Workers' Compensation in South Africa is currently regulated by two statutes, namely: ... • Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, No. 78 of 1973 as amended (ODMWA); and • Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, No. 130 of 1993 (COIDA). All employers and employees are compelled to make contributions from which …
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES IN MINES AND WORKS ACT. Act 78 of 1973. INCREASE OF CERTAIN BENEFITS. [Updated to 1 July 1999] GoN 1165, G. 20506 (c.i.o 1 July …
The Mines and Works Act 27 of 1956 aims: to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the operating of mines and works and of machinery used in connection therewith. Commencement. 4 May 1956. Amendments. Amended by General Law Third Amendment Act 129 of 1993; Amended by Transfer of Powers and Duties of the State President Act …
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OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES IN MINES AND WORKS ACT [Updated to 1 October 2019] Act 78 of 1973 (GoN 1170, G. 3970), ... When a provincial or local division of the Supreme Court of the Republic of South Africa has given a decision or ruling which affects the administration of this Act, the Minister may submit that decision or ruling to …
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Although provision for compensation for occupational lung diseases to current and former miners and their families in life and after death has been in place since 1911, the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act of 1973 catalysed the development of the database by the South African Medical Research Council.7 …
11.17 . 208 of 1993. The Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Amendment Act 208 of 1993 intends: to amend the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973, so as. to do away with all provisions which differentiate between persons on the ground of their or population group; to define or further define certain expressions;
Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:- ... of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act No. 78 of 1973) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), which are payable in terms of the principal Act but have not yet been paid, and which were ...
The potential for respiratory disease in under-researched mining sectors. Diamond mine workers are at risk of developing asbestos-related diseases due to the …
As previously mentioned, Section 24 of the BCA stipulated that " sick leave do not apply to an inability to work caused by an accident or occupational disease ". This implies that sick leave may not be used where the worker is booked of for longer than 3 days. Periodical payments as listed in Schedule 4 of the COID Act will be applicable in ...
Summary: Section 100(2) of Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act 78 of 1973 – whether commonlaw claim for damages of employee entitled to benefits under this Act against employer for negligence excluded by s 35(1) of Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993.
The Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Amendment Act 45 of 1975 intends: to provide for the increase of benefits and special awards payable in terms of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973; to amend that Act, so as: to effect an alteration to the definition of ''compensatable disease";
South Africa's mineral resources have produced, and continue to produce, enormous economic wealth; yet decades of colonialism, apartheid, capital flight, and challenges in the neoliberal …
COMPENSATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND DISEASES ACT [Updated to 1 April 2019] Act 130 of 1993 (GoN 1850, G 15158), ... BE IT ENACTED by the State President and the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS CHAPTER I Interpretation of Act ... Notice of occupational disease by …
Abstract. South African miners face an epidemic of occupational lung diseases. Despite a plethora of research on the mining industry, and the gold mining industry in particular, research impact (including disease surveillance) on policy implementation and occupational health systems performance lags. We describe the gold mining …
This article focuses on an aspect of the report which deals with the functioning of a fund established under the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act 78 of 1973 (Odimwa). Odimwa requires that mining companies pay prescribed levies into a compensation fund called the Mines and Works Compensation Fund (Odimwa …
mining industry has resulted in a separate compensation system being developed. The Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act (ODMWA), 1973 covers lung diseases that have been deemed to have been contracted while a worker was performing "risk work" in the mines. OVERVIEW COIDA explains a range of matters, including:
In terms of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works (ODMW) Act, the pathology division of South Africa's National Institute for Occupational Health provides an autopsy service for deceased miners and ex-miners for the diagnosis of compensable disease, regardless of the clinical cause of death or their disease status, provided the …
2.2 The Statutory Provisions of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act 78 of 1973 as Amended in 1993 and 2002 18 2.2.1 The Medical Bureau for Occupational Disease 19 2.2.2 Medical Examinations 20 2.2.3 The Costs of Medical Examinations 22 2.2.4 Compensatable Diseases or "Standards for Certification of Compensatable …
exception. Although provision for compensation for occupational lung diseases to current and former miners and their families in life and after death has been in place since 1911, the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act of 1973 catalysed the development of the database by the South African Medical Research Council.7 PATHAUT provides
The Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act 29 of 1996), as amended, defines an occupational disease as any condition listed in either the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1993 (ODMWA, Act 208 of 1993), as amended, or the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (COIDA, Act 130 of …
The Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act No. 78 of 1973 deals with compensation to be paid in cases of pneumoconiosis and other compensatable diseases such as tuberculosis, permanent obstruction of the airways and scleroderma. ... The obligations of medical practitioners in relation to the new Mines and Works Act S …
The purpose of the fund is to enable the Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases (the first respondent) to compensate workers in certain sectors …
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES IN MINES AND WORKS Act No. 27, 1974. AMENDMENT Acr, 1974. or to whom a one-sum benefit was awarded under section. 80 (1), was at the time of his death suffering from a com pensatable disease in the second degree, the commissioner shall award to his widow, if there is one, or if there is no widow, to his …
WORKS ACT IN THE EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA JAINE ROBERTS "They hide things like that from us." * JUNE 2009 * Statement by former miner, retrenched in 2006, in answer to the ... of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act 78 of 1973 (ODMWA) Published by Health Systems Trust Tel: +27 – 31 – 266 9090 Fax: +27 – 31 – …
Statement on the release of the 2019 Mine Heatlh and Safety Statistics. The purpose of today's briefing is to officially release the 2019 occupational health and safety statistics for the mining industry. Together with our social partners in the mining industry – organised business and organised labour – we have assessed progress made on ...
Act. to amend the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973, to increase pensions payable under the said Act to certain beneficiaries. (English text signed by the State President.) (Assented to 23 October 1974.) Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:-.
The two major laws, dealing with occupational diseases (and injuries) in South Africa,are the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) of 1993, the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act (ODMWA) of 1973 and its Amendment Acts of 1994 and 2002. 1, 2, 3. The former Act is administered by the Department of …
Background. Occupational health laws must recognise the constitutional requirement of substantive equality, and its role in 'the progressive realisation' of the …