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Module 3: Toxicology -
Section 7:
Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act |
TOX 7.1: Introduction |
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
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By the end of this module
- You should have an
idea of what the COID Act covers in general.
- You will be familiar
in detail with those features of the legislation that apply to
occupational medicine practice, specifically those dealing with the
management of accidents and occupational diseases.
- You will be able to
apply and interpret the Act in a range of situations found in
occupational medicine practice.
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The depth of the material is at the
detailed level. |
This
introductory page contains links to other pages in this section. These
are included for your convenience, both for reference and for revision
purposes. It is strongly recommended, however, that you first access
the material in its logical sequence, indicated by the "Next Page" link
above.
ACTIVITIES:
- A lecture will provide the
overview. Revise these notes.
- Read the companion Introductory Notes.
- Read the section in Guild
and the articles by Onwuchekwe et. al, and
- Read the IHRG manual.
EXERCISES:
We shall work through the
Exercise
in class, with extensive discussion.
REFERENCES:
Hard copies of the following
will be provided:
- Industrial Health Research
Group. Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act.
(Manual).
- Guild et al. Handbook of
Occupational Health Practice in the South African Mining Industry, Ch
14, pp. 406-413 and Appendix 14.6 (Yhis applies to the mines but is a
useful generic summary, including the formula for calculating
compensation in the appendix.)
- Mohammed A et al.
Notification of occupational diseases by general practitioners. S Afr
Med. J. (This takes as a starting point the "maximal" responsibilities
of a general practitioner in notifying occupational disease. One part
of this system, i.e. notifying the Department of Labour directly in
terms of the OHS Act, is probably a dead letter. Reporting under COIDA
is thus probably sufficient.)
- COID Act Schedule
3 compensatable diseases
OTHER USEFUL REFERENCES:
1. Open the Department of
Labour website
and access various guides and forms.
2. Medical report forms and
notification
of occupational disease forms are particularly useful.
Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health (DOH) - Modules 3:
Occupational Medicine & Toxicology (Basic) by Profs Mohamed
Jeebhay and Rodney
Ehrlich,
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