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The Law Of Occupational Disease

Original Language Title: Ammattitautilaki

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Professional disease

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This law has been repealed by L 24.4.2015/459 , which is valid from 1 January 2016.

In accordance with the decision of the Parliament:

ARTICLE 1

By means of an occupational disease, which shall be subject to compensation for accident insurance (20,8/48) , farmers' accident insurance law (1026/80) Or of the Law on Injury Compensation of the State and the Office (154/35) , means a disease which is likely to have been primarily caused by physical, chemical or biological factors, on the basis of a labour or virological relationship or an agricultural undertaking which is referred to in the said laws.

The provisions laid down in paragraph 1 shall also apply to an injury or an aggravation of an injury or illness to be considered as an accident at work or an occupational disease for the period of aggravation.

L for the accident compensation of the State Office and the Office 154/1935 Has been repealed by L 449/1990 , see From 1 January 2016, accidents at work and occupational diseases 42/2015 . Accident insurance L 608/1948 Has been repealed by L 42/2015 , see From 1 January 2016, accidents at work and occupational diseases 42/2015 .

ARTICLE 2

The Regulation may provide that the causal link between the disease referred to in Article 1 (1) and the physical, chemical or biological origin of the work referred to in Article 1 (1) shall be deemed to exist where the author of the Regulation has been employed therein. To the extent that it can mainly cause the disease referred to in the Regulation.

ARTICLE 3

In the event of an accident insurance scheme, the accident insurance scheme, the accident insurance scheme for farmers and the State Office and the State Office and the Ministry of Indemnity, the law on accident compensation have been laid down.

The date of occurrence of the accident corresponds to the date on which the occupational disease occurred. Subject to special circumstances, the moment of occurrence of the occupational disease shall be deemed to be the date of the first application for medical examination by a medical practitioner as a result of the illness established at that time. However, the time limit for applying for compensation is always calculated for the purpose of determining the illness or the onset of invalidity.

If, in the event of an occupational disease, an employee, a farmer or an official in the event of an occupational disease is not employed in the work which the disease may have caused, the liability shall be determined in accordance with the work carried out or the work carried out on the basis of the activity of the farm or the farmer. Has been able to cause the disease.

See: Indemnity insurance for farmers 1026/1981 . Accident insurance L 608/1948 Has been repealed by L 42/2015 , see From 1 January 2016, accidents at work and occupational diseases 42/2015 . On the accident compensation for civil servants 449/1990 Has been repealed by L 42/2015 , see From 1 January 2016, accidents at work and occupational diseases 42/2015 .

§ 3a (30.12.1989, P.

If an occupational disease occurs during the period in which the worker is entitled to the worker's pension (185/2006) Or the date of entry into force of the employee pension law (396/2006) (2) of the Act relating to invalidity, old age or unemployment in accordance with the previous legislation referred to in paragraph 2 (569/2007) By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 28 of the Insurance Act, the annual work on the unemployment pension under the previous law referred to in paragraph 3 shall be determined by the annual work carried out by the worker before the end of the work on which he was employed. , and by revising the annual work for the index to the year of the occupational disease to the index level of the year of the occupational disease, the salary coefficient referred to in Article 96 of the Pensions Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 17 (3) and Article 18 of the accident insurance law, the reduction in working capacity resulting from the occupational disease is determined by the assessment of the post-occupational disease performance of the worker who retired. In this case, the second sentence of Article 28 (6) of the accident insurance law shall be disregarded. (21.12.2007)

In the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the daily allowance shall also be provided for the four-week period referred to in Article 16 (1) (1) on the same basis as for the period thereafter.

§ 4 (30.12.2002/1315)

The decree of the Council of State may provide for more detail:

1) the determination of the disease and its exposure factors; and

2) the implementation of this law.

§ 4a (30.12.2002/1315)

Pancreatitis and inflammation of the olives are replaced by an occupational disease caused by a physical agent, if the worker's work prior to the onset of symptoms means that there are repeated, unilateral or worker movements.

Rannekans syndrome is replaced by an occupational disease caused by a physical agent, if the worker's work prior to the onset of symptoms was accompanied by a long-term treatment of aberrant movements from the centre of the wrist.

§ 5

The employer shall display and access to the workplace the law and the regulation adopted on the basis of that law.

ARTICLE 6

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1989 and shall repeal the occupational disease law of 29 December 1967 (68/87) With its subsequent modifications.

HE 153/88, sosvk.miet 36/88, svk.Met 228/88

Entry into force and application of amending acts:

ON 30.12.1992/1643:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 1993.

This law shall also apply to an occupational disease which, prior to the entry into force of this Act, has not been resolved by a final decision.

THEY 324/92 , StVM 58/92

ON 30 DECEMBER 2002,

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.

Article 3a (1) of the Act shall also apply to an occupational disease which, before the entry into force of this Act, has not been settled before the date of the entry into force of this Act.

This Act repeals the Regulation of 29 December 1988 (1347/1988) § 4 .

THEY 245/2002 , StVM 37/2002, EV 178/2002

ON 30 DECEMBER 2004,

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2005.

If, before the entry into force of this Act, the employee has retired before the date of entry into force of this Act, the indexation shall be made to the amount of the annual work that has been revised to the index level for 2004, subject to the With the entry into force of the indexation provisions in force.

THEY 250/2004 , StVM 39/2004, EV 211/2004

21.12.2007/1360:

This Act shall enter into force on 1 January 2008.

THEY 138/2007 , StVM 19/2007, EV 94/2007