Coal transporting through the coal haul road is considered as one of high risk potential operations in coal mining. Number of accidents in the hauling area are also higher compared to ROM and workshop area. The using of hauling road by the public increases the risk of accidents in hauling road itself. The purpose of this study is to assess the risk perception of safety on public user of hauling road based on knowledge and experience. Data were collected through a questionnaire based on health belief models theory, that was administered to 390 hauling road public user randomly. Results shows that the hauling road users are knowledgeable but poor in experience and risk perception. Further analysis indicates that knowledge variable is corresponded with perception. Based on these findings, it is necessary to improve the risk perception of safety on hauling road public user.

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Pengangkutan batubara melalui jalur angkut batubara (hauling) termasuk proses yang berisiko. Angka kecelakaan di area jalur hauling juga lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan area ROM dan workshop. Penggunaan jalur hauling oleh kendaraan umum masyarakat menambah risiko kecelakaan di jalur hauling. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji persepsi terhadap risiko keselamatan pada masyarakat pengguna jalur hauling dilihat dari pengetahuan dan pengalaman. Sampel yang digunakan berjumlah 390 orang. Persepsi diukur menggunakan kuesioner berdasarkan teori health belief model. Hasil pengukuran menunjukkan bahwa proporsi masyarakat lebih banyak memiliki pengetahuan baik tetapi pengalaman dan persepsi kurang baik. Hasil analisis menunjukkan hanya pengetahuan yang berhubungan dengan variabel persepsi. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut perlu dilakukan tindakan untuk meningkatkan persepsi terhadap risiko keselamatan pada masyarakat pengguna jalur hauling.