An occupational disease
is one that occurs as a result of work performed. An accident at work is
that which occurs at work or on the way from home to work and from this home.
The consideration of
occupational disease in Spain also adheres to a list of those drafted by the Ministry
of Labor and Social Affairs. The accident at work and occupational
diseases are opposed to the common illness and accident not work.
The latter are those who do
not occur as a result of work. In either case, the employee is entitled to an allowance
to cover its economic needs.
The level of benefits,
the time it may take casualties and the right to compensation differs depending
on whether the disease or accident or are
not working or not working.
List of
diseases
Royal Decree 1299/2006
of 10 November, the list of diseases that are recognized in SpainThe
recognition of occupational disease must be made either by Social
Security or by mutual whether the company has contracted these services
with her.
The list classifies disease
into five groups. In
addition supplemented by another disease that those doubting whether or not
occur as a result of work.
Groups that appears
classified diseases are:
·
Causing
by chemical component: includes all diseases produced in jobs which involves
the handling of routine compounds such as lead, sulfuric acid or gases such as ether.
· Causing by physical agents: Including
diseases caused by exposure to X-rays, the excessive noise or postures and movements. Some of these diseases are
caused by bad positions in the work involving sedentary always be seated in a
similar position.
· Causing by biological
components: contagious diseases contracted by examples jobs and health care or
contact with animals.
· Causing by inhaling
substances other than the physical, chemical and biological disease that is caused by
inhaling substances such as silica, asbestos dust from coal and talc, among
others.
· Skin diseases caused by other
causes: those from contact with certain substances cause skin diseases. It also includes infections
that affect this part of the body learned professions such as health.
· Causing by carcinogens: those malignant
diseases caused by contact with substances such as asbestos or benzene, and
that can give rise to cancer cells affecting any organ of the body.
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