Review Jurnal Teknik Industri

International Journal of Science and Engineering (IJSE)

1. Introduction
A journal is a publication article that contains a scientific paper that
actually contains data and information that submits science and technology
written in accordance with the rules of scientific writing and published
regularly. Journals can be used as a reference in exploring a scientific field. One
way to understand the contents of a journal is to conduct a review of related
journals. In order to fulfill this, a review of Ergonomics in Work Method to
Improve Construction Labor Productivity was conducted. (Ergonomics
Working Method to Improve Productivity of Construction Workers). The
reason for choosing this journal is the first of the journals related to the field of
industrial engineering, namely ergonomics, besides that the journal also has an
interesting topic, because as it is known that construction workers in Indonesia
pay less attention to the science of good work that can increase productivity and
safety for him.

2. Abstraction
Productivity is an important problem in the construction industry. This is
directly related to construction costs and duration of work. Construction
productivity is influenced by many factors, such as materials, equipment and
labor. Labor is the most important factor, since work determines how work is
done. Labor productivity is influenced by work methods, physical fatigue, work
environment, ability, and complexity of work. To increase labor productivity
because of work methods, the application of ergonomic principles is important
to consider. The research was carried out in Yogyakarta including 10
construction projects and involved 30 workers from masonry bricks, 22 laborers
from ceramic installations, and 24 wall painting workers.

3. Results and Discussion

The 3 aspects of ergonomic analysis carried out in this study are
body position when working conditions, work environment, and
work equipment. Based on the height of the work area that must be
completed, there are 4 working positions of the builder at work,
 namely squatting, bending, standing and sitting. Improvement of
work methods that have a squat body position is done by giving a
small chair so that workers can do work in a sitting position on the
small chair. This body position can be applied by ceramics. For the
sake of avoiding a bent position, the work method is improved by
placing the material and equipment needed on the table by doing so,
it can also reduce the movement that is not needed when the work
takes place. This method of repair can be applied by brick and plaster
masons and painters. The work environment varies between the heat
conditions of sun exposure and shade conditions under the roof. Both
of these conditions will affect the heart rate, the amount of oxygen
entering the body, and the speed of movement of the worker.
Working on top of scaffolding also makes workers feel insecure and
comfortable. After measuring heart rate, it was found that the
magnitude of the heart rate in the working method of repair was
greater than 20.52 when compared to the existing work method,
which was 20.03, this was also similar to the increased productivity
level in the repair work method 0.763 m2 / 30 minutes when
compared with existing working methods 0.664 m2 / 30 minutes.

4. Condusion
The results of the research that have been carried out show that the
application of ergonomics methods to construction workers, even if
applied can increase worker productivity and also improve health for
these workers. The results of this study also prove that labor
productivity can be obtained by applying the principle of
ergonomics, especially for jobs that rely on physical skills and
abilities.