Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Thailand requested importers and manufactures to notify hazardous substance information with specific form in Thai Language voluntarily on the web site of Hazardous Substance Control Bureau by December 31, 2016.

It was noted that  importers and manufactures shall apply to get I.D. and password  with some legal documents of its company in advance of notification on the we site.

        A notification form (page 1 of 2)

This might be an initiative in the process of developing existing chemicals inventory and drastic renovation of industrial chemicals management system.

Notification will also be made by third party who has a letter of proxy on behalf of importers and manufactures.

Details of our services can be seen by clicking  below;

Notification services en (0.43MB)

届け出サービス (0.26MB)　：　日本語版　（Japanese version)

Prepared by;

Shinya Hashimoto [For client who uses English and Japanese]
Managing Director, HS-TECH ENGINEERING Co., Ltd.
E-mail :shinya_h@hstecheng.com
Mobile[1]:+66(0)91 545 4896

We strongly recommend importers, producers of chemicals to notify newly categorized hazardous substances information to Hazardous Substance Control Bureau (HSCB), Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Thailand in Thai language, using specific format: วอ./อก.๒๐ or วอ./อก. ๖ by December 31, 2016 when these players handle or have possibilities of handling these kinds of hazardous substances.

The newly categorized hazardous substances means substances which have 10 properties below;

1. Explosive

2. Flammable substance

3. Oxidizing agent or Peroxide

4. Toxic substance

5. Mutagen

6. Corrosive

7. Irritant

8. Carcinogen

9. Toxic to reproductive organ 

10. Environmentally hazardous substance

The objective of the notification might be an approach toward establishment of existing chemicals list.

NOTE: Definition or criteria for the newly categorized hazardous substances have not yet been available in public with our best knowledge.

HSCB is now in process of renovating Hazardous Substance Control Act through the survey on existing chemicals, integration of chemicals data base and development of chemical risk assessment methods etc.

For more information or need to help our support on notification to HSCB, please get in touch with;

Hashimoto Shinya

shinya_h@hstecheng.com

+61905454896 (English and Japanese)

Sasiton Treeprak

sasiton_t@hstecheng.com

+61922237536 (Thai)

MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF JAPAN AND THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WORKS, MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY OF THAILAND ON STRENGTHENING THE RISK-BASED CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THAILAND was signed on December 22nd, 2015.

「化学物質管理の強化に関するタイ工業省と経済産業省間の協力に関する覚書」に、経済産業省（日本国）と工業省工場局（タイ王国）が12月22日、署名しました。

Details can be seen by clicking;

http://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2015/1224_02.html

http://www.meti.go.jp/press/2015/12/20151224002/20151224002-1.pdf

http://www.meti.go.jp/press/2015/12/20151224002/20151224002.html