriptive statistical analysis with data collection techniques covering field studies with direct observation and interviews. The research participants, the employees of the manufacturing industries and the VHSs' Mechanical Engineering teachers in Yogyakarta Special Region, were determined purposively. The results show that the application of OHS in the industrial workplaces is somehow better than that in the VHS's Mechanical Engineering study program in the researched region. In general, the problems of the OHS application in VHSs are perhaps triggered by the lack of health and safety equipment, facilities, and infrastructure in the mechanical engineering workshops and the poor OHS management system (OHSMS). The recommendations made are that VHSs improve the OHSMS, conducting OHS education and training programs for the VHS teachers and staffs, and using rewards and sanctions for all of the school community members.