ILO: List of Occupational Diseases Recommendation, 2002 (No. 194)
Description:
The List of Occupational Diseases and the recording and Notification of Occupational Accidents and Diseases [List of Occupational Diseases Recommendation, 2002] represents the latest worldwide consensus on diseases which are internationally accepted as caused by work.
- Determines the types of diseases for which workers should be compensated under employment injury schemes.
- Relevant to chemical risks at work as it mostly covers diseases caused by exposure to hazardous substances.
- Section No. 1.1 of the Annex lists 40 different chemical substances and groups of substances of which exposure can cause diseases.
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