Training in occupational health and safety as an intervention for improving the safety practices of female health officers in public clinics

Abstract

The Public Health Center is a facility where police, patients, and visitors may be exposed to risks to their health and
safety on the job. By adopting safety practices, businesses may greatly reduce their employees' exposure to danger
on the job. K3 training is one sort of intervention that has been shown to increase safe behavior. Workplace risk
assessments serve as the basis for interventions.
The purpose of this research is to determine whether or not K3 training improved the operational procedures, PPE
use, equipment and tool use, and work posture of officers at the public health center in Wolasi, South Konawe
Regency.
This study used a participant-observational approach to determine possible risks. A quasi-experiment with a pre-
and post-test, one-group design is utilized to evaluate the efficacy of K3 training. Twenty participants were
selected at random using a purposive sampling method to create the sample.
The findings revealed that of the possible dangers, 5 were classified as low risk, 12 as medium, and 18 as high.
Wilcoxon signed rank test findings indicated a statistically significant relationship between compliance with
established operating procedures (p = 0.000 0.05), PPE usage (p = 0.000 0.05), and tool and equipment utilization
(p = 0.003 0.05). There was no appreciable change in how people stood while working. Officers at the Wolasi
public health facility did show improvements in their safety behavior in the areas of operating procedures, PPE
usage, and tool and equipment handling after receiving occupational safety and health training. Officers at the
public health facility are reminded of the need of adhering strictly to standard operating procedure. The public
health center should organize a K3 team to monitor the execution of occupational safety and health measures and
to disseminate Ministerial Order 52 of 2018.