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Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)

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Circular Instruction No. 175 - Compensation for Byssinosis

5. Reporting

 

The following documentation should be submitted to the Compensation Commissioner or the employer individually liable or the mutual association concerned:

• Employer’s Report of an Occupational Disease (W.CL. 1).
• First Medical Report in respect of an Occupational Disease (W.CL.22).
• Notice of an Occupational Disease and Claim for Compensation (WCL. 14).
• Industrial History (W.CL.110) or an appropriate employment history.
• Progress/Final Medical Report in respect of an Occupational Disease (W.CL.26).
• Medical report detailing the employee’s symptoms and clinical features.
• An Affidavit by the employee if an employer cannot be traced or the employer will not timeously supply a W.CL. 1.
• Lung function tests carried out across the first shift of the working week.
• Chest X-ray and/or radiology reports.