Pengaruh Karakteristik dan Perilaku Pencegahan Paparan terhadap Kadar Timbal (Pb) dalam Darah Petugas SPBU di Kota Medan Tahun 2014

Abstract

Nowa&rys, we live in the full atmosphere of cdntaminaling subslances' environmental comwnents such as water, soil, and air have been seriously contaminated by contaminating substances. Today, contamination from leaded gasoline becomes increas[ng, along with the increasing number of motor vehicles. The peopte who take high risk of being exposed to lead (Pb) are the emplq)ees of SPBU (gas station) in Medan. ihe objective of the research wds to find out the inJluence of the characteristics and behavior on lead (Pb) conlent in the blood of SPBU employees in Medan, in 2014 The research used cross sectiondl design. The population and the samples were 32 employees who workcd for more than five years at SPBU, Medan, taken by using cluster sampling technique. The dala were processed statislically by using mult iple logistic r egres s ion tesl s. The result of the research showed that there was conelation of smoking habit dnd the length of .tervice with lead (Pb) content in the blood of the SPBU employees in Medan, in 2014. Smoking habit had the most doninant influence on the lead (Pb) content in the blood of the SPBLI employees in Medan, in 2014 It is recomended that SPBIJ employees reduce their smoking habit, und the emplol,ess w'ith the length of semice should examine their health reg arly' The poiicy td perramina related to lhe use of maskers during the employees are on duly '.rhorrkl i" tonsidcred so that the exposure to lead (Pb) in the SPBU employees can also be reduced.