OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD ANALYSIS ON MATERIAL HANDLING ACTIVITIES IN CV. X

Dundu, Bryan Daniel Yovano (2019) OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD ANALYSIS ON MATERIAL HANDLING ACTIVITIES IN CV. X. S1 thesis, UAJY.

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Abstract

Material handling is a fundamental process in the supply chain operation. An effective supply chain plays a huge role in increasing the competitive advantage of the company. A disruption within the supply chain however, will cause unwanted impacts in the short or long term operation of the company. CV. X is a company in the stone processing industry that processed natural into unique design of tiles and stone walls for construction purposes. Almost 75% of work within the company involves material handling operations such as loading and unloading, transportation, and storing. The data of accidents accumulated by CV. X showed that there are 7 severe cases of accidents that happened in the previous year, all of them are related to material handling activities within the company. The objective of this research is to improve CV. X material handling activity through accident prevention that may cause disruption in the company’s supply chain. According to OSHA 3071:2002, Job Safety Analysis (JSA) also known as Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), is an analysis technique that centres on tasks of a job to identify the hazards. This technique emphasis on the relationships between workers, the task (Job sequence), the tools that were used and the environment. This method is classified as active or proactive method in identifying the hazards because of its preventive characteristics. Goetsch D. (2015) in his book divides JSA into 3 steps which are breaking down the job into steps, identify potential hazards, and develop accident prevention procedures. The hazards that were identified using JSA totalling to 31 hazards exposed in 20 job steps of material handling activities in CV. X. 16 of these hazards are categorized as a medium risk hazard and the rest are low risk hazards. Out of 51 controls proposed, 40 controls were accepted, 9 controls were rejected and 2 controls that were put on hold. Job Safety Analysis; Occupational Health and Safety; Material Handling Safety; Risk Assessment.

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