Abstract:
The number of work accidents in Indonesia tends to increase. There were 157.313
cases of work accidents during 2018. The laboratory is a workplace that has many
potential hazards such as spills, chemical explosive reactions, punctured needles,
exposure to infectious material. Workers in the laboratory are required to use the
appropiate PPE, which is a lab coat, shoes, masks and gloves. Managers must
provide proper PPE at work. Ineffective use, leads a problem that arises in the field.
Management strategies for utilizing appropriate PPE usage are needed to improve the
health status of workers. Percentage of clinical laboratory workers in Pekanbaru City
who have knowledge based on STR ownership (68.61%) and the availability of work
guidelines in the form of SOP (65%), which classified as the quite good category. The
practice of PPE usege and the role of managers in managing, supplying, procuring
and number of PPE is also classified as good category. Waste management in the
laboratory uses a third party. Policy in the form of rewards (35%), administration of
decrees/ sanctions (55%), availability of PPE signs / symbols (30%), providing
training to each officer (40%) and providing health insurance in the form of MCU (50%)
and vaccination (10%) is classified as poor category. Determination of management
strategies for the use of PPE in the Pekanbaru clinical laboratory in this study using
the SWOT calculation. The right strategy used from the results of the SWOT
calculation is the survival strategy. The disadvantage is that there are no signs /
symbols of PPE guidelines when entering the laboratory and the threat is that PPE
waste that has been used without being managed properly according to B3 waste
regulations will contaminate the environment.
