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Occupational Risks of Firefighters in Jakarta: Job Safety Analysis Approach

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  • Irvan Yuvendra
  • Tatan Sukwika
  • Soehatman Ramli

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City Administration Fire and Rescue Service sub-department East Jakarta. It is one of the public organizations which, in carrying out its duties, is very wide with high risk. If this is not handled properly, events caused by unsafe actions and unsafe conditions can harm officers, organizations, and environmental safety. This study aims to analyze and determine the work risks of firefighters at the City Administration Fire and Rescue Service sub-department East Jakarta. The method in this study uses qualitative analysis and quantitative combining methods (numerical data) as well as the facts presented by research informants and then analyzed using the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) method based on the theory of use techniques JSA. The results of this study show that there are four types of work identified as risks in the field assignment section. The conclusion stipulates that the work of firefighters has many potential fire hazards with high severity and a risk rating of 40% in the High-Risk category, 50% in the Moderate Risk category, and as much as 10% risk in the Low-Risk category. Organizations are recommended to evaluate the work process of firefighters by increasing the completeness of PPE and increasing the competence of officers.

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  • Irvan Yuvendra & Tatan Sukwika & Soehatman Ramli, 2022. "Occupational Risks of Firefighters in Jakarta: Job Safety Analysis Approach," International Journal of Innovation in Engineering, International Scientific Network (ISNet), vol. 2(4), pages 60-65.
  • Handle: RePEc:bao:ijieis:v:2:y:2022:i:4:p:60-65:id:89
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