oil also directly creates employment opportunities
for 16 million people. Palm oil is a strategic
commodity for the Indonesian people, apart from
providing huge foreign exchange, palm oil also
creates jobs. No less than 16 million people work in
the palm oil industry. As a strategic commodity,
Palm oil generates huge foreign exchange, an annual
average of US$ 22-23 billion. Apart from that, palm
oil also directly creates employment opportunities
for 16 million people.
The area of oil palm plantations in Indonesia will
reach 14.99 million hectares (ha) in 2022. This
number has increased by 2.49% compared to the
previous year which was 14.62 million ha. Looking
at the trend, the area of oil palm plantations in the
country has tended to increase in the last decade.
The area of oil palm plantations also reached its
highest figure last year. The management of oil palm
plantations in Indonesia is generally managed by the
state, the private sector with an area of 8.83 million
hectares, while those controlled by the community
are 6.16 million hectares. Furthermore, the National
Statistics Agency (BPSN) noted that Riau Province
has the largest oil palm plantation area in Indonesia
in 2022, namely 2.86 million ha. Its position is
followed by West Kalimantan and Central
Kalimantan with oil palm plantation areas of 2.01
million ha and 1.83 million ha respectively.
The Directorate General of Plantations of the
Ministry of Agriculture and the Indonesian Palm Oil
Entrepreneurs Association (Gapki) noted that the
achievement of crude palm oil (CPO) production
was 46.7 million tons in 2022, a decrease of 0.34
percent from 2021 production of 46.8 million tons.
million tons. The palm oil industry is also a labor-
intensive industry that absorbs a lot of workers.
Increasing production along with increasing land
also encourages an increase in the number of
workers in the palm oil plantation sector.
Central Kalimantan is the province with the
largest number of oil palm plantation workers,
reaching 756 thousand people. This number beats
Riau with 609 thousand workers and North Sumatra
with 567 thousand workers. Companies that have
more than 100 workers or have a high potential for
work accidents are required to implement an
Occupational Safety and Health Management
System. This policy is implemented based on
Government Regulation (PP) no. 50 of 2012.
Regulations which are implementing regulations for
article 87 of Law no. 13 of 2003 concerning
Employment states that SMK3 is part of the
company's overall management system in the
context of controlling risks related to Occupational
Safety and Health in order to create a safe, efficient
and productive workplace.
Indah Yuliana(2020) Occupational Health and
Safety is one of the main concerns for companies
because basically the human spirit is everything.
Accidents and health and disease are things that
must be avoided for workers and their families.
Losses as a result of work and health accidents will
not only be detrimental to workers but also to the
company, because of additional costs due to
accidents and a bad track record for the company.
Much greater costs will be borne by the company if
occupational safety and occupational health are not
managed well by the company. In managing
occupational safety and occupational health, an
Occupational Safety and Occupational Health
(SMK3) management system is required.
Government Regulation Number 50 of 2012,
stipulates the implementation of the Occupational
Safety and Health Management System (SMK3),
which is a mandatory government policy to be
implemented by companies in an effort to reduce the
number of work accidents and occupational diseases.
In this regulation, it is mandatory to implement K3
Management System norms (1) Implementation of
the K3 plan is carried out by entrepreneurs based on
the K3 plan as follows referred to in Article 6
paragraph (1) letter c and Article 9. (2)
Entrepreneurs in implementing K3 plans are
supported by human resources in the field of K3,
infrastructure and facilities.
PT.Hutan Sawit Lestari is a plantation company
operating in the oil palm plantation sector which is
domiciled/located in Taulan Hulu District, East
Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan
Province. The PT Hutan Sawit Lestari company was
founded ± 11 years ago and has obtained an HGU
(Hak Guna Usaha) permit. HGU PT. Sustainable
Palm Oil Forest covering an area of 6,299.88 Ha. In
processing and cultivating oil palm plantations, PT.
Sustainable Palm Oil Forest has its own Palm Oil
Factory (PKS) with a production capacity of 45
tons/hour, with coordinate points: LS: 1038”26.31”
and BT: 112051”11.36”. PT. To date, Sustainable
Palm Oil Forest has employed employees with a
total of 1,772 workers consisting of (Employees and
staff = 621 people, Harvest Workers = 523 people
and Daily Garden Care = 653 people).
Even though regulations regarding occupational
safety and occupational health have been established
by the government in the form of Government
Regulation No. 50 of 2012, in reality on the ground
the understanding and perception regarding
implementation, especially in industry, is still