Social Security Office1Location : Southeast
Asia
on the Gulf ofThailandArea : 513,119 sq km.
Capital : Bangkok

Population : 66.18
millions
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Structure of the presentation
1.Introduction
2.Status and statistics ofindustrial/occupational accidents andoccupational diseases
3.Labour inspector system
4.Training program
5.Activities/Events of OSH
6.Challenge
7.Good practice3

1.Introduction

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Ministry of Labour- Department of Labour Protection and Welfare- Social Security Office
Ministry of Public Health
Ministry of Industry
Other OSH Associations, and Organizations : such as› - Thailand Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Public

Organization);› - Safety and Health at Work Promotion (Thailand)5

Labour Inspector
Labour Inspector

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Social Security Fund

(SSF)
Sickness

Maternity

Death

MedicalserviceMonthly
cash benefit

FuneralgrantsRehabilitation
expenseChild
Allowance
Unemployment

Invalidity

Workmen’s
Compensation Fund
(WCF)

Old-Age
Pension7

Social Security Laws
Social Security Fund
Social Security Act, 1990
and its amendment, 1993, 2002

SSF

for Non-Work Related Benefits

Workmen’s Compensation Fund
WCF

Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1994
for Work Related Compensation

Enterprises & Insured Persons as of 31 August 2018
Enterprises

466,517

Insured Persons 15,734,754
8Social Security Fund

Workmen’s Compensation Fund

Source of Fund
Employer
5%

Source of Fund
Employer

Employee
5%
Government 2.75%

1st – 4th Year
contribution rate = 0.2 – 1.0% of
payroll/year “Basic Rate”

Contributions : wage base1,650-15,000 baht/month

Coverage
Stage 1 : 1990
Stage 2 :1993
Stage 3 :2002

5th Yearcontribution rate depends on
experience rate / degree of loss
“Experience Rate”- enterprise with 20 or more employees- enterprise with 10 or more employees- enterprise with 1 or more employees
9* Encouraging workplace improvements in
Occupational Safety and Health by financial
supporting through the Department of LabourProtection and Welfare*Coordinate with the Ministry of Public Health toset up the clinic for occupation disease treatmentin the public hospital*Establish the Industrial Rehabilitation
Centre (IRC)10Industrial Rehabilitation Centre
1. Vocational Rehabilitation consists of 3 main activities

1. Medical Rehabilitation activities
2. Vocational activities
3. Psychosocial rehabilitation services
2. Activities to support rehabilitation-Home Environmental Adjustment based on disabling condition-Activities to make equipment for vocational training to the rehabilitants-Activities to create concept of occupational safety in the workplaces-Apprenticeship activities in the enterprises-Sport Activities-Mental and Social activities-Vocational promotion activities-Personal Training Activities

3. The sufficient economy project for balanced way of living
4. Public relations project to disseminate rehabilitation performanceand promotion of occupational safety
5. Prosthetic devices invention project for medical rehabilitation

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With the following framework and guidelines:
1.Promoting safety and health among working people;
2.Emphasizing on prevention, in order to minimize therisk of exposure to hazardous working conditions, andthe occurrence of occupational and work-relateddiseases;
3.Creating the network and participation of activities
under the civil state approach;4.Building up preventive culture on occupational safety
and health;5.Developing the mechanisms for the administration ofoccupational safety and health at all levels.
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National Master Plan on Occupational Safety,
Health and Environment (2017-2021)
with the following mission:
1) Establish and develop preventive or promotional
measures on occupational safety and health (OSH);
2) Promotion labour protection in all sectors on the issues
of workers’ rights, duties regarding occupational safety andhealth, to enhance their safety and health at work;
3) Creative and develop occupational safety and healthnetwork and collaboration among all relevant sectors;
4) Develop mechanisms for the administration andoperation of occupational safety and health;5) Monitoring, control and follow-up occupational safety
and health issues.
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The National Master Plan covers 4 strategic
issues as follow:
Strategy 1 Promoting and developing explicit knowledge
on occupational safety and health;

Strategy 2 Promoting, monitoring, supervising and developing
preventive measures on occupational safety andhealth;Strategy 3 Promoting collaboration and developing networkor partnership on occupational safety and health;
Strategy 4 Developing effective mechanisms for theadministration of occupational safety and health.
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2.Status and statistics ofindustrial/occupational
accidents and occupational
diseases15

Table 1: Cases of occupational accidents and injuries, as classified
by severity 2017
Type

Case

%

≤ 3 days off work

58,67168.00> 3 days off work

25,82029.93

Loss of organs

1,200

1.39

Invalidity

17

0.02

Death

570

0.66

Total

86,278100

Chart 1: Cases of occupational accidents and injuries, as classified
by severity 2017

cases

80,00060,00058,67140,00025,82020,000

1,200

0

570
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≤ 3 days
off work> 3 days
off work

Loss oforgansInvalidity

Death

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Table 2 : Cases of Occupational Accidents and Injuries bySize of Establishment
No.of Employees
1-10
11-20
21-50
51-100101-200
201-500
501-1,000
More than 1,000
Total

Death

Invalidity

116
65
96
60
61
49
43
80
570

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2
2
2
3
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No.of Decided Cases
Leave Work
Loss of Organ>3 days
134
2,952
92
2,076
150
3,527
152
2,800
145
2,964
209
4,132
146
2,408
172
4,961
1,200
25,820

Leave Work ≤3 days
4,929
3,789
6,800
6,127
6,531
9,654
6,003
14,83858,671All Cases
8,139
6,024
10,5739,139
9,701
14,046
8,602
20,05486,278Chart 2 : Cases of Occupational Accidents and Injuries bySize of Establishment
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

Death
Invalidity
Loss of organ
Leave Work >3 days
Leave Work ≤ 3 days
All Cases

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Table 3 : Cases of Occupational Accidents and Injuries byType of Establishment (Top 5)
No.of Decided Cases

Type of
Establishment/
Manufacturer
Manufacturing
Wholesale retail trade/
repairConstruction
Hotels/Restaurants
Transport, storage andcommunication

Death Invalidity

Loss of
Organ

Leave
Work >3
days

Leave
Work ≤ 3
days

All
Cases

148

4

944

14,77332,80548,674

81

-

90

3,850

8,910

12,931

139
12

10
1

82
8

2,484
1,377

6,258
3,753

8,973
5,151

110

-

22

1,223

1,768

3,123

Chart 3 : Cases of Occupational Accidents and Injuries byType of Establishment (Top 5)
Cases
60,000 48,674
40,00020,000012,931

8,973

5,151

3,123

All Cases

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Table 4 : Top-7 Cases of Occupational Accidents and Injuries
No.of Decided Cases
Causes of
InjuryDeath-Cut/Stabbed

Invalidity

Loss of
Organ

Leave
Leave
Work >3 Work ≤ 3
days
days

All
Cases

3

-

255

5,654

14,74820,660- Object felt

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1

296

5,527

8,069

13,946-Hit/Crashed

13

1

138

3,324

8,582

12,058-Splashed into
eyes

-

-

8

564

9,571

10,143

Pinched/Pulled-Felt on top

10

-

398

3,017

3,424

6,849

101

6

28

2,551

2,867

5,553

-Collaped/Slid

7

-

14

1,650

3,382

5,053

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Table 5 : Cases of Diagnosed Occupational Diseases or
Work-related Illnesses
No.of Decided Cases
Occupational
Disease/Work-relatedIllnesses-Chemical
Exposures-Physical
Exposures-Respiratory
Diseases-Skin Diseases

Death Invalidity

Loss of
Organ

Leave
Work >3
days

Leave
Work ≤ 3
days

All
Cases

-

-

-

1

2

3

-

-

5

3

10

18

1

-

7

-

7

15

-

-

-

8

238

246

-Musculoskeletal
Disorders

-

-

-

248

1,306

1,554

-Other Diseases

-

-

-

1

1

2

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Table 6: Top-10 Provinces with Occupational Accident andInjury Cases
No.

Province

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

9
10

All Cases

No.

Province

BangkokSamut Prakan
Chonburi
Samut Sakhon
Pathumthani
RayongNonthaburi

23,575
12,393
5,611
5,036
3.736
3,039

1
2
3
4
5
6

2,998

7

Ayutthaya
Chachoengsao

2,546

8

2,427

9

Nakhon Pathom

2,221

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BangkokSamut Prakan
Pathumthani
ChonburiRayong,Nakhon Ratsima
Nonthaburi
Nakhon Pathom,Saraburi
Samut Sakhon
Ayutthaya, Ubon
Ratchathani
Khon Kaen, Udon Thani,
Nakhon Sawan

Fatal
Cases
150
37
27
20
18
17
16
15

11
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In addition, it is observed that high occupational accident cases areworkers aged between 25-29 years old follow by 20-24 years old and30-34 years old, respectively.

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Chart 9 : Trend of Occupational Injury Rates by Severity
2008-2017
Occupational Injury Rate

All Cases
Savere Cases
Fatal Cases

25.00
21.70

20.00

18.82

17.92
15.76

15.00

15.37
12.57
10.98

10.00
5.00

7.53
6.08

7.52

5.40

7.57

5.22

10.25

8.36
6.70
4.61

4.52

9.47

8.82

7.13

6.60

6.16

6.18

5.83

3.95

3.43

3.19

3.04

2.82

0.00

Year

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

* All cases and Severe cases : Rate per 1,000 workers** Fatal cases : Rate per 100,000 workers
Source : Office of the Workmen’s Compensation Fund, Social Security office22

3.Labour inspector
system23

 Department(s) responsible for Labour

Inspection
 Scope of labour inspection
 OSH inspectors’powers
 OSH inspectors’ enforcement powers
 Worker’s accident compensation insurance› Work-related accidents› Occupational diseases

 Employers’ duty to notify OSH authorities ofwork related death and/or injuries to health24

Department(s) responsible for Labour Inspection
The Ministry of Labour• Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW)• Social Security Office (SSO)

The Ministry of Industry•Department of Industrial Works (DIW)The Ministry of Public Health25

Scope of labour inspection- responsible for overseeing compliance with general working
conditions, occupation safety and health, labour welfare andlabour relations- responsible for ensuring compliance with the Labour Relations
Act with regard to the establishment of trade unions in enterprises,
the negotiation and application of collective agreements and thesettlement of labour disputes.
- empowered to bring to the attention of the competent authorities
any improprieties or abuses that are not specifically covered byexisting legal provisions- advice and information

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OSH inspectors’powers
1. Power to enter workplaces
2. Power to inspect and carry out any examination,
test or enquiry
3. Power to investigate
4. Duty to provide advice on OSH

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OSH inspectors’ enforcement powers
1. Power to issue orders or notices
2. Power to impose financial penalties
3. Power to revoke or suspend licenses or authorisations
4. Power to require the cessation of dangerous work
5. Power to initiate prosecutions
6. Power to conduct prosecutions
7. Other enforcement powers

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Worker’s accident compensation insurance
1. Work-related accidents

The employer shall inform such accident/incident to the DirectorGeneral of the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (or adesignated person) with procedures as stipulated within 15 days.
Although requirements on recording and/or investigating the causes ofsuch accident are not clearly stated, it implies that the employer shalldo so and the record of information shall be retained for further
inspection by the OSH inspector.

2. Occupational diseases

In case of an abnormality of the employee is detected; or theemployee is developing a symptom or illness relating to work, theemployer shall arrange for the employee to receive medical treatment
immediately; and further carry out an inspection or find out the cause ofabnormality for prevention purposes.
The employer shall keep the records of employee’s health checkup including relevant information to be ready for inspection by an OSH
inspector at all times.

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Employers’ duty to notify OSH authorities of work
related death and/or injuries to healththe employer shall perform as follows:

1.If an employee is death, the employer shall report to a designatedgovernmental OSH inspector immediately
2.If the establishment is damaged or has to stop operation or there isany person in the workplace encounters danger or injury as a resultof fire, explosion, leakage or other severe incident, the employer
shall report to a designated governmental OSH inspector
immediately
3.If an employee encounters danger or illness in according to theWorkmen’s Compensation Law, after the employer report suchdanger or illness incident to the Social Security Office in according
to such law, the employer is also required to submit a copy of thereport to the governmental OSH inspector within 7 days.

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4.Training programs

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Training programs
E OSH Electronic Distance Learning System (E-OSH)•the budget was supported by Workmen’s Compensation Fund,
Social Security Office•It is an online learning / free for charge/ Voluntary Trainees

3 categories:
1. Occupational Safety and Health Management
2. Safety Technology

3. Health and Industrial Hygiene

32Nominee Qualifications
1.Governmental Officials from Department of LabourProtection and Welfare.
2.Safety Officer from establishment

List of course categories consists of:
Chapter 1: Occupational Safety and Health Management
Chapter 2: Safety Technology
Chapter 3: Health and Industrial Hygiene

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5.Activities/Events of OSH

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The International Occupational Safety and HealthSeminar. "Safety Culture”
13 -14th ,September 2018 by•Ministry of Labour•Thailand Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Public
Organization) (TOSH)•Safety and Health at Work Promotion Association(THAILAND)

Purpose:-Learning exchange platform-Developing International Occupational Safety and Health-Creating a Safety Culture in Thailand
Attendant:
Occupational Safety and Health Professionals from Japan,
Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand 100 person

35Topics of the Forum consists of:- International Strategy for Vision Zero

- Implementation of the Prevention Safety Culture andVision Zero in Foreign Countries- Creating Safety Culture, Prevention and developmentof Vision Zero in Thailand.
- Building on the commitment of chief executive to the
Safety Culture.

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OSHE Magazine• Thailand Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Public
Organization) (TOSH)• Occupational Health and Safety at Work Association• Science Health from Sukhothai Thammathirat University
The main target
senior executives
safety officers
the public who interest
free quaterly magazine for members and download free fromthe website www.tosh.or.th.

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Zero Accident Campaign
28-30th,June 2018
by concept Thailand Safe@work 2018

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6.Challenge in Implementing OSH

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Labour policy under Workmen’s Compensation Fund
Social Security Office
Objectives:• To guarantee compensation for employees
to relief difficulties in cases of accident anddisease from work-related• To provide rehabilitation for disabled workers
so that disabled workers can earn his/herliving, not be burden to society• To promote occupational health and safety
promotion of Safety at work and good quality of life orlabour welfare.

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The issue to improve in relation to OSH :coordinating by integration between-the Social Security Office and-the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare
to visit enterprises together
The issues for inspection visit- to verify general conditions of work
- to check concrete steps and improvements undertakenby employers- to check on OSH- to suggest about Social Security and Workmen’s Compensation
benefitTarget groupthe high risk enterprises (reference by data from the Office ofWorkmen’s Compensation Fund, Social Security Office).
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Expect Results:- Employers and employees have the knowledge of OSH,
enterprises have tend to reduce rate of accidents,
occupational or work-related accident resulting in injury;- Employer can reduce rate of contributions for Workmen’sCompensation Fund (WCF

- Employees/workers are more safety or have more security
protect and know about the benefits that they will receive from
WCF, knowing about Industrial Rehabilitation Center (IRC)42

7.Good Practice43

“Comprehensive rehabilitation for works
with physical disabilities”
27th August – 9th September 2017at the Industrial Rehabilitation Center (IRC)
Pathum Thani
By reinforcement from JICA to create this program

The participants are the practical levels of rehabilitation personnel suchas medical staff, vocational instructors, counselors, psychologists, social
workers and so on from Government organizations that train the disabled
persons.
The ASEAN Social Security Association (ASSA)member counties sent 8
participants from 8 countries attend the training program
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines
Singapore and Vietnam

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Course Objective
1.To provide the participants with comprehensive theoreticaltraining, field trips, and practical studies on various aspects ofcomprehensive rehabilitation.
2.To share and exchange experiences concerning various
problems in relation to rehabilitation on persons with physicaldisabilities among participants.
3.To create the better coordination and cooperation as well as tostrengthen the networking of comprehensive rehabilitation countries
in the region.

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