Risk control analysis of a furniture production activities using hazard identification and risk assessment method

Abstract

The furniture industry in Indonesia is growing rapidly that leads to technological development. But the use of technology in the industry creates some risk to worker safety. The number of work accidents in Indonesia at the end of 2016 is relatively high. Therefore, this research is conducted to identify hazards and determine risk control using hazard identification and risk assessment method (HIRA). There are three main stages, i.e. identify and analyze hazards, classify hazards and risk control. The result shows that there are nine potential hazards in furniture production, 22% of it is categorized as high risk level, i.e. hand slashed and fingers cut by machine. Three types of risk control activities are determined to minimize the risk, i.e. administration and engineering control and personal protective equipment.