Interior Ministry 30-Day Safety Audit for Service Establishments

Matichon•Politics•2d ago

Reader Briefing

The Ministry of Interior is conducting a nationwide 30-day safety inspection of service establishments to prevent losses like the fire incident in Bangkok.

•Anutin Charnvirakul assigned the Ministry of Interior to lead a nationwide inspection of service establishments to be completed within 30 days.
•The operation follows a fire incident at a service establishment on Lat Phrao Road, Chatuchak District, Bangkok, on July 12.
•Establishments that do not meet safety standards are strictly forbidden from opening until corrections are made.
•The Ministry of Interior is integrating multiple departments including the Department of Provincial Administration and the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning.

Overview

•Anutin Charnvirakul proposed the assignment during a Cabinet meeting on July 14.
•The inspections are initiated to prevent losses similar to the fire on Lat Phrao Road, Chatuchak District, Bangkok, which occurred on July 12.
•The Ministry of Interior ordered the Department of Provincial Administration to organize service establishments and create an inspection database.
•The Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning is tasked with checking building stability and fire suppression systems.
•The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation is preparing fire prevention measures and evacuation plan assessments.
•The Department of Local Administration is coordinating with local government organizations to enforce building control laws.
•Ministry of Interior officials are prohibited from allowing establishments to operate until they meet safety standards.
•Citizens who find substandard or dangerous establishments can report them via the Damrongdhama Center hotline 1567.

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Key Entities

Person

Assit Sampantharat(อรรษิษฐ์ สัมพันธรัตน์)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Organization

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The primary agency assigned to lead the nationwide inspection of service establishments.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี(ครม.))

The meeting where Anutin Charnvirakul proposed the inspection assignment.

Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ(สตช.))ℹ️

An agency collaborating with the Ministry of Interior for inspections.

Local Administrative Organizations(องค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่น(อปท.))

Agencies responsible for enforcing building control laws at the local level.

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

Agency tasked with organizing establishments and creating an inspection database.

Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning(กรมโยธาธิการและผังเมือง)ℹ️

Agency responsible for inspecting building stability and engineering components.

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation(กรมป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย)

Agency supporting fire prevention systems and evacuation drills.

Department of Local Administration(กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น)

Agency coordinating local organizations to integrate safety inspections.

Damrongdhama Center 1567(ศูนย์ดำรงธรรม 1567)

The hotline for citizens to report substandard or dangerous establishments.

Place

Bangkok(กรุงเทพฯ)ℹ️

A location involved in the inspection and the site of a fire incident on July 12.

Lat Phrao Road, Chatuchak District(ถนนลาดพร้าว เขตจตุจักร)

The location of a service establishment fire on July 12.

Pattaya City(เมืองพัทยา)ℹ️

An area directed by the Ministry of Interior to upgrade safety standards.