Independent report

Industrial diseases: presumption that a disease is due to the nature of employment: IIAC report

This report reviews the rule that presumes an industrial disease was caused by the claimant's nature of employment.

• From: Industrial Injuries Advisory Council and Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 12 June 2014

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Presumption that a disease is due to the nature of employment: coverage and time rules

Ref: ISBN 9781474105569, Cm. 8880

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Welsh: Rhagdybiaeth bod clefyd o ganlyniad i natur y gyflogaeth: sylw a rheolau amser

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Details

The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) has reviewed the rule that allows decision makers of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) claims to presume an industrial disease was caused by the claimant’s nature of employment.

Currently the rule does not apply to all industrial diseases and some diseases have different time limits for the rule.

IIAC has recommended changing the rule. The recommendations are published in this report.

Related reports

• entitlement to benefit and medical assessment within the IIDB scheme (information note)

• presumption that a disease is due to the nature of employment: the role of rebuttal in claims assessment (Cm 9030)

• diseases with multiple known causes, occupational injuries, and medical assessment (Cm 9632)

• diseases with multiple known causes and rebuttal in the industrial injuries scheme (position paper 34)

Published 12 June 2014