The important of environmental awareness and industrial hygiene for workers

Environmental damage caused by industrial development is not only a result of industrial activities, but also a result of the demands of human life which require humans to adapt to the environment and all its changes through education and technology. In this case, a change in human behavior in managing natural resources is needed as a solution to these problems. Environmental damage in the PT. X Bojenegara - Banten, which is engaged in the oil and gas industry is still happening. Most of the causes of environmental damage in the region of PT. X such as air pollution, water, and soil as a result of the behavior of workers who don’t have an attitude of environmental awareness in the work. Several factors, namely environmental awareness and Industrial Hygiene program used to see the connection with the behavior of workers at PT. X. This research was conducted at PT. X Bojonegara, Banten in February 2015 to March 2015 by using a quantitative approach. Data were collected by using questionnaires, field observation and in-depth interviews. There are 79 respondents and 5 informants which were analyzed by univariate, bivariate and multivariate statistics. The result shown that there are any relationship between environmental awareness and Industrial Hygiene program with worker behavior (R = 0.292). The correlation value of 0.292 indicates that the relationship between environmental awareness and Industrial Hygiene program with worker behavior is moderate. The conclusion from these results shows that the higher the environmental awareness and the more understanding of the Industrial Hygiene program, the better the behavior of the workers.