International Conference on Occupational Radiation Protection: Strengthening Radiation Protection of Workers – Twenty Years of Progress and the Way Forward

Communication strategy for supporting occupational health and safety management systems of Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology

Not scheduled

1h 30m

Geneva

Poster 15. Management systems Session 9. Optimization in occupational radiation protection

Speaker

Ms Chotika Dararutana (Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (Public Organization))

Description

Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT) is an organization that provides nuclear and radiation technologies through research and development and industrial services of Thailand. TINT focuses on the safety and welfare of nuclear workers and the other people who use its nuclear technologies and services as the first priority. Since 2019, the Safety subcommittees of TINT has purposed policy for the certification of ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems as the primary objective for demonstrating its commitment to conduct any nuclear activities safely in order to build public confidence. To obtain certification, TINT must comply with the requirements of the standard system. One of the key requirements is the effective communication issue. TINT has announced the occupational health and safety policy and to ensure the most efficient communication of the important information. The Nuclear Safety Section on behalf of the Occupation Health and Safety Management Representative (OHSMR) had created the procedure on communications and employee engagement of TINT. This procedure has been prepared to ensure that stakeholders who participate in the occupational health and safety management system will receive the correct/needed information for the communication including occupational health and safety policies, objectives, key performance indicators, occupational health and safety action plans, incident investigation results, organization chart, announcement of appointment in the occupational health and safety management system, occupational health, safety surveillance, measurement plan, laws and commitments, etc. The above information has been communicating through appropriate channels such as clarifications and announcements, circulars, meetings, e-mails, and the institution's website, etc. Once safety information is communicated to personnel effectively, the personnel will perform missions with the primary concern for the safety of themselves and the public. The results of the first internal audit in 2021 showed that the auditees were able to answer questions about critical occupational health and safety information. This demonstrates that the communication process was effective and appropriate to the context of TINT well.

Presentation materials

CN-300-16_Chotika D_Thailand (A0).pdf