Pajanan Debu Batubara dan Gangguan Pernafasan pada Pekerja Lapangan Tambang Batubara

Abstract

PT. Kalimantan Prima Persada Sungai Puting is a coal stockpile company. Field worker division is the most risky to coal respirable dust exposure. The purpose of this research was to identify the respirable dust rate in work environment and respiratory disorder among coal stockpiles field workers. This was a descriptive study with cross sectional approach. Sample of coal respirable dust was taken by performing the measurement four locations in field PT. Kalimantan Prima Persada. The information about respiratory disorder was collected by interviewing 28 workers using by a questionnaire. The coal respirable dust had slightly above the threshold limit that was 2.19 mg/m3. Field workers respiratory disorders were cough with or without expectoration (49.15%), breathless (13.56%), asthma (11.86%), chest complaints (10.17%) and dust allergic (5.08%). Respondents characteristic were 15-30 years old (78.57%), level of education were senior high school (64.28%), and had work period 3-4 years (53.57%). Keywords : Respirable coal dust, respiratory disorder, coal stockpiles field worker