ABSTRAK
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) merupakan kumpulan permasalahan kesehatan yang berkaitan dengan kualitas udara dalam bangunan atau dapat didefenisikan sebagai keluhan tidak spesifik dari penghuni gedung (bangunan) seperti mata memerah dan berair, hidung tersumbat, sakit tenggorokan, bersin-bersin, batuk dan flu, kulit kering, lelah, sakit kepala, susah berkonsentrasi dan alergi terhadap udara dingin.
Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran kualitas udara dan karakteristik pegawai yang bekerja didalam ruangan ber-AC berdasarkan : umur, jenis kelamin, kebiasaan merokok dan lama bekerja dalam gedung ruangan pada kejadian Sick Building Syndrome (SBS).
Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif untuk mengetahui gambaran kualitas udara dan karakteristik pegawai Badan Pengelola Keuangan Daerah Kota Medan yang bekerja didalam ruangan ber-AC meliputi : umur, jenis kelamin, kebiasaan merokok dan lama bekerja dalam gedung ruangan pada kejadian Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) di Gedung Walikota Medan Tahun 2015.
Berdasarkan hasil analisa yang telah dilakukan didapatkan sebesar 78,4 % (40 orang) mengalami gejala Sick Building Syndrome. Kemudian didapatkan hasil suhu udara 27,5 °C, kelembaban udara 63%, pencahayaan 69,2 Lux dan jumlah koloni angka kuman (bakteri) masih sesuai standart. Dan didapatkan karakteristik pegawai yang berusia 31-40 tahun sebanyak 20 orang (39,2%) dengan jenis kelamin terbanyak yaitu laki-laki sebesar 52,9% (27 orang).
Kesimpulan yang diperoleh dari hasil penelitian ini bahwa ada keluhan Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) pada pegawai BPKD Kota Medan yang bekerja diruangan ber-AC.
Kata Kunci : Sick Building Syndrome, Kualitas Udara, Karakteristik Pegawai, Keluhan Kesehatan
ABSTRACT
Sick building syndrome (SBS )is a set of health problem related to the air quality in the building or defined as unspecific complaint of the occupant of the building such as the red eyes, nasal congestion, sore throat, sneezing, cough, dried flue, tired, headache, difficult in concentration and allergy to the cold air.
The objective of this research is to study a depiction of air quality and characteristic of employee who work in AC room based on age, gender, smoking habit and duration for work in a building or room in the incident of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS)
This research is a descriptive study in order to study the depiction of air quality and characteristic of employee of BPKD Medan who work in AC based room that consist of age, gender, smoking habit and duration for work in a building or room in the Regent Office of Medan in 2015.
Based on the analysis that has been done, obtained by 78,4% (21 people) had complaints of Sick Building Syndrome. Then obtained the result of air temperature 27,5 °C, humidity 63%, lighting 69,2 Lux and total colony numbers of germs (bacteria) was still according in standart. And then obtained characteristic of employees aged 31-40 years as many as 20 people (39,2%) which most sex with men was by 52,9% (27 people).
The conclusion of this research is that there is complaint of Sick Building Syndrome for the employee of BPKD of Medan who take work in room with AC.
Keywords : Sick Building Syndrome, Air Quality, Characteristic of Employee,
Health complaint.
