@article{Yovi_Gandaseca_Adiputra_2012, place={Bogor, INA}, title={Worker’s Competency and Perception toward Safety and Health on Forest Harvesting Operation in Indonesian Long Rotation Plantation Forest}, volume={18}, url={https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jmht/article/view/5987}, abstractNote={<p><em>Despite of prevention measures such as government regulations and recommendations through technical and managerial researches, unsafe working practices are still a common practice in Indonesia’s forestry work, especially in tree harvesting operation.&nbsp; In order to determine competency level of both field supervisor and workers as a baseline in developing participatory occupational safety and health (OSH) protection program, a previously developed competency assessing instrument has been modified.&nbsp; Further, the redesigned instrument was used to verify competency level of field supervisor and forestry workers (chainsawman, hauling workers, and truck drivers) from 6 different forest sites with similar working method.&nbsp; Results showed that both group of respondents had overestimated their competency level in practical aspect, indicated by the gap existence between OSH self-perception value and the standard-based assessment value.&nbsp; The gap significantly occurred in knowledge, skill, and attitude elements; however working attitudes rest in the worst level.&nbsp; This finding then indicated that improving working attitude should be taken as the goal priority in the OSH protection programs in Indonesia.&nbsp; In short, when the discussion is pointed to practical activities, OSH protection program should adapt such strategies which put serious consideration on control mechanism.</em></p&gt;}, number={3}, journal={Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika}, author={YoviEfi Yuliati and Gandaseca, Seca and AdiputraI Nyoman}, year={2012}, month={Dec.}, pages={198-205} }