Thailand - GHS Status

Focal points:

Ministry of Transport (MOT);

Ministry of Public Health: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Ministry of Industry: Department of Industrial Works (DIW);

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC): Department of Agriculture (DOA) Department of Fisheries (DOF);

Department of Energy Business (DOEB) Department of Livestock development (DLD).

Main relevant legislation:

Hazardous Substance Act of B.E.2535 (1992)

GHS implementation status

Transport of dangerous goods

Implemented

For international transport of dangerous goods, see “Implementation through international legal instruments, recommendations, codes and guidelines”

National legislation for the transport of dangerous goods in Thailand is based on the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous goods:

Thai Provision Volume I (TP-I) Re: General requirements for multi-modal transport of dangerous goods 2000 (B.E. 2543);

Thai Provision Volume II (TP-II) Re: Requirements for the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail 2004 (B.E. 2547).

Thai Provision Volume III (TP-III) Re: Requirements for the transport of dangerous goods by inland waterways

National legislation for the Transport of dangerous goods by road is based on the provisions of ADR 2011. An update to ADR 2021 is expected in 2021.

Other sectors

Workplace, agriculture and consumer and household chemicals

Implemented

The Ministry of Industry (MOI) published on 12 March 2012 notification B.E. 2555 (2012) on “Hazard Classification and Communication System of Hazardous Substances” and the related Provision, for implementation of the 3^rd revised edition of the GHS (GHS Rev.3) for hazardous chemicals under the responsibility of the department of Industrial Works. The notification provided a transitional period for implementation from the effective date of entry into force

of one year for substances and five years for mixtures (i.e.: 13 March 2013 for substances and 13 March 2017 for mixtures).

Additional information on GHS is available (in Thai) at the DIW website

On 16 February 2015, FDA issued a notification (B.E.2558 (2015) to implement GHS Rev.3 for household and public health use chemicals under FDA control (available in Thai only). The Notification was published in the Government Gazette on 19 March 2015 and entered into force on 20 March 2015.