An illness caused by the type of work a person does which is on an annually reviewed official list, entitling the person to claim benefit. Examples are deafness, pneumoconiosis and RSI.
In the UK, a collection of industrial diseases which provide those with the disease legal entitlement to welfare benefits. Examples are deafness from excessive noise in the workplace; anthrax from farming; pneumoconiosis from industrially generated dust (coal mining); and lead poisoning from the handling of chemicals.
An assemblage of occupational illnesses that grants afflicted individuals a legal right to financial compensation. To qualify, a claimant must have been employed in a recognized occupation known to heighten the likelihood of contracting a specific ailment.
Illustrations encompass ailments arising from physical elements (like occupational deafness), biological elements (such as anthrax), or chemical elements (like lead poisoning); pneumoconiosis; and byssinosis.