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The underground mass transit project
is the first megaproject of its kind to be undertaken
in Thailand, with the whole of the route constructed
entirely underground. As the agency responsible for
its implementation, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority
of Thailand (MRTA) has set as its objectives the implementation
of all aspects of the project to internationally accepted
standards. In particular, MRTA wishes to establish
the project as one with outstanding safety standards
which will elevate the image of the country’s construction
industry.
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The project safety standards and procedures have
been full coordinated with the relevant governmental
and non – governmental bodies such as the Joint Working
Group for Underground Construction Safety (appointed
by the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare),
by providing information to the Division of Labor
Studies and Planning for the study of working conditions
and problems of underground works (specifically pertaining
to the underground mass transit project). MRTA also
worked closely with the Subcommittee for Accident
Prevention in Mass Transit Tunnel Construction, the
Subcommittee for Rail Transportation and Mass Transit
Safety (Office of Policy and planning for Transportation
and Communication, Ministry of Transport), and the
Subcommittee for Industrial Products, Occupational
Health & Safety Standards (Thai Industrial Standard
Institute).
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As Thailand does not have specific legislation in place
with respect to the safety measures for underground construction,
MRTA has instructed all contractors to carry out construction
in compliance with widely used and internationally accepted
standards, specifically the British Standard BS 6064.
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Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand 175 Rama IX Rd., Huay Khwang, Bangkok 10320
Tel. 0 2246 5733, 0 2246 5744 Fax. 0 2246 3687 Webmaster : webmaster@mrta.co.th
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