Open AccessConstruction labor’s physiological workload based on labor’s perspective
Author(s) -
Basuki Adho,
M. Y. Suparman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/419/1/012014
Subject(s) - workload , perspective (graphical) , work (physics) , energy expenditure , productivity , energy (signal processing) , operations management , labour economics , computer science , engineering , economics , medicine , management , mathematics , mechanical engineering , economic growth , statistics , artificial intelligence , endocrinology
Construction craftwork is a physically strenuous and demanding occupation. Physically demanding work leads to physical fatigue which is associated with decreased productivity. This paper investigates the feasibility of measuring in situ physical demands based on a labor perspective. In that case, physiological measures of energy expenditure data were collected from 110 construction workers performing typical construction work, in this case, is an ironworker. The measurement of energy expenditure during physical work activities is considered a measure of the physiological workload experienced by construction workers. The measured data were evaluated against published guidelines for acceptable levels of physical performance. The result shows that the working load of ironworkers in Jakarta is very heavy on 3.0925 Kcal/minute energy expenditure by labor perspective. This paper developed for further applied research regarding the physical demands of construction work.