Effectiveness of Occupational Safety and Health Training on the Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Officers at the Pasangkayu 2 Community Health Center in Pasangkayu District

According to the National Safety Council, the incidence of accidents in the healthcare sector is 41% higher than in other industries. Furthermore, Nuruddin stated that 80-85% of workplace accidents are generally caused by unsafe behavior. Globally, of the 39 million healthcare workers, approximately 3 million are exposed to blood-borne pathogens, with over 90% of cases occurring in developing countries. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of Occupational Safety and Health (K3) training on the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of health workers at the Pasangkayu 2 Community Health Center (UPT Puskesmas) in Pasangkayu Regency. This type of research is quantitative with a quasi-experimental design using the Untreated Control Group Design with Pretest and Posttest. The sample in this study amounted to 30 health workers selected by purposive sampling. Data collection was carried out through questionnaires before and after training. The results of the study showed a significant increase between before and after training in the knowledge (p = 0.000) and attitude (p = 0.001) variables. This indicates that K3 training is effective in improving cognitive abilities, forming positive attitudes, and improving safe work behavior of health workers at the Pasangkayu 2 Community Health Center (UPT Puskesmas). It is hoped that the results of this study can be a basis for the management of the Community Health Center and the Health Office to carry out K3 training on an ongoing basis as a form of preventive effort against work accidents and improving safety culture in the workplace