The occupational illness is apart from the industrial accident one of the two accidents in the legal accident insurance.

Germany

Legal basis is after German right the social legislation VII and the occupational illness regulation (see Related links).

The occupational illness as accident of the legal accident insurance

Vocationally conditioned diseases were only compensated since 1925. The accident is regulated in "§ 9 social legislation VII, according to which occupational illnesses are only such diseases, which the Federal Government by statutory order with agreement of the Upper House of Parliament as occupational illness designation (so-called "“list of the occupational illnesses"”, "§ 9 exp. 1 SGB VII, see Related links; so-called Enumerationsprinzip or list principle). Which diseases are taken up to it, the Federal Ministry decides for work and social on suggestion of the medical expert adviser, a committee built up from the work medical profession, and on the basis of appropriate European Union recommendations.

This list is however not locking. Beyond that an illness must be compensated in accordance with "§ 9 exp. 2 SGB VII "“like an occupational illness"”, if it were not adjusted into the aforementioned list, although it would have had to be taken up to these.

The accident is to be developed as follows:

• The concerning must belong to the insured circle of acquaintances of the legal accident insurance ("§"§ 2 FF. SGB VII).
• The illness must
• in a causal relationship (in the sense of the theory of the substantial condition, prevailing in the social right; adhesion-justifying causality, remunerationable) to the insured activity stand.
• Further it must have substantially caused a health damage (adhesion-filling out causality, liable to pay compensation)
• the accident is bound, also to no age limit a can again be compensated
• if the member concerned has, for which it must provide, also these have insurance claims after its death possibly.

Responsible carrier

For all measures for prevention and for achievements with (threatening) an occupational illness the carriers of the legal accident insurance are responsible (commercial professional associations, accident cashes, agricultural professional associations). Basis for their activity is the sieved social legislation (SGB VII).

Occupational illnesses world-wide

World-wide die annually approximately 2.2 million humans at industrial accidents and occupational illnesses:

• 32% by occupational cancer illnesses
• 23% at cardiovascular diseases
• 19% by accidents
• 17% at infections
• 7% at breath way illnesses
• ever 1% at psychological illnesses and illnesses of the digesting organs.

(Conditions: 2005, source: WHO, ILO)

Prevention

In accordance with "§ 1 social legislation VII it is apart from the remuneration and rehablitation also task of the accident insurance, "“in accordance with condition of the regulations of this book with all suitable means of industrial accidents and occupational illnesses as well as work-caused health dangers to prevent."” For it in today's time the selected beginning includes safety-relevant and measures according to industrial medicine as well as the health protection.

The accident frequency could be lowered in Germany since 1970 in the compulsorily notifiable accidents (inability to work of more than three days) around 56 per cent and in the deadly accidents around 75 per cent.

See also

• Industrial safety
• Industrial medicine
• Precaution according to industrial medicine

Related links

• List of the occupational illnesses
• Occupational illness regulation
• Specialized publications occupational illnesses
• Social laws

• Federation for the support of occupation-gotten sick see also: abeKra

Articles in category "Occupational illness"

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• Nonfatal Illness booklet from WHC2000
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• Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (Annual)
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• Occupational Injury and Illness Statistics
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• The Department of Energy - Office of Worker Advocacy
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