Analysis of environmental ergonomic factors in the wonogiri white brem industrial center

Abstrak

White Brem is a traditional food originating from Wonogiri Regency. The white brem production center is located in Gebang Village, Nguntoronadi District, Wonogiri Regency, Central Java Province. In this village, white brem has been produced since 1930. The skill of making white brem has been passed down from generation to generation using traditional production facilities and methods. Currently, there are around 20 white brem producers in Gebang Village. It can be said that white brem is one of the pillars of the Gebang Village economy. The purpose of this study is to produce an analysis of environmental ergonomic factors, namely temperature, light intensity, humidity, and noise in the white brem industrial center. Environmental ergonomic factors significantly influence work productivity. This study used a sample of 10 business units. Environmental ergonomic factor data were observed on 9 different days, in 2 production rooms (cooking room and molding room), and at 3 observation times (morning, afternoon, and evening). The measurement results were compared with threshold values ​​in accordance with government regulations regarding work environment conditions. Further analysis was conducted to test whether there were significant differences in environmental ergonomic factors in the 2 production rooms and 3 work periods.. The results of data processing indicate that most of the working environment conditions in the brem industrial center in Gebang Village, Nguntoronadi District, Wonogiri Regency, Indonesia do not meet environmental ergonomic standards, especially in the aspects of temperature, humidity, and light intensity. Comparison with the threshold values ​​according to government regulations shows that: (1) for the temperature and humidity variable, all business units do not meet the threshold value; (2) for the lighting variable, 40% of the cooking room and 30% of the printing room meet the threshold value; and (3) for the noise variable, all business units meet the threshold value. The Kruskal Wallis test shows that there are significant differences in temperature and humidity variables at three working periods. This is a top priority that requires improvement. This paper can be use as a database in conducting ergonomic interventions in the white brem industrial center in Gebang Village