New Regulations on Safety Officers (Thailand)

Background

The Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Act of 2011 (the “OSHA”) is the main legislation governing the protection of labour in relation to occupational health and safety matters in work places. The OSHA stipulates the obligation on employers to provide safety officers, a safety committee, and a safety department to carry out safety matters in their work places in accordance with the relevant criteria, methods, and conditions, under the supervision of the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (the “DLPW”), the Ministry of Labour.

On 17 June 2022, the Ministerial Regulation on Arrangement of Occupational Safety Officers, Personnel, Department, or Committee to Operate Safety in the Workplace of 2022, dated 2 June 2022 (the “New Regulation”) was published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette. The New Regulation, which becomes effective on 16…