Thailand
NOTIFICATION
OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
Re: Working Safety in Respect to Environmental Condition (Chemical)*
* Government Gazette Vol 94, Part 64, dated 12 JULY 2520.
By virtue of the provisions of clause 2 (7) of the
Announcement of the Revolutionary Party No. 103, dated 16 March
2515, the Ministry of Interior hereby prescribes welfare on
health and safety of the employees as follows:
GENERAL
Clause 1. In this Notification:
"Fibre" means matter having the
characteristic of being
strong and lengthy similar to thread, originated from mineral,
plant, animal or synthetic fibre.
"Dust" means the atom of solid capable of
being dispersed,
spread, carried away or floated in the air.
"Spray" means the atom of liquid capable of
floating in the
air.
"Fume" means the atom of solid derived from
the collection
of vapor of matter and capable of floating in the air.
"Gas" means fluid having uncertain volume or
shape which is
capable of being dispersed, spread and change into solid or
liquid by increasing the pressure or decreasing the temperature.
"Chemical Vapor" means vapor derived from
chemical which is
liquid or solid in its normal form.
"Employer" means the person who agrees to
accept the
employee for employment by paying wages, and shall also include
the person assigned by the employer to act on his behalf. In the
case that the employer is a juristic person, it means the person
authorized to act on behalf of such juristic person, and shall
also include the person assigned to act on behalf of the
authorized person of said juristic person.
"Employee" means the person who agrees to
work for an
employer for a return in wages, regardless of the fact whether
he receives the wages himself or not, and shall include permanent
employee and temporary employee but not including an employee who
performs domestic service.
"Permanent Employee" means an employee whom
the employer
agrees to employ on a permanent basis.
"Temporary Employee" means an employee whom
the employer
agrees to employ not on permanent basis, but for the employment
of which the nature is occasional, temporary or seasonal
CHAPTER 1: CHEMICALS
Clause 2. Throughout normal working period within the
place
of operation where the employee works, the average quantity of
chemical density in the atmosphere shall not exceed the volume
specified in Table 1 annexed to this Notification.
Clause 3. No matter at any time of the normal working
period, the employer shall not let the employee work in the place
where the chemical density in the atmosphere exceeds the volume
specified in Table 2 annexed to this Notification.
Clause 4. The employer shall not let employee work in
the
place where the chemical density exceeds the volume specified in
Table 3 annexed to this Notification.
Clause 5. The employer shall not let employee work in
the
place where there is mineral dust in the atmosphere, through out
the normal working period, on average to exceed the volume
specified in Table 4 annexed to this Notification.
Clause 6. Within the place of operation where chemicals
specified in Table 1, 2, 3, or 4 are used, and the conditions of
use may be harmful to the user or to those nearby, the employer
shall prepare a specific room or building for the use of such
chemicals.
Clause 7. Within the place of operation where there are
chemicals or mineral dust dispersed in the atmosphere in excess
of those specified in Table 1, 2, 3 or A, the employer shall make
remedy or improvement to reduce the density of the chemicals or
quantity of mineral dust not to exceed those specified in said
Tables. If such remedy or improvement cannot be made, the
employer shall have the employees wear personal safety equipment
according to the standard prescribed in Chapter 2, throughout the
period of time that the employees are working with chemicals
having the nature or quantity which may be harmful to the health
or body of the employees, as follows:
(1) Suitable air filter or respirator shall be
worn for
dust spray, fume, gas or chemical vapor;
(2) Rubber gloves, shin-covering rubber boots,
transparent
face shield, and protective . equipment against chemicals that
are poisonous;
(3) Rubber gloves and rubber shoes shall be worn
for
chemical in solid from which is poisonous.
CHAPTER 2: STANDARD OF PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Clause 8. Rubber gloves shall be made of rubber or
similar
material, having the length up to the wrist and covering all
fingers, and shall be strong not easily torn, being waterproof
and chemical resistent.
Clause 9. The rubber shoes shall be made of rubber or
rubber
compounded material. covering shin length at least when put on,
and be not easily torn, being waterproof and chemical resistent.
Clause 10. Transparent face shield shall have the
shield
made of clear transparent plastic or other similar material, and
shall be capable of preventing harm from spilled chemicals and
impact resistent. The frame shall be light weight and not
flammable.
Clause 11. Air filter to cover the nose and mouth to
protect
against chemical shall be capable of reducing the density of
chemical not to exceed those specified in Table 1, 2 and 3.
Clause 12. Air filter to cover the nose and mouth to
protect
against mineral dust shall be capable of reducing the quantity
of mineral dust not to exceed those specified in Table 4.
Clause 13. Respirator used to protect against fume, gas
or
chemical vapor shall be the full-face type which is
self-contained with air cylinder, or be the type which the air
hose is connected from other source of supply.
Clause 14. Protective equipment against spill of
chemical
shall be made of fabric, plastic, leather, synthetic leather or
other material capable of resisting chemical.
CHAPTER 3: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Clause 15. Prescriptions on health and safety in this
Notification are only the minimum basic requirements which must
be adhered to.
Clause 16. The employer may, for work of any nature for
which the employee cannot conveniently utilize the protective
personal safety equipment as prescribed in this Notification.
allow the employee to suspend the use of such protective
equipment temporarily for such specific
work.
Clause 17. In case the competent official finds that
the
chemicals in the place of operation are not as specified in this
Notification, the competent official shall make recommendation
in writing, warning the employer to carry out proper action
within the specified time.
Clause 18. This Notification of the Ministry of
Interior
shall become effective after the lapse of one hundred and eighty
days from the date of publication in the Government Gazette.
Given on the 30 May B.E. 2520
KANUNG LUECHAI
Deputy Minister of Interior,
acting for Minister of Interior.
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