ABSTRACT
Indonesia has implemented the emergency handling-policy of COVID-19 since early March 2020, followed by applying the regional quarantine-policy of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar/PSBB) starting from April 10, 2020, in Jakarta. Subsequently, the policy is also adopted by several satellite cities, provinces, districts, and/or cities where the number of infected individuals by COVID-19 increases. The objective of the research is to measure the public acceptance of the adoption of the New Normal regulations in Indonesia. All the participants have received information about the New Normal rules that describes the needs of the regulations. Their opinions in these regards are gathered by using a questionnaire and analyzed. Specific attention is given to opinions regarding the crowd-size limitation and the responses are factored according to the participants’ gender and age. This particular rule has received mixed responses. The research concludes that in general, the Indonesian public accepts and adheres to the New Normal regulations. © 2021 ICIC International.
ABSTRACT
In industries which run continuous and heavy-duty plants such as oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, shift work is commonly applied to ensure production flow. After the outbreak of COVID-19, businesses need to adapt quickly so that their activities can run. This study discusses the influence of COVID-19 on control room operators' psychological fatigue in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industry. A simple yet effective method was implemented to measure sleep quality and quantity, cognitive performance, and fatigue incidents. It was used to observe the effect of the COVID-19 situation on the psychological fatigue of control room operators due to the new policy implemented. Because of the pandemic, it is important to examine the fatigue effect on control room operators during. This study aims to provide a suggestion that can be used by decision makers to address human errors with fewer workplace accidents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Copyright © 2021 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.