Jurnal Untuk Masyarakat Sehat (JUKMAS)
Vol 3, No 2 (2019): Jurnal Untuk Masyarakat Sehat (JUKMAS)

The Relationship Between Indoor Air Quality And Sick Building Syndrome (Sbs) In Oil Gas Refinery

Dessy Laksyana Utami (Faculty of Public Health, University of Respati Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Oct 2019

Abstract

The sick building syndrome comprises of various nonspecific symptoms that occur in the occupants of a building. It is commonly increases sickness absenteeism and causes a decrease in productivity of the workers. Evidence suggests that what is called the Sick Building Syndrome are at least three separate entities, which has at least one cause. The following are some of the factors that might be primarily responsible for Sick Building Syndrome such as : Chemical contaminants, Biological contaminants, Inadequate ventilation and Electromagnetic radiation. In many cases it is due to insufficient maintenance of the HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) system in the building. As this syndrome is increasingly becoming a major occupational hazard. It was used the analytic cross-sectional design. Based on data obtained 80% of respondents reported significant ongoing health problems in the eyes, head, and the nose. 60% had bad symptoms in the throat, the stomach and cough, 50% had gastrointestinal disorders, 40% fatigue and 25% occurred all symtoms sick building syndrome. The 40 respondents were recruited to the study, with a mean age of 35 years (range 20-55). To support the evidence of Sick Building Syndrome, further checks are needed for some of the factors in next research. Measurement of Chemical contaminants, Biological contaminants, Inadequate ventilation & Electromagnetic radiation. Keyword : indoor air pollution, sick building syndrome, occupational health

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jukmas

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Nursing Public Health

Description

JUKMAS: Journal of Public Health is a scientific journal that presents research results, case reports, scientific papers or critical analytic studies in the field of health and articles in the form of reviews. The Focus and Scope of the Journal, covers: Health Policy and Management, Nutrition, Care, ...