OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PAPER
September 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has called on European Union member countries - including Britain - to adopt an updated and common EU list of illnesses for which workers should be compensated if they contracted them at work.In a formal 'recommendation on the schedule of occupational diseases,' Brussels calls on governments "to introduce as soon as possible" rules covering "compensation and preventative measures" for such medical conditions.The Commission's list specifies both health problems and, in many cases, causes required to be considered an ...
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