Jakarta, March 18, 2022 – In order to improve Human Resources for Occupational Safety and Health (K3), the Ministry of Manpower has collaborated with the Politeknik Perkapalan Negeri Surabaya (PPNS) in Jakarta, Friday (18/3/2022). The cooperation was marked by the signing of a joint understanding between the Director of Institutional Development of OHS (Occupational Health and Safety), Directorate General of Binwasnaker and K3 of the Ministry of Manpower, with the Director of PPNS, Eko Julianto.
In his remarks read by the Director of OHS Institutional Development, Hery Susanto said this mutual understanding is a very important start to improve the quality and competence of OHS personnel in the future and can contribute to improving the quality of HR in the field of OHS.
“Seeing the needs in the community, other parties such as universities, training institutions that already have a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Manpower, can carry out OHS personnel development with the aim of further increasing the application of OHS in Indonesia,” said Hery Susanto.
The Director of OHS Institutional Development of the Ministry of Manpower stated that as mandated by Law No. 1 of 1970 concerning work safety, his party had compiled, updated norms, standards, criteria, and procedures, as well as carried out guidance and supervision on the implementation of OHS legislation.
“This is done to increase the awareness of company management and workers about the benefits of implementing OHS, which in turn can increase efficiency and productivity,” said Hery Susanto.
While the Director of PPNS Ir. Eko Julianto M.Sc. added that this mutual understanding, it can increase the relevance of higher vocational education to industrial needs and government policies in implementing the 4.0 and 5.0 industrial revolutions. He also hopes that this collaboration with the Ministry of Manpower will be able to prepare competent human resources in the context of realizing the 2045 Golden Indonesia.
“This collaboration also realizes OHS as the culture of the Indonesian nation,” said Eko Julianto.
PPNS is a campus that is able to become a certified General OHS training and certification provider from the Ministry of Manpower. PPNS itself was awarded as the first campus to receive the World Safety Organization (WSO) award for its commitment as an educational institution that provides education about OHS.