Konsep TQM (Total Quality Management) yang salah satu tujuannya mencapai zero defect management, sepintas memiliki kesamaan dan korelasi dengan konsep LK3 (Lindungan Lingkungan, Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja) yang mengarah pada pencapaian zero accident award. Berdasarkan penelitian yang dilakukan pada responden dari unit operasi PERTAMINA (Unit PPDN l sld VIII) dan anak perusahaan PERTAMINA yang bermitra kerja asing (PT. Arun NGL dan PT. Badak NGL) atas korelasi penerapan unsur TQM di bidang manajemen LK3 dengan keberhasilan pencapaian nihil kecelakaan (zero accident) diperoleh hasil yang cukup signinkan pada anak perusahaan PERTAMINA yang bermitra kerja asing. Kualnya korelasi antara unsur-unsur TQM (Customer Focus, Continue! Improvement dan Total Participation) dengan keberhasilan pencapaian nihil kecelekaan pada anak perusahaan tersebut menunjukkan bahwa fungsi LK3 telah diberdayakan secara proporsional, karena telah menyaclari betapa pentingnya masalah LK3 dalam menghadapi persaingan di era perdagangan bebas, dimana masalah LK3telah menjadi isu global yang merupakan salah satu faktor keunggulan dalam bersaing.

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Abstract
TQM (Total Quality Management) concept whose one of its aims is to accomplish zero detect management, at a glance has similarity and correlation with EHS (Environmental, Health and Safely) concept which directs to zero accident award accomplishment. Based on our research from PERTAM|NA's operation units (Unit PPDN I to VIII) and PERTAMlNA?s co-company which cooperates with foreign company (Arun NGL Co. and Baclak NGL Co.) on correlation of TQM elements implementation on EHS management with successful zero accident accomplishment, we got a significant result from PERTAMlNA's co-company which cooperates with foreign company. The strong relation among TQM elements (Customer Focus, Continue/improvement and Total Participation) with the successful of zero accident accomplishment on that co-company showed that the function of EHS has been empowered proportionally. The importance of EHS problems in dealing the competition in free market era has been realized, where EHS problems have become global issue which are one of the competitive advantage factors.