News Forum - Bangkok officials push hospitality sector to get health and safety certificates

[Thaiger]

With the country reopening and Bangkok lifting restrictions, city officials are pushing for businesses in the hospitality industry to apply for Safety and Health Administration (SHA) certificates. The move, which is part of a project by tourism and health officials, is intended to boost safety confidence among tourists, according to the Bangkok Post. Another key detail… restaurants in Bangkok with SHA certificates can resume alcohol sales, but just until 9pm for now. Businesses approved under the Amazing Thailand SHA project for abiding by specified health and safety standards will be issued an SHA symbol by the Tourism Authority of Thailand. […]

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[palooka]

If they could afford to get them I'm sure they would.

Small business has been battered financially for over a year, where do they get the money to pay for the requirements to update to SHA standards or the fat brown envelope that is surely a prerequisite of the approval process.  

Maybe the Govt should be helping them instead of throwing away 100 million baht on a party for an extremely small percentage of Thai people and tourists.

 

[PapayaBokBok]

8 hours ago, palooka said:

If they could afford to get them I'm sure they would.

Small business has been battered financially for over a year, where do they get the money to pay for the requirements to update to SHA standards or the fat brown envelope that is surely a prerequisite of the approval process.  

Maybe the Govt should be helping them instead of throwing away 100 million baht on a party for an extremely small percentage of Thai people and tourists.

Cops pull up to hotel, boss hands over brown envelope with "SHA" written on it, cops "weighs" it in his hand..yep feels about right...congrats on your approval---Hands over the "official" SHA sticker...done an done

[AlexPTY]

restaurants.... they want restaurants to apply for SHA... LOL

[gummy]

14 minutes ago, AlexPTY said:

restaurants.... they want restaurants to apply for SHA... LOL

Will be just another extortion racket for the RTP eventually

[Jason]

Will they then fine places that aren't SHA Certified????