HOW GREEN ERGONOMIC MEET ECO-EFFICIENCY IN THE BATIK INDUSTRY?

Batik is a genuine Indonesian product and has been its cultural heritage for several decades. The production process is mostly conducted manually by many small industries in different cities such as Solo, Yogyakarta, Pekalongan, Cirebon, Madura, and others. The small batik industry, however, has some limitations including simple production technology, marketing, human resources, and the knowledge of the impact of batik production on the environment. The purpose of this study was to recommend a workstation design for wax removal in the batik production process in order to improve the Eco-Efficiency Index (EEI) and provide comfort to the workers (ergonomic). This involved the application of the Eco-Efficiency analysis method and the Green Ergonomic concept in this study. The EEI analysis conducted on 2 Batik SMEs showed SMEs using firewood has a lower EEI compared to those using used oil while Green Ergonomic was used to recommend the change from the initial use of firewood in the furnace to used oil while designing a wax removal workstation. This new design is also expected to provide comfort to the workers.