Introduction
Prior to 2001, the main programme in Thailand to
encourage enterprises towards better OSH performance
was the National OSH Award. This award evaluates a
company’s performance in four areas – i) occupational
safety, health and environmental management policy;
ii) safety management and prevention of accidents;
iii) occupational health management and protection;
and iv) environmental management. Thailand in 2001
recognized a need to enhance the programme to further
motivate companies to focus on reducing occupational
accidents and inspire more enterprises to imitate their
performance.
Zero-accident campaign
The zero-accident campaign was introduced in 2001 to
motivate enterprises to reduce occupational accidents in
their workplaces to zero. As the first step, the campaign
encouraged enterprises to establish an Occupational
Safety, Health and Environmental Management System
(OSHEMS), based on the OSHEMS guidelines
published by the Ministry of Labour in 1998.
Enterprises that meet the standards set out under the
guidelines are eligible for an award from the Ministry
of Labour. As shown in table 9, the award given is
further differentiated based on the duration in which
the enterprises had no work day lost due to occupational
accidents.
Evaluation process
There are four steps in the campaign’s evaluation process:
Step 1: Employer conducts a self-check on the
application criteria.
This includes i) ensuring that the OSHEMS is in
compliance with the established standards; and ii)
evaluating the duration in which no work day was
lost due to occupational accidents.
Step 2: Company submits application.
The company submits the necessary documentation
to the provincial or Bangkok Labour Protection
and Welfare Office to show proof that it meets the