Total Ergonomic Approach in Decreasing Quality of Fatigue of Metal Crafters

Overtime work condition can create work related fatigue caused by stress. Work condition improvement could decrease quality of fatigue of the employees. A total ergonomic approach (TEA) was conducted to decrease the quality of fatigue of metal crafters at Kediri Tabanan. Samples (N = 23) were chosen randomly from the population. Fatigue was measured through a modification of 30 items questionnaire from the Industrial Fatigue Research Committee. Results show a 9.22% (p < 0.05) decrease in fatigue, revealing that decrease of motivational fatigue is higher than decrease in fatigue due to physical activity, due to the type of work: manual, repetitive, and continuous. It was suggested to use TEA continuously to decrease the fatigue and maintain motivation.