Work facilities design for people with paraparesis at hemming machine work station using TRIZ Method

Abstract

The number of disability employee in Indonesia increases every year due to traffic accidents, natural disasters, and diseases. It reached 16.81 percent of the total Indonesian workforce until 2017 [1]. According to the law which explains disability, each private company must employ disabled employee for at least 1 percent and state-owned companies must employ disabled employee for at least 2 percent from all employees. In fact, the regulation has not been implemented due to negative society views on disability. Therefore, it is necessary to empower paraparesis people to work independently so that negative views from the society can be eliminated. Empowerment of people with paraparesis at Balai Besar Rehabilitasi Sosial Penyandang Disabilitas Fisik (BBRSPDF) Prof. Dr. Soeharso Surakarta was conducted by training on the development of the hemming machine. Their legs are not able to use pedals, so they need work facilities to accommodate the design of work facilities based on participatory approach to determine user needs. Participatory approach was conducted with distributing questionnaires. Change of operation hemming machine which previously used feet changed using the elbows cause technical contradictions in design of work facilities. Technical contradiction problem can be solved using TRIZ method.