Abstract

VICENTE PARDO, José Manuel. Respiratory disease occupational exposure to asbestos, medical clinical and legal aspects. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2014, vol.60, n.236, pp.508-526. ISSN 1989-7790.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0465-546X2014000300005.

This paper aims to clarify what is and is not Occupational Disease in pathologies related to occupational exposure to asbestos, in Spain, which diagnostic and functional assessment tests are required, what checks have been performed and show the consequences his assignment as an occupational disease. Conclusions: Occupational disease is provided with favorable conditions for protection on the common disease, both economic benefits that would result as healthcare or pharmaceutical worker for the suffering. But it has a number of economic consequences that need to know such as the fact that assistance, and economic benefits of these processes are and are the responsibility of the relevant Mutual and not the Public Health Service. It may involve penalties to the company actions in the event of non-compliance by employers of their obligations regarding the prevention of occupational risks or when the disease occurs because they have not observed the general or specific measures of safety or occupational health or the personal suitability for the job. Occupational disease is serviced from three different policy and institutional areas the health system, preventive and social security structures the concept and implications thereof. Occupational diseases have a special legal treatment differentiator 1299/2006 RD, special treatment in LGSS and occupational exposure to asbestos also has a specific standard of safety and health at work. RD 396/2006. We know the importance of medical reports assessing occupational contingency of these processes and the chain of legal events, concatenating sentences and judicial procedures, which due to the consideration of occupational disease and the lack of safety measures might entail.

Keywords : Respiratory disease from exposure to asbestos; Occupational disease.

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