Occupational Safety and Health Management among Five ASEAN Countries: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore
Surasak Buranatrevedh MD, DrPH*
Affiliation : * Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus, Pathumthani, Thailand
Occupational safety and health is one of important issues for workforce movement among ASEAN countries. The objective was to study laws, main agencies, and law enforcement regarding occupational safety and health in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore. This documentary research covered laws, main agencies’ duties, and occupational safety and health law enforcement in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore. Thailand has its Occupational Safety, Health, and Work Environment Act 2011. Its main agency was Department of Labor Protection and Welfare. Indonesia had Work Safety Act (Law No. 1, 1970). Its main agency was Department of Manpower and Transmigration. Malaysia had Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994. Its main agency is the Department of Occupational Safety and Health. The Philippines has its Occupational Safety and Health Standards. Its main agency was Department of Labor and Employment. Singapore has its Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006. Its main agency is Occupational Safety and Health Division. Occupational safety and health law enforcement among each country covers work environment surveillance, workers’ health surveillance, advice about prevention and control of occupational health hazards, training and education of employers and employees, data systems, and research. Further in-depth surveys of occupational safety and health among each ASEAN country are needed to develop frameworks for occupational safety and health management for all ASEAN countries.
Keywords : Occupational health, Safety, ASEAN, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
