The effectiveness of apron usage made of convection waste material in reducing ultraviolet light exposure towards skin irritation on welders

Welding is a job having a high risk for health for the workers. In non-formal industries, many workers ignored their health when conducting welding job. The problem in non-formal industry is the problem of business capital. Therefore, non-formal workers ignore their health because they could not afford personal protective equipment. Apron is one of the personal protective equipment for UV exposure. Utilizing jeans waste as the material of apron is an alternative to resolve the capital problem of non-formal workers and as an effort to recycle unused waste. The initial stage is to test the effectiveness of jeans waste by testing UV exposure between the workers who wore apron and who did not. Measurements were carried out using a UV light meter tool named Lutron. The result showed that jeans were highly effective in reducing UV exposure from welding activities. Therefore, apron made of jeans material can protect against skin irritation from exposure to UV rays caused by welding activities.