Logistics Management: Hazardous Goods Warehouse in Laem Chabang Port Area

Abstract

          This study is quantitative research. The objectives are to examine the management problems of hazardous material warehouses in the Laem Chabang Port area, to investigate the factors affecting their management and to establish guidelines for maximizing management efficiency. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. The sample consisted of 400 hazardous warehouse employees aged 22 to 55 years in the Laem Chabang Port area. The findings revealed that the primary management problem in these hazardous warehouses was the recurrence of accidents, suggesting a need for new preventive measures. Furthermore, the respondents expressed a high level of agreement regarding warehouse design, storage standards, transportation standards, safety standards and personnel development. The hypothesis testing results indicated that warehouse design, storage standards, transportation standards, safety standards and personnel development significantly affected warehouse management in the Laem Chabang Port area. These five variables could predict 66% of the variance in hazardous warehouse management, at a statistical significance level of 0.05, with a standard error of estimate of 0.34. The researcher proposes the following recommendations for the public sector. The government should seriously promote functional warehouse design and strictly enforce compliance with storage, transportation, safety standards, and personnel