Potential of Silicosis Disease in Limestone Mining And Industry; A ...

Protective shoes No - Seldom Seldom No -The high risk of danger of working in the mining sector and the lime industry was not matched to theavailability of adequate protective equipment. Although personal protective equipment is a lastresort in OSH systems management, still this was not done by the businessmen. And actually this istheir obligation. In some mills the protection equipments were ready, but the amount and type isstill minimal, it is just only to abort the employer’s responsibility. The rare of OSH socialization andhigh-pressure jobs – by the target system/bulk – are limiting workers' comfort to use the personalprotective gear such as masks and boots.ConclusionLimestone mining and industry in Bandung Barat area has become a source of livelihoods for themajority of people there. However, this sector turned out to have a high potential hazard for healthof workers and the surrounding communities. The absence of good management of OSH and thelack of concern of the relevant parties are exacerbating the condition.To this day, there are no studies that examine certain risk and dangers of mining activities in thelimestone milling industry in Bandung Barat area. However, the impact of hazard has been stronglyfelt by the surrounding community. Contaminated air, spreading lime dust, and the lack of clean arethe signs of the cause. The presence of limestone mining industry in the region has disturbed Citatahcitizen’s health, especially workers who spend their time nearly every day in a bad neighborhood.The worsening of working conditions and environment is because the absence of government, whichshould oversee and take action against the perpetrators of law violations. This growing condition hasled to "a small resistance" by the various communities in Bandung Barat to improve theenvironmental conditions there.RecommendationsFrom the results of identification and this observation, the Local Initiative recommends a few things:1. For Labor Unionsa. Emphasis on education and training of OSH for their members to increase theawareness of its member’s on OSH issues. So that the workers have anunderstanding on OSH rights a responsibility that must be met by employers.b. Expanding the union membership. Not only for formal workers that most of themare working in factories but also widen the membership which can include informalmining workers.c. Conduct village-based organization/region. OSH issues involve not only workers inthe factory. The surrounding community also felt the impact. In addition, this maystrengthen the bargaining position of the grass-roots groups considering productionprocess involving local people.d. Identifying and collecting accurate data on OSH problems that occurred in theindustrial sector and the mining of limestone in Bandung Barat District.e. Involved or joining the other grassroots groups in an effort to advocate and makepressure on the government to conduct surveillance and tougher enforcement.

2. For Local Initiative and its organizational networks.a. Supporting by facilitating the OSH education and the impact of industrialization, inthis case in the lime industry, to the unions and the community who care aboutworkers health issues and community.b. Mediating various parties at the grass roots to build links between themc. Supplying information and knowledge related to health issues for workers andcommunities.d. Build networks with other civil society organizations to undertake advocacy,research and campaigns regarding safety hazards in industrial and mining limestonein the Bandung Barat area.

Appendix IGemstone seller is rubbing and making gemstone smooth. Bare masker they susceptibleeffected silicosis diseases. Bogor, December 2003Limestone miner in Citatah, the broke chunks of rock into small pieces and collected with simpleequipment, for each ton they pad IRD. 5000Limestone mining activity in Citatah, West Bandung District

Masigit Mountain is only a half left, were exploited. Billow forth of smoke from the smoke stacklimestone processing factory.Workshop ceramics and carve stone man. Beside the workshop is limestone flour that gatherbesides street.

Appendix IIWhy at limestone factory is very high potential on work diseases and effected pollution forenvironment. In the flour factory there is called Lio, it is a roasting with using tire and garbagethat contain chemical as a fuel, so roasting smoke from tire and garbage contain poison thatpolluted environment and the worker.Picture is taken from http://apeproject.com/PDF/Lime_Presentation.pdf is describing how processingstone in to flour in the factory.1. Limestone selectionUsing limestone from mining that drop by the truck2. Limestone filling in to the stoveLime stone filling using truck3. Preparing of fuelFuel that use are swam wood, tire and sandal

4. BurningFire wood and sandal put into trough the gate5. Collecting out limestonea. First the floor is cleaningb. Using simple masker( T-shirt) to prevent disturbance aspirationc. Opening the gate

d. Limestone is collecting out using woode. Burning limestone carried using barel and spread on the floor6. Water mixingWatering hot limestone for 30 minuteWith it self being a powder

Limestone that submerge wit it self become a powderForm the pictures above can we see, the worker who work for limestone processing factory isbare PPE ( Personal Protection Equipment) that risky effected the disease because suck thedust continually which is called “Silicosis”.