<![CDATA[Hospitals as health and social organization bodies provide treatment, hospitalization, outpatient care, and various other activities carried out by workers both medical and non-medical, where interactions that occur dynamically and continuously have the potential for very risky hazards. This study aims to identify potential ergonomic hazards that exist in every work activity in the hospital laundry unit, especially those that can affect the comfort, safety and health of laundry workers. The identification of potential work hazards is conducted using the Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) method to evaluate ergonomic hazard risks. This evaluation is used to determine handling priorities based on the severity and likelihood of the occurrence of ergonomic hazards in hospital laundry. The results of the risk analysis found that the level of hazard risk in the hospital laundry unit is at a high level in the dirty linen collection section with the risk of exposure to contaminated linen with a total score of 15. Next in the weighing, separating and calculating section which comes from lighting with a total score of 12, awkward posture when lifting wet linen with a total score of 12, and finally in the drying section caused by machine noise with a total score of 12.]]>
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