Structural Model of Factors Relating to Occupational Accident of Waste Pickers at Municipal Solid Waste Landfill in Eks Karesidenan Besuki, East Java, Indonesia

Abstract

As the most widespread method of waste management worldwide, municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills have different technology standards in developed and developing countries. Unfortunately, many occupational diseases and health impacts are associated with garbage picking. Therefore, this research aims to explore the factors related to the work accident by waste pickers at the MSW landfill in Eks Karesidenan Besuki, East Java, Indonesia. The research design used was cross-sectional. The construct validity was tested using Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). In addition, a cross-sectional quantitative study was used to measure 154 waste pickers. The hypothesis was tested, and a risk factor work accident model was developed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The data that has been collected is operated through the IBM® SPSS AMOS version 23.0 program. The results from this study provided information related to landfill management and its impact on the environment and health, especially on work accidents experienced by waste pickers at the MSW landfill in Eks Karesidenan Besuki, Indonesia. The findings of this study confirm that factors related to occupational accidents are workload factors (p = 0.046), individual factors (p = 0.043), and personal protection equipment (PPE) (p = 0.001). The strength of this research is the use of the structural equation model. SEM is a set of statistical techniques that allow the simultaneous testing of a complex set of relationships. This research also produces a model. The model generated from the application shows five covariances that can be additional research.