SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE WELDING AT PT.PP LONDON SUMATRA INDONESIA Tbk TIRTA AGUNG PALM OIL MILL

Abstract

Background: Risk management is a tool to protect the company from any possible adverse such as fire or damage (Ramli, 2010). In aspects of Occupational Health and Safety losses from adverse events arising from the activities of the organization. Without implementing enterprise risk management is faced with uncertainty. Management does not know what are the dangers that can occur within an organization or company that is not prepared to deal with it.

Method: This is a descriptive study with an observational approach using qualitative analysis methods, namely describing the process of working with activities to see directly the implementation process and the work done by the method of risk identification generic model followed by analysis of risk levels using semiquantitative analysis based on the guidelines of AS / NZS 2004 .

Result: Research shows safety risks that exist on the activities of other inter welding electric shock, bruises, eye irritation, wounds and bone injuries, respiratory disorders, burns, increased body temperature that triggers heat stress, low back pain and shoulder, and boredom and burnout for electric arc welding. While welding with diesel engines other risks are burns caused by bursts of water to the radiator and hearing loss.

Conclusion: That each stage of the welding activity has a number of safety risks to workers with the level of risk priority 3. For conceqences level, the impact appears that the most important. To the level of exposure, the highest exposure level that is continously while the level of likelihood, ie the highest possible level of Likely.

Keywords: Risk management, occupational health and safety, welding