The Fourth National Starategic Plan on Chemicals Management (2012 - 2021) descrived the long term primary chemicals policy in Thailand.    The Fourth National Chem Plan.pdf (0.93MB)

Goal:

Within 2021 social and environment is safe by effective management of chemicals in accordance with national development and participation from all sectors.

Objectives:

• To develop systematic management of chemicals to cover their entire life cycle and to be in line with national and international development.
  
  
• To promote coordination of all sectors on national chemical management.
  
  
• To minimize impact of chemicals on health and environment.

Targets:

• Thailand has mechanisms and chemical management system that can protect health and provide safety to people and environment.
  
  

• All sectors have capacity to protect and control impact of chemicals on health and environment.
  
  
  
• Strong networks on national chemical management established in the country.

Strategy 1: Develop chemical database, mechanisms and tools for fully integrated system of Chemicals management.

Sub-strategy_1: Develop central chemical database system.

• Develop central chemical database system strengthen database on chemicals in relevant agencies.
  
  
• Link chemical database from relevant agencies and develop it into central chemical database system having fully integrated data (import, export, production, possession, selling, transportation, consumption, treatment and disposal) and further develop it so that the data can be publicly accessible and utilized.

Sub-strategy_2: Develop mechanisms and tools to support fully integrated system of chemical management.

Details can be seen to click on  The Fourth National Chem Plan.pdf (0.93MB)

Category type of white oil was amended from Type 3 to Type 1. Please check a notification, issed by Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Thailand.

It should remind you that nothing clarified the threshold value of ppm or mg/L for the white oil. 

 Click on   White oil, DIW (0.13MB) to know the notification by DIW.

Definitoin and legal procedures of hazardous substances, defined by a MANUAL  HAZ CHEM DEFINITION (0.47MB)  of Thai Food and Drug Administration;

Type 1 hazardous substance is the hazardous substance that has less impact on human health and environment than the other types. 

Manufacturers and importers are not required to register their products but product information must be notified to the authorities. Furthermore, business operators must comply with the specified criteria and procedures, such as labeling, rules and conditions for manufacturing and storage. The notifying number must be declared on product label.

Type 2 hazardous substance is the hazardous substance that has the degrees of hazards or risks higher than type 1.

Manufacturers and importers must obtain product registration certificates. Manufacturers, importers, exporters or professional use possessors of the type 2 hazardous substances must notify the authorities before the operations of type 2 hazardous substances. The hazardous substance registry number must be declared on the product label.

Type 3 hazardous substance is the hazardous substance that has the degrees of hazards or risks higher than the above entioned types.

Manufacturers and importers must obtain product registration certificates. Manufacturers, importers, exporters or professional use possessors of type 3 hazardous substances must receive the permission from the authorities before the operations of type 3 hazardous substances. The hazardous substance registry number must be declared on the product label.

Type 4 hazardous substance is the hazardous substance that has high degrees of hazards or high risks either from its applications or its intrinsic properties, e.g., carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive toxicants or prohibited substances by the related Conventions. Thus, manufacturing, import, export or possession of such substances is prohibited.

Hazardous Substance Control Bureau, Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Thailand disclosed a notification for decision tree, which descrived a new criteria on hazardous chemicals, depending upon ten characteristics of substances below;

1. สารที่สามารถระเบิดได้ (Explosive)

2. สารไวไฟ (Flammable substance)

3. สารออกซิไดซ์ (Oxidizing agent) หรือสารเปอร์ออกไซด์ (Peroxide)

4. สารมีพิษ (Toxic substance)

5. สารที่ทำให้เกิดการเปลี่ยนแปลงทางพันธุกรรม (Mutagen)

6. สารกัดกร่อน (Corrosive)

7. สารที่ทำให้เกิดการระคายเคือง (Irritant)

8. สารก่อมะเร็ง (Carcinogen)

9. สารที่เป็นพิษต่อระบบสืบพันธุ์ (Toxic to reproductive organ)

10. สารที่เป็นอันตรายต่อสิ่งแวดล้อม (Environmentally hazardous substance) 

Major objectives of the notification were;

• to track hazardous substances which did not include on the hazardous substance lists, issued by DIW  
  
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• to collect information for preparation of existing chemicals inventory in the future.
  
  
  There were some exemptions and threshold of annual volume etc.
  

The decision tree is available when clicking on   DIW haz5.6.pdf (0.09MB). Note that the document was written in Thai language.

Please get in touch with us when you have questions.

Hashimoto (Mr.)

e-mail:shinya_h@hstecheng.com

Mobile:+66915454896 (Japanese, English)

Mr. Hashimoto delivered a presentation entitled 'Regulatory Status on Hazardous Chemicals in Thailand and it's Countermeasures by Enterprizes' at Tokyo on July 30th. The seminar was organized by JOHO KIKO Co., Ltd.

More than 70 people attended the seminar and shared information.

SEMINAR JOHO July 30 201520150807.pdf (0.71MB)

A guide book on procedures of hazardous substances import to Thailand will be published soon at Tokyo. 

Readers of the book will clearly grasp the complicated procedures with plain English by experts in this field who live in Thailand.

HS-TECH was planner for this publishing project.