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Disability and Causation in Workers' Compensation (7:IX) (view source)
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If a worker’s disease causes death, the worker’s spouse may be entitled to survivor benefits, even if the worker was not eligible for compensation. | If a worker’s disease causes death, the worker’s spouse may be entitled to survivor benefits, even if the worker was not eligible for compensation. | ||
'''NOTE:''' WorkSafeBC has developed the Exposure Registry Program, which is designed to be a forum for workers, employers or others to report work-related exposures. This registry is intended to track incidents of exposure to substances which are known to be harmful (such as asbestos), as well as exposures which may in the future be shown to cause disease (such as power line emissions). The information obtained through the registry will create a permanent record of a worker’s exposure and will assist WorkSafeBC in establishing that the manifestation of a disease was due to the nature of the employment in which the worker was employed (a requirement under s 136(1)(b), previously 6(1)(b), of the WCA [Former Act, s. 6(1)(b)]). This will simplify the adjudication of future claims for occupational diseases caused by workplace exposure. | :'''NOTE:''' WorkSafeBC has developed the Exposure Registry Program, which is designed to be a forum for workers, employers or others to report work-related exposures. This registry is intended to track incidents of exposure to substances which are known to be harmful (such as asbestos), as well as exposures which may in the future be shown to cause disease (such as power line emissions). The information obtained through the registry will create a permanent record of a worker’s exposure and will assist WorkSafeBC in establishing that the manifestation of a disease was due to the nature of the employment in which the worker was employed (a requirement under s 136(1)(b), previously 6(1)(b), of the WCA [Former Act, s. 6(1)(b)]). This will simplify the adjudication of future claims for occupational diseases caused by workplace exposure. | ||
== H. Section 135 Injury: Psychological Injuries == | == H. Section 135 Injury: Psychological Injuries == | ||
