Abstract:
The aim of this research is to study safety at shipyard especially in welding
activity. The main objectives on this part, is to identify types of injuries in welding
activity and to determine prevention and control by using risk assessment
method. Alternatively, in order to identify the injuries and determine the
prevention and control of welding activity at the shipyard, a survey must be
done. A set of questionnaires consist of three sections namely section A
(Demographic), section B (Types of Injuries in Welding Activity) and section C
(Prevention and Control By Using Risk Assessment Method). By using SPSS
software, key in the data which is the questionnaire distributed to the
respondents. After that, the data is analyzed by using descriptive analysis (mean
and percentage). The results of the study present that the major occupational
accidents among the workers is identified. Besides, the prevention and control
by using risk assessment method can be determined. Therefore, some
recommendations are pointed out in this study to minimizing the occupational
accidents among welders at the shipyard.
