IMPLEMENTATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) FOR HARVESTING EMPLOYEES IN PALM OIL PLANTATIONS

This research aims to determine the implementation, potential hazards, and factors that can influence the application of occupational health and safety (OHS) among oil palm harvest workers in oil palm plantations. This research was conducted over a period of 4 months, from March to July 2023. The testing used a quantitative descriptive method and Ishikawa diagram analysis. The research population consists of 45 harvesting employees, and the sample used is a saturated sample, meaning the entire population was taken as respondents for this study. The research results indicated that the implementation of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) for harvest employees at a palm oil plantation in one of the government plantations has been carried out very well. Socialization and education for workers, accompanied by supervision, are very helpful in preventing workplace accidents on the oil palm plantation. Supervision from the company helps change employees' behavior to comply with safety and health work SOPs.