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occupational disease

vr.tr.occupational-disease · XCT.STA

Let an agent explain occupational diseases in general terms, prevention duties, reporting and compensation routes, without diagnosis or legal advice on individual cases.

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Research draft, second pass

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain occupational diseases in general terms, prevention duties, reporting and compensation routes, without diagnosis or legal advice on individual cases.

A disease or health condition caused mainly by exposure to hazards at work, such as noise-induced hearing loss, mesothelioma and asbestosis from asbestos, occupational asthma, dermatitis and musculoskeletal disorders; many are recognised for compensation.

What it is for: Worker health protection and compensation.

It can be identify common occupational hazards; find prevention duties for employers; find reporting and compensation schemes; find occupational health services.

Distinguishing features

Caused by work exposure

Often long latency

Largely preventable

Compensation schemes exist

What it looks like

Conditions developing after workplace exposure, sometimes years later.

How it is recognised

Linked to specific exposures

Recognised disease lists

Workplace injuries are sudden events, a related category

Related models

is a kind of - category

work-related disease

is caused by - cause

occupational hazard

is prevented by - practice

occupational safety and health

is listed in - list

ILO List of Occupational Diseases

In practice

Families and kinds

noise-induced hearing loss

asbestos-related diseases

occupational asthma and lung disease

occupational skin disease

work-related musculoskeletal disorders

Standards and regulation

ILO List of Occupational Diseases

EU occupational safety and health directives

National compensation law

Failure modes and hazards

Agents diagnosing conditions

Agents giving legal advice on claims

Downplaying exposure risks

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.occupational-disease

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Health Symptoms.

Clinicians diagnose.

Care

Seeing a clinician.

Care

Seeking care.

  1. Should the person see a doctor about symptoms that may be work-related? action
  2. What exposure history should they share? action

Diagnosis

No self-diagnosis.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis limit.

  1. Is the user asking the agent to diagnose a condition? boundary
  2. How should they be referred to a clinician or occupational health service? action
Prevention Employer duties.

Prevention is required.

Duties

Risk assessment.

Duties

Employer duties.

  1. What must employers do to control this hazard, according to regulations? provenance
  2. What exposure limits apply? measurement

PPE

Protection.

PPE

Protective equipment.

  1. Which protective equipment is required? provenance
  2. Is health surveillance required? provenance
Rights Reporting and compensation.

Rights vary.

Report

Reporting.

Report

Reporting.

  1. Must this disease be reported, and by whom? provenance
  2. Which authority receives reports? provenance

Compensation

Schemes.

Compensation

Compensation.

  1. Which compensation schemes exist, in general terms? provenance
  2. How can someone get free advice from a union or legal aid? action
Knowledge Hazards.

Knowledge prevents harm.

Hazards

Exposures.

Hazards

Hazards.

  1. Which occupations have exposure to this hazard? provenance
  2. How strong is the evidence? boundary

Asbestos

Legacy risk.

Asbestos

Asbestos.

  1. Could asbestos be present in this building, and who can survey it? boundary
  2. What rules apply before work? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each disease be a separate entry?
  • How should compensation schemes be localised?
  • How should exposure limits be linked?
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