Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) management for employees on the risk of diseases due to the intensity of computer use in the workplace/industry

Abstract

The research objectives of this study are: (1) urgent problems faced by employees when using computers; (2) computer components at risk of causing physical illness; and (3) mapping of disease experienced by OHS related employees on the computer. The subjects of this study are employees in three places of work / industry how many in Malang that work with computers with a duration of at least nine hours per day. The results of this study include: 1) the urgent problems experienced by the employees of the computer user include comfort (60%), position / feet distance (60%), monitor position at the work table (55%), mouse position (55%), (70%), rest breaks (75%), sitting position (70%), work desk condition (15%), room condition (25%), and rest break time (35%); 2) components on the computer that are at risk of causing computer-related OHS diseases that are computer CPU box (5%), computer monitor (25%), computer keyboard (10%), computer mouse (20%), computer cables (10%), and computer desk-chairs (30%); and 3) high-risk diseases suffered by employees of computer users include sicca-syndrome (55%), astenopia (70%), headache-comp (85%), Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) syndrom (55%), and Carpal tunnel syndrome (30%).