What is meant by occupational diseases?

An occupational disease is a health condition or disorder (e.g., cancer, musculoskeletal disorders, post-traumatic stress, etc.) that is caused by your work environment or activities related to your work.

What is the purpose of Odimwa?

ODIMWA provides statutory compensation for designated compensatable diseases contracted at controlled mines and works. resulting in disablement or death. The diseases that constitute “compensatable diseases” under ODIMWA overlap with the diseases that constitute occupational diseases under COIDA.

What did the Mines and Works Act do?

The 1911 Mines and Works Act and its 1926 successor reserved certain jobs in mining and the railways for white workers. The Natives’ Land Act of 1913 defined less than one-tenth of South Africa as Black “reserves” and prohibited any purchase or lease of land by Blacks…

What are the examples of occupational diseases?

Occupational COPD

• Occupational Asthma.
• Occupational COPD.
• Occupational Dermatitis.
• Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders.

What is Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act?

The Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 intends: to provide for compensation for disablement caused by occupational injuries or diseases sustained or contracted by employees in the course of their employment, or for death resulting from such injuries or diseases; and.

What is the difference between the Mine Health and Safety Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act?

The MHSA applies to mines and some works, as defined in the MHSA, while the OHSA applies, generally, to other work places (subject to certain exceptions).

What was the Group Areas Act of 1950?

Group Areas Act was the title of three acts of the Parliament of South Africa enacted under the apartheid government of South Africa. The acts assigned racial groups to different residential and business sections in urban areas in a system of urban apartheid.

What was the Colour bar apartheid?

The term colour bar, however, usually refers to a group of labor practices, informal trade union practices, government regulations, and legislation, all of which were developed over time to prevent blacks from competing for certain categories of jobs monopolized by whites.

What is the most common occupational disease?

Importance. Occupational hearing loss is the most common occupational disease in the United States: it is so common that it is often accepted as a normal consequence of employment. More than 30 million workers are exposed to hazardous noise, and an additional 9 million are at risk from other ototraumatic agents.

What are examples of occupational diseases?

What are the most common occupational diseases?

• Dermatitis.
• Respiratory illnesses.
• Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
• Hearing loss.
• Cancer.
• Stress and mental health disorders.
• Infectious diseases.

What was the occupational diseases in mines and Works Act 1973?

The Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act 78 of 1973 intends: to consolidate and amend the law relating to the payment or compensation in respect or certain diseases contracted by persons employed in mines and works and matters Incidental thereto.

What was the mines and Works Amendment Act 1993?

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How does ODMWA work for miners with occupational diseases?

ODMWA provides for post mortem benefits (through the National Institute for Occupational Health’s Pathology Section) for miners if an occupational disease is found, even if it was not the cause of death. ODMWA pays lump sum benefits based on the level of impairment and does not make any further pension provision.

Is there a backlog of occupational diseases in mines?

Although hundreds of millions of rands have been paid out to sufferers and their dependants from mine-related occupational disease, apparently there is a massive backlog of claims, 3 and there are further pending class actions. 4