The Description of Internal and External Factors of Fatigue at the Sidoarjo Steel Smelting Company

Abstract

Introduction: Work fatigue or fatigue is a kind of prevention within the body from any further physical damages. The The laborers in steel smelting companies are one of the examples of workers who potentially experience work fatigue. This research aims to ascertain both the internal and external factors of work fatigue experienced by the workers at the Sidoarjo steel smelting company. Methods: This research was conducted at the Sidoarjo steel smelting company in May 2018 with 30 workers as samples. The internal factors found in this research were the age, years of service, and nutritional status of the workers. Meanwhile, the external factors were the physical workload, work climate, and noise. This research is descriptive research with observation as the data collection method with a cross-sectional research design. The sample was calculated by applying the total population sampling technique. The data were presented descriptively in the form of frequency, percentage, and cross-tabulation among variables distributions. Result: It was revealed that the majority of the fair physical workload, and work climate and noise that exceeds the Threshold Limit Value (TLV). Conclusion: It was affirmed that both the internal and external factors are related to work fatigue.