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The noise level in the stone carving industry center of Sedayu Village, Muntilan District, Magelang Regency is very high. Some workers complained that the ear was disrupted after work and had a disruption in the ear, causing the quality of workers health to decline which had an impact on work comfort and work productivity. Therefore a study was conducted aimed at identifying and describing the health quality of stone carving workers. This research uses descriptive method, with a population of all stone carving workers in Muntilan District. The sample was determined by a purposive sampling method, namely the workers in the stone carving industry center of Sewan, Sedayu Village were 30 people. Health quality is measured by physiological factors which include blood pressure and hearing quality, and psychological aspects are measured from respondents statements on work comfort. The results showed that the profile of respondents consisted of 29 men and 1 woman, with an average age of 42.2 years. The respondent worked every day for 8 hours and on average had worked for 14.4 years. As many as 56.7% never wear Personal Protective Equipment during work and 66.7% have the habit of smoking while working. The results showed that the sources of noise were production machines which included sawing machines, grinding machines, and lathes. The average noise level in the morning was 117.93 db (saws), 110 db (grinding machines), and 111.3 db (lathes). This value is far above the Threshold Value that has been determined in the Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja Nomor 51/Men/1999, which is 85 db for a maximum work time of 8 hours/day. Health quality as measured by blood pressure states that the mean systolic blood pressure is 126.2 and 85.8 for diastolic pressure, while the most hearing quality (43.3%) is in the moderate position of both the left ear and right ear. Furthermore, 86.7% of respondents stated that the work environment was not comfortable. So it can be concluded that the health quality of respondents is still in a safe position, even though the noise level in the work environment exceeds the Threshold Value and the respondent feels uncomfortable at work.