The use of synthetic pesticides in tropical countries has increased over the years, following the intensification of agriculture. However, awareness among farmers of the importance of protecting themselves from hazards associated with pesticide application is still lacking, especially in Indonesia. This paper reports results of an inventory on knowledge and attitudes regarding pesticide use by melon farmers of a village in Central Java, Indonesia. The importance of using personal protective equipment such as hats, masks, goggles, boots, and gloves on agricultural land is known and well understood by the farmers. However, in practice, only 3.8 % were wearing glasses and 1.9 % were using boots. In fact, the masks used only consisted of a part of their shirt tied around the mouth. The farmers were not wearing long pants and shirts with long sleeves and used the same clothes for more than 1 day without washing. Almost no farmers used personal protective equipment that was standard, in good condition, and complete. Based on the results of statistical analysis, no significant relationship was found between knowledge and attitude on the required practices on the one hand and the use of personal protective equipment in practice on the other hand. This shows that improved knowledge and attitudes are not enough to change the behavior of farmers to work in a healthy and safe way. The gap between knowledge and practice needs to be bridged by a more interactive and participatory training model. It is therefore of paramount importance to develop a special toolkit for pesticide risk reduction which is developed in a participatory manner involving the farmers as the main actors through a series of focus group discussions and field simulations.

<p>Petani dalam mengolah lahan membutuhkan pestisida untuk memberantas hama dan gulma. Namun di sisi lain pestisida dapat membahayakan kesehatan diri petani, konsumen, organisme non target serta lingkungan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui alur pajanan pestisida yang dapat masuk ke tubuh petani berbasis analisis risiko. Metode penelitian dengan exploratory research  dengan desain penelitian cross Sectional. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi dan wawancara pada 54 petani. Pajanan pestisida dapat masuk ke dalam tubuh petani melalui kulit, pernapasan dan pencernaan. Petani dapat terpajan pestisida pada waktu membawa, menyimpan, memindahkan konsentrat, mencampur, menyemprot serta membersihkan alat semprot yang telah digunakan. Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan RQ (Risk Quotient) 54 petani mendapatkan nilai lebih dari 1, yang berarti lebih dari batas aman yang diperkenan. 40,7% petani menggunakan bahan aktif dalam sekali pencampuran lebih dari 10 jenis serta 51,9% petani melakukan penyemprotan menghabiskan 6-10 tangki dalam sehari. Semakin besar peluang pajanan pestisida dapat meningkatkan tingginya kejadian  keracunan kronis pada petani. Analisis risiko dapat memberikan gambaran  pajanan pestisida dalam tubuh petani, melalui tahapan identifikasi bahaya, dosis response, penentuan pajanan serta penetapan karakteristik risiko. Petani harus menggunakan pestisida dengan benar dan bijak dengan membaca label kemasan, penyemprotan pada waktu yang tetap dan penggunaan alat pelindung diri untuk menjaga keselamatan di tempat kerja. </p><p> </p><p><em>Farmers cultivate agricultural land require pesticides to eradicate pests and weeds. But on the other hand, pesticide may be risking their own health, consumers, non-target organisms and the environment. The aim of this study to determine the flow of pesticide exposure that can enter the body of farmers based on risk analysis. The method uses an exploratory research with a cross sectional study design. The data collection had been done by observation and interviews with 54 farmers. Farmers exposed to pesticides through dermal, respiratory, and digestion. Farmers may be exposed to pesticides in agricultural land at the time of carrying, storing, transferring the concentrate, mixing, spraying and cleaning spray equipment that has been used. Based on the calculation of the value of RQ (Risk Quotient) 54 farmers obtain the results of more than 1, which means the excess of allowable safe limit. 40.7% of farmers use the active ingredient in a single mixing more than 10 types of active ingredient and 51.9% of farmers are spraying spend 6-10 tank in a day. The greater the chance of exposure to pesticides may increase the high incidence of chronic poisoning in farmers. Risk analysis can provide an overview of pesticide exposure in the body of farmers, through the stages of hazard identification, dose response, exposure determination and the determination of risk characteristics. Farmers should use pesticides properly and wisely by reading  the instructions on the packaging label, spraying at a fixed time and the use of personal protective equipment to maintain safety at work.</em></p>

Salah satu sebab utama kecelakaan kerja adalah unsafe action dan unsafe condition. Industri tersebar di berbagai wilayah, salah satunya pada sentra industri tahu di Kelurahan Jomblang Kecamatan Candisari Semarang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara umur, masa kerja, lama kerja, unsafe action, unsafe condition dengan kejadian kecelakaan kerja pada pekerja industri tahu. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 66 pekerja dan sampel yang digunakan adalah seluruh populasi pekerja. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan kuesioner. Uji statistik yang digunakan untuk mengetahui ada hubungan antara variabel bebas dan variabel terikat adalah uji rank spearman’s. Dari hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada hubungan antara umur dengan kecelakaan kerja, tidak ada hubungan antara masa kerja dengan kecelakaan kerja, tidak ada hubungan antara lama kerja dengan kecelakaan kerja, ada hubungan antara unsafe action dengan kecelakaan kerja, dan ada hubungan antara unsafe condition dengan kecelakaan kerja pada pekerja industri tahu di kelurahan Jomblang kecamatan Candisari Semarang. Bagi pihak industri, sebaiknya menerapkan 5R (Rapi,Ringkas, Rawat, Rajin, Resik) dan membentuk organisasi kecil terkait K3 pada industri.