{"id":5859,"date":"2026-07-09T11:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amco.co.th\/?p=5859"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:35:08","slug":"slip-hazard-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amco.co.th\/en\/slip-hazard-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Slip Hazard Checklist: 7 Factory Zones Every Safety Officer Must Inspect Before an Audit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A slip hazard checklist<\/strong> is the document that proves a safety officer (\u0e08\u0e1b.) looked, found, and fixed \u2014 the difference between negligence and diligence when an inspector or auditor arrives. Under Thailand’s OSH Act B.E. 2554, a slippery floor is an unsafe condition and the duty to fix it sits with the employer. Seven zones account for most of the risk: stair nosings, walkways and ramps, steel floors and grating, wet and washdown areas, ladder rungs and access platforms, loading docks, and anti-slip that has already degraded.<\/strong> Walk them in that order, photograph what you find, and record the fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Table of Contents<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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  1. What is a slip hazard checklist, and why does a \u0e08\u0e1b. need one?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Why a slip hazard checklist is a legal document, not a formality<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The 7 zones at a glance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Zone by zone: what to look for and what to fix<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. How to record findings so they stand up in an audit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. From checklist to fix: what “addressed” actually means<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. FAQ<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. What is a slip hazard checklist, and why does a \u0e08\u0e1b. need one?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    A slip hazard checklist <\/a>is a structured walk-through of the places in a plant where people slip, with a recorded observation and a decided action for each one. It exists because slip risk is not distributed evenly across a factory \u2014 it concentrates in a small number of predictable zones, and those zones can be inspected in an afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It also exists because memory isn’t evidence. When something goes wrong, the question is never “did anyone notice?” \u2014 it’s “what did you do when you noticed?” A dated line in a checklist, with a photo and an action, answers that question. An undocumented walk-through does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The scale is real. In 2568 (2025)<\/strong>, Thailand’s Workmen’s Compensation Fund (\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e17\u0e38\u0e19\u0e40\u0e07\u0e34\u0e19\u0e17\u0e14\u0e41\u0e17\u0e19, Social Security Office) recorded 12,855 incidents<\/strong> and 123 of 729 workplace deaths <\/a>\u2014 about 1 in 6 \u2014<\/strong> in the falls-and-slips category. That figure combines falls from height with same-level slips; what the two share is a foot losing grip on a surface an employer is required to keep safe. Manufacturing<\/strong> alone accounted for 41,767 injured workers \u2014 46% of all workplace injuries<\/strong> that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. Why a slip hazard checklist is a legal document, not a formality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Three sections of the Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Act B.E. 2554 (2011)<\/strong> decide who carries the risk:<\/p>\n\n\n\n