สวัสดีค่ะ Hello.. Sa-was-dee..Ka Ms. Supaporn Khampan Thailand.

The Topics The laws about working safety relating to harmful chemicals in Thailand Unsafe action and unsafe condition Accidents

The laws about working safety relating to harmful chemicals in Thailand 1. Purpose of the laws To protect the employee who work with harmful chemicals. 2. Scope of the laws Every business that the employee work with harmful chemicals.

3. Detail of the Laws 3.1 Transportation, storage, moving and restricting packages, container or wrapper of harmful chemical, act according to the criteria prescribed by the Director-General.

3.2 The storage, transportation, move or bring in harmful chemical into the place of operation must provide suitable lebel at all packages, containers or wrappers of harmful chemical.

3.3 The employer having harmful chemical in the place of operation shall state the details to the Director- General within 7 days from the date of having harmful chemical in possession. 3.4 The employer having harmful chemical in the place of operation shall prepare-report on the safety and assessment of the harm of the chemical at least once a year within 15 days from the date of assessment

3.5 To look after or revise the volume of the concentration of harmful chemical in the place of operation where the employees are working is not in excess of that prescribed by the Ministry of Interior. 3.6 To arrange the place of operation of the employees concerning with harmful chemical to have the good condition and characteristic.

3.7 To notify and put up the notice prohibited the employee to stay in the place of operation concerning harmful chemical. ( Include storage, transport ) 3.8 Have the board to state: "Place for storage of harmful chemical. Unauthorized entry prohibited."

3.9 To put up notice or prepare a notice board reading: "Employee shall not smoke, drink, eat or store food” at the storage place, production place, transfer of harmful chemical, and shall see that the employee shall comply with such prohibition To provide the form for the employee working with harmful chemical and to provide place for keeping the form separately.

3.11 To provide place for washing harmful chemical, such as shower, eye wash, in the area where the employee is working with harmful chemical, so that the employee may use it immediately in emergency To provide wash basin for washing hands and face for the employees working with harmful chemical this is for use before eating, drinking and before leaving the place of work every time.

3.13 To provide bath-room for the employees working with harmful chemical for their special use in cleaning, Necessities in cleaning harmful chemical from the body shall be provided sufficiently and for use throughout the time To arrange for the measurement of the concentration of harmful chemical in the atmosphere around the place of work and storage, regularly which at least 6 months at a time, and report the result of the measurement to the Director-General within 30 days from the date of the measurement Direct Reading Gas Detector

3.15 To arrange for the training of employees on the work concerning with harmful chemical, or when there is change of production process

3.16 In case there is harmful chemical leaking or dispersed or there is fire or explosion which may cause harm to the employee, to become sick or die suddenly the employer shall have all the employees in the area or nearby to stop work immediately and be out of the radius which may cause harm, and the employer shall have all those concerned to be examined.

3.17 To arrange for the physical examination of employees working with harmful chemical according to the criteria and procedures as specified by the Director-General Physical examination of the employee if abnormality is found in the body of the employee or the employee is ill through working with harmful chemical, the employer shall arrange for the employee to be treated immediately.

PERSONAL SAFETY PROTECTION 1) The employer shall provide personal safety equipment, such as glove, safety shoes, face protection, air filter or respirator or other necessary equipment.

2) The Employer shall provide equipment and necessary medicine for first aid to the employees sustaining danger from chemical.

- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Unsafe action and unsafe condition

- Hazardous Materail Storage

Accidents 1. The oil storage fire (11 April 2002)

2. The truck contain Soda Ash fall in the river (11 July 2002)

The End.. Thank you..