webfact Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Land Transport Dept to require transport companies to hire safety managers BANGKOK, 27 March 2018 (NNT) - The Department of Land Transport (DLT) will ban double-decker buses from certain routes due to safety concerns and is requiring all transport companies to hire safety managers by June this year. Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith was speaking after a seminar on transport safety managers, saying that the DLT will advise all transport companies throughout the boarding process. Transport safety managers will inspect vehicle readiness before departure, plan travel routes, manage emergencies, and monitor vehicles with GPS tracking. Officials are also working on a safety manual for standardized compliance. The safety managers will focus on the safety of around 5,000 double-decker buses nationwide. The DLT will also ban the buses from certain routes due to safety concerns. As for safety measures during the Songkran holidays, Arkhom said the number of public transportation vehicles will be increased by 5-10 percent on same period last year. Officials have been told to strictly screen the qualifications of drivers and their blood alcohol levels before departure, as well as the readiness of their vehicles. -- nnt 2018-03-27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon537687643 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 All talk! Action and enforcement ?Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 IF they are serious and IF they give this body some real teeth, some actual good may come of it. I COMPLETELY understand the sentiment of the previous poster markaoffy. We've seen this play a hundred times before, but maybe we've passed the horizon of complacency with too many deaths and too many complaints. After all, the hiso people are just as "at risk" on the roads as us peasants . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 It seems a more considered reaction than the usual knee-jerk ones that happen after major incidents. Let's see what comes of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaorop Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 is this linkef with the idea to bring in os talent? actual qualified in land transport safety and uncorrupted are in short supply. so ive heard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 18 minutes ago, webfact said: "Officials have been told to strictly screen the qualifications of drivers and their blood alcohol levels before departure, as well as the readiness of their vehicles." How will they be doing that then? Will all drivers be subject to a breath test, for example, immediately before starting their journey? I'm all for it, but I'd imagine it will be a logists nightmare to impliment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Does that mean that 'by June of this year' they'll all be roadworthy to international standards inc CCTV, tacho, GPS or will this simply provide a scapegoat in lieu of the owner for any subsequent crashes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 33 minutes ago, webfact said: The safety managers will focus on the safety of around 5,000 double-decker buses nationwide. The DLT will also ban the buses from certain routes due to safety concerns. Last week they were banning all double decker busses. This week it is only on certain routes. Next week???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) Jobs for the boys. If the sh"t hits the fan, they all will run away. and start finger pointing away from themselves. Thai Safety Managers in Thailand. What a joke Wait, I got it all wrong, maybe there real job, will to hand out different grade safety Amulets. Edited March 27, 2018 by stanleycoin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, stanleycoin said: Wait, I got it all wrong, maybe there real job, will to hand out different grade safety Amulets. You've got it sussed. You understand Thainess too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeyoujimmy Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 where in Thailand would they get qualified people to do this job, if a bus, lorry has an accident and break failure is the reason, if they are not maintained owner to jail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Hire safety managers !! You cannot be serious. Where the hell are you expecting companies to find them? Safety is a dirty word here, never to be mentioned in polite society. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petermik Posted March 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2018 7 hours ago, colinneil said: Hire safety managers !! You cannot be serious. Where the hell are you expecting companies to find them? Safety is a dirty word here, never to be mentioned in polite society. Family members.... all are qualified enough here in safety expertise the more important question is.......who is going to "oversee" these safety officers TIT.....this can only happen here...... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CGW Posted March 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2018 Contrary to majority opinion here, there are some very good Thai safety managers that are un-corrupted, mainly working for multi-national companies, I will pretty much guarantee non will end up working on this "project"! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 19 hours ago, petermik said: the more important question is.......who is going to "oversee" these safety officers TIT.....this can only happen here...... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Safety officers trained where....nowhere in Thailand could they gain the training needed.....my guess would be a ghost officer or a relative and as always, with little or no effect at all. Safety officer.."Somchai to boss....we need to upgrade the brakes on bus 42...boss to Somchai..not now, the driver said they're working good" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 so in effect they want transport companies to regulate themselves 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaorop Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 2 hours ago, CGW said: Contrary to majority opinion here, there are some very good Thai safety managers that are un-corrupted, mainly working for multi-national companies, I will pretty much guarantee non will end up working on this "project"! yes that is correct, but as you said almost a moot point in to relation as who will be employed, which will pretty much be the guy that sweeps the roads and all he will be given is a badge and a clip board and tick every truck that can actually get out the front gate on its own steam...checked and passed..and be given a new broom for his trouble... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 One more position for one more guy to fill his pockets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 CLUELESS they may as well hire Ravi Shankar or E.T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 3 hours ago, CGW said: Contrary to majority opinion here, there are some very good Thai safety managers that are un-corrupted, mainly working for multi-national companies, I will pretty much guarantee non will end up working on this "project"! Thats interesting to hear, is their advice taken and implemented? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 And the 'safety managers' will have verifiable suitable qualifications for the job and be licenced by the kingdom? What will their authority/responsibility be in the event of 'non-compliance'? Responsible to whom? Or is this just another TIT "joke"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaorop Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 4 hours ago, kannot said: Thats interesting to hear, is their advice taken and implemented? I was dating a lady working as one for a Japanese company, they loved her and she was paid around 85k a mth... Shame she had a spoiled 3 yr old girl a 5 yr old autistic son and an ex that most likely would have made trouble. Such is life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) there should already be SAFETY TRANSPORT INSPECTORS Edited March 27, 2018 by essox essox Chose wrong words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaorop Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, essox essox said: there should already be TRANSPORT INSPECTORS not transport managers im geussing there is, at the weigh stations and they must be weighed down by all the loot they collect looking the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, kaorop said: im geussing there is, at the weigh stations and they must be weighed down by all the loot they collect looking the other way. these weigh stations do not check the safety of the vehicles .....OR DO THEY ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Print more brown envelopes address to "The Safety Manager" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Farting from their mouth again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieqw Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 you would think it is up to the companies to have safe working practices in accordance with the law, --- if they havent they should be prosecuted accordingly i see plenty of workers on building sites wearing FLIP FLOPS where are the heath and safety inspectors there thailand has no health and safety -- if it did it would not let school children ride motorbikes 2±up and no helmets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieqw Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 everything in thailand all bark no bite 60 days for more accidents to happen without any safety measures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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