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A study of South African gold miners estimated the predicted and 85 mean CI in relation to emphysema score found within five years at postmortem examination in 726 South African gold miners In life compensation categories normal mild moderate severe are indicated Prevalence of occupational lung disease among Botswana men Aug 31 32 Former workers who contracted deadly lung diseases in South African gold mines decades ago may soon finally receive compensation Set to Receive Lung Disease Compensation By Occupational
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Under the instruction of the October IMC the South African Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases negotiated a deal for the Chamber of Mines to purchase all the records of service from TEBA on behalf of ex mineworkersFor the companies in the Working Group this represents a huge step towards their previously stated goal of a comprehensive solution to issues relating to compensation for occupational lung disease in the gold mining industry in South Africa that is both fair to past present and future gold mining employees and also sustainable for the sector
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Victory at last for South African gold miners as Anglo American and AngloGold agree landmark silicosis compensation scheme The Occupational Diseases in Mines Works Act 78 of ODMWA stipulates that ex miners are entitled to a two yearly benefit medical examination and for payment of compensation on a no fault basis to those min Trapido et al63 estimated the unpaid occupational lung disease compensation for gold miners to be 10 billion South African rands US$14 billion $1 188 R7 in closer to 20 billion rands US$29 billion today Even in poor countries investments in compensation systems should bring greater returns in reduced disease burdens and
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Safety in South African industry An analysis of accident statistics fatality rates in South African underground gold and coal mines do not differ significantly and have remained stable over Miners silicosis win paves way for industry compensation scheme we began the silicosis litigation for South African gold miners statutory compensation under the Occupational Diseases in
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH NIOSH Mining Note Javascript is disabled or is not supported by your browser For this reason South Africa Gold mining began in the Witwatersrand in The Compensation for Occupational Injuries Diseases Act COIDA The Occupational Injuries in Mines and Works Act ODIMWA BACKGROUND TO MHSA MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 29 OF
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The epidemic must stop being buried in rural areas of South Africa Jaine Roberts is director of research at Rhodes University in the Eastern Cape South Africa Her work as a public health researcher has focused on asbestos related disease and the occupational disease compensation system for miners and on silicosis and tuberculosis in gold Costs of occupational lung disease in South Africa gold mining Article in Minerals and Energy Raw Materials Report 13 2 26 33 January with 37 Reads DOI /
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Occupational Health Process in the South African Mining IndustryIn South Africa the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act or COIDA came into effect on 1 March It replaced the old Workemen s Compensation Act WCA In the case of Free State Consolidated Gold Mines Operations Bpk h/a Western Holdings Goudmyn v Labuschagne 4 LLD 766 LAC the Court held that in a case of
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In South Africa the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act or COIDA came into effect on 1 March It replaced the old Workemen s Compensation Act WCA The Act states that employers must pay a certain amount of money into a central fund each monthKew G Ehrlich R I Fitness to Work Disability and Compensation In Guild R Ehrlich RI Johnston JR Ross MH eds Handbook of Occupational Health Practice in the South African Mining Industry 1st edition Johannesburg South Africa Safety In Mines Research Advisory Committee SIMRAC 257
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South African mining sector to Rand Mutual Assurance RMA for compensation benefi ts Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act No 130 of COIDA gold mines submitted the most claims 659 followed by platinum 197 and coal mines prevalence of occupational lung disease in particular pneu moconioses tuberculosis and obstructive airways disease in a random sample of former mineworkers in the Libode magisterial district of the Eastern Cape Province South Africa The extent to which workers had been previously compensated under the Occupational Diseases in Mine
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Department of Labour of South Africa is responsible for creating a conducive working environment working conditions basic conditions minimum wages compensation of occupational injuries employment equity labour relations and unemployment insuranceCorrelation between autopsy findings for chronic obstructive airways disease and in life disability in South African gold miners
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Legacy of Mining in South Africa Many decades of asbestos mining and use in South Africa have taken a serious toll on the region and its people And the spread of asbestos related disease has extended far beyond the asbestos mines and millsJan 24 32 The first theme addresses trends in silicosis in the South African gold mining industry over a period of 33 years and the second explores the potential for occupational respiratory disease in the under researched platinum and diamond mining sectors
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The South African gold mining industry may well have the highest incidence of TB in the world with cases ranging from to per 100 000 miners per year according to the South African Department of Health Tuberculosis Strategic Plan for South Africa Victory at last for South African gold miners as Anglo American and AngloGold agree landmark silicosis compensation scheme The Occupational Diseases in Mines Works Act 78 of ODMWA stipulates that ex miners are entitled to a two yearly benefit medical examination and for payment of compensation on a no fault basis to those
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The objective of this report was to provide a descriptive rather than an explanatory analysis of changing recruitment patterns in the South African mining industry with a focus on their implications for the overlapping domains of occupational and public healthSouth Africa gold mining companies face silicosis lawsuit and represents six of the largest South African mining compani The group aims to strengthen the compensation scheme bolster
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South African mining sector to Rand Mutual Assurance RMA for compensation benefi ts Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act No 130 of COIDA gold mines submitted the most claims 659 followed by platinum 197 and coal mines The deepest gold mine in the world is called Mponeng It is a 25 mile hole in the ground in South Africa where every day 4 000 workers arrive to get closer to hell
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