Journal article

Total Ergonomic Approach in Decreasing Quality of Fatigue of Metal Crafters

I PUTU GEDE ADIATMIKA

Volume : 25 Nomor : 1 Published : 2009, October

Anima Indonesian Psychological Journal

Abstrak

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.