Remarks: The reasons for promulgation of this Act are as
follows:
At present technology, tools, machinery, equipment,
chemicals and hazardous chemicals have been used in
the production process, construction and services however
knowledge and understandings have not been developed in parallel
with such usage. Therefore they have impacted workforce with
regards to occupational safety, health and environment. In addition,
tendency on dangers from working and even injury, disability
or loss of life and on occupational diseases is higher and with more
severity. Moreover, most of principles in the Labour Protection
Act B.E. 2541 (A.D. 1998) are about general labour protection
maters with limited scopes that it cannot be used to prescribe
mechanism and measures on management of safety working
effectively. Therefore, for the purpose on prescribing appropriate
measures on control, supervision, and management of occupational
safety, health and environment in order to protect and preserve
human resources who are important workforce of the country,
it is deemed appropriate to have a law on occupational safety,
health and environment in particular, hence this Act is enacted.