As a workplace, Puskesmas (Public Health Centre) has unique characteristics, which are multiprofessions and multiple risk factors. These two characteristics describe the diversity of hazards and risks contained in each work process. To maintain the safety and health of workers at the Puskesmas, an Occupational Safety and Health (K3) program is deemed important to create and develop. The Puskesmas must be a safe and healthy environment, so that workers – in this case consisting of various health professionals and non-medical workers – can remain productive and provide excellent service to the community. The Warung Jambu Health Center in Bogor City is the target of Field Learning Practice activities for students from the Occupational Safety and Health (K3) Undergraduate study program, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia (S1 FKM UI). For one week from 21 to 25 November 2022, a total of 9 (nine) FKM UI students under the guidance of Dr. Robiana Modjo carries out community service at Warung Jambu Health Center, Bogor City. This activity begins with direct observation to compile a Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (IBPR) which forms the basis for the creation and development of the next OSH program.
This activity begins with direct observation to compile a Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (IBPR) which forms the basis for the creation and development of the next OSH program. “IBPR is an important document that health care facilities need to have. Aside from being a determinant of the K3 program, IBPR is also needed for accreditation purposes,” said Dr. Robiana Modjo, K3 lecturer at FKM UI. The culmination of this community service activity is the holding of workshop activities entitled “Implementation of K3 in Health Service Facilities (Fasyankes)”.
This activity was formulated in order to help the Warung Jambu Health Center develop K3 policies and programs to protect all of its workers. “This activity is to refresh our knowledge about K3,” said dr. Megawati Sihombing, head of the Warung Jambu Health Center. Doctors, dentists, nurses, midwives, analysts, sanitarians, and other professionals also attended the event. Enthusiasm was evident from a series of questions related to working conditions that might potentially cause safety or health risks.
Enthusiasm was evident from a series of questions related to working conditions that might potentially cause safety or health risks. The workshop materials will be used as a pocket book which can later be used by other health facilities to develop OSH policies and programs in their respective locations.
“We will continue to improve and develop this pocket book, so that later it can be useful as a reference or initial reference for Health Facilities to create a safe and healthy work environment,” said Emanita Parameswari, student of Faculty of Public Health of UI undergraduate program.
