Labour Dept says ITD safety awards were project-basedListen to this articleThe Department of Labour Protection and Welfare on Monday clarified confusion surrounding safety awards given to Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), the main contractor involved in last week's crane collapse incidents. Saroj Khomkhai, the department's director-general, said that the awards for outstanding safety and occupational health were based on evaluations of two specific projects, not an endorsement of the company's overall construction record. He said each assessment was conducted separately, and that each project was required to manage safety and occupational health systems and strictly meet the department's criteria and conditions. Awards for outstanding safety and occupational health were presented for a project manufacturing construction frameworks in Saraburi, and for the construction of the Corrections Department's hospital building in Bangkok. Mr Saroj said the awards were based on safety performance over two consecutive years for industrial operations and one year for construction projects.

Source: Bangkok Post January 19, 2026 22:14 UTC