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Abstract:- The laboratory is a place to simulate actual with five apprenticeships; Civil Engineering has one
conditions equipped with equipment. All equipment has laboratory with three practices. And then Chemical
potential hazards: mechanical, electrical, chemical, Engineering with three laboratories, and six internships. The
physical, biological and ergonomic. This study aims to laboratory is equipped with equipment and chemicals.
determine the potential risks, assess the risks' level, and
then provide solutions for each hazard found. The method The laboratory is a small workplace which use to simulate
used in this research is HIRA and HAZOP. The results the actual work. Laboratories may contain mechanical
obtained in this study are that three laboratories have hazards, electrical hazards, chemical hazards, physical
several extreme risk values, five laboratories have a high- hazards, biological hazards, and ergonomic hazards. Table 1
risk value. Then five laboratories with medium category shows the types and forms of hazards. Work safety in the
and eight laboratories with low class. laboratory is one of the programs to protect students when
carrying out practical lectures or while at work from the risk
Keywords:- Laboratory; Risk; Hazard; HIRA; HAZOP. of work accidents and damage to machines or work tools.
Therefore, the execution of Occupational Health and Safety is
I. INTRODUCTION critical to be applied in various types of work to reduce or
even eliminate the potential risk of danger that results in
Potential hazards in a work environment can trigger work accidents. And so does the laboratory.
accidents. Potential risks can be caused by many factors,
including unsafe working conditions and unsafe activities. In Table 1. Types and forms of hazards
process risk assessment and management, hazard Type Hazard Forms of hazards
identification is the first and notable step [1][2]. And potential Mechanical hazards Clamp point, pulley or roller
hazards need to be controlled and prevented not to cause rotation
losses, accidents or damage to equipment in the work Electrical hazards Electric shock, or sparks
environment. Chemical hazards Gases, Smoke, Steam, Chemicals
Physical hazards Lighting, Vibration, Noise
The definition of the work environment, in general, is the Biological hazards Micro Biology (Virus, bacteria,
physical, social, and psychological life in one place. It affects fungi, etc.); Macro Biology
employee performance and productivity. In the work (Animals, insects, plants)
environment, everyone does their job and fulfils their duties. Ergonomic hazards Physical stress (repetitive
The work environment is not limited to the place where a movement, tight space, forcing
person works but also includes the physical and non-physical energy); Mental Stress
environment, work methods and even work arrangements both (tired/bored, overloaded)
individually and in groups.
Identification of the hazards, sources, and the effort to
One of the working environments at Sultan Ageng ensure the risk level of each hazard is the step of risk
Tirtayasa University is the Engineering Faculty. The assessment in the workplace [3]. A simple definition of hazard
Engineering Faculty, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, has is anything that can cause an accident. However, OHSAS
six departments and several laboratories. The laboratories are 18001: 2007 stated that hazards are all sources, situations or
in the Department of Electrical Engineering has five activities that can result in work accidents (injury) and work-
laboratories with twelve practices; Mechanical Engineering related diseases. There are many methods for conducting a
with three laboratories, and three externships; Industrial risk assessment in the workplace. This study carried out a risk
Engineering with four laboratories and fourteen practices. assessment using the Hazard Identification and Risk approach
Meanwhile, Metallurgical Engineering has two laboratories
The likelihood is an event that is likely to occur within a 1–4 Low A risk identified as LOW may be
certain period or under certain circumstances. Severity is the considered as acceptable and futher
result of an event such as the severity of an injury or person's reduction may not be necessary.
health, property damage, an insult to the environment, or any However, if the risk can be
combination caused by the event. Table 2 indicates the resolved quickly and efficientty,
likelihood value, and Table 3 represent severity. While Table control measures should be
4 states the risk value. The risk assessment reveals priority implemented and recorded.
actions to manage the hazard effectively. (Source: DOSH 2008)
Extreme
7% According to Figure 2, the risk scores for the 45
practicums spread across all levels. A total of 56% or
High
15% equivalent to 25 practicums belonging to the low-risk
category. Ten practices or 22% medium risk category. High
risk as much as 7% or seven practices. And finally, a high-
risk level of 3% occurred in three internships. Practicum with
Low extreme risk belongs to Metallurgical Engineering in
56% Metallurgy 1 and 2 laboratories. Risk in extreme category
Medium should be given priority to improvement. Improvement
22% should give priority to risk in the extreme category.