OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR SHIPYARD INDUSTRY WORKERS IN BATAM CITY INDONESIA

Abstract

The study was conducted in three phases; the first phase involved distributing two sets of questionnaires to all samples. The first set analyzed workers' awareness levels of the OHS program. For the second set, the questionnaire aimed to analyze the level of OHS management implemented. The second phase was conducted qualitatively using two rounds of the Delphi technique involving 14 experts and document analysis to analyze problems arising in implementing the existing OHS framework and identify essential elements and their criteria. Finally, the proposed framework was validated by seven experts based on their opinions. The study results indicate that (1) Workers' awareness levels regarding OHS in Batam are high. (2) The level of OHS management implementation in Batam is also high. (3) There are six essential elements in the OHS management framework: design and implementation involving all parties, OHS management compliant with ISO 45001:2018 standards based on Government Regulation Number 50/2012, supervision, disciplinary enforcement, and establishment of a dedicated OHS department in each company. (4)  This study successfully produced a new framework, namely establishing a dedicated OHS department for managing worker health and safety in the shipbuilding industry in Batam, Indonesia.