n. an illness resulting from long-term employment in a particular type of work, such as black lung disease among miners, or cancer among asbestos installers. If the chances of being afflicted by such an illness are significantly higher than the average in the population, then a former employee may receive benefits from Social Security or worker's c...
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An occupational disease is any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity. It is an aspect of occupational safety and health. An occupational disease is typically identified when it is shown that it is more prevalent in a given body of workers than in the general population, or in other worker populations. The first s...
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any illness associated with a particular occupation or industry. Such diseases result from a variety of biological, chemical, physical, and ... [5 related articles]
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A morbid condition resulting from exposure to an agent during the usual performance of one's occupation. ... Compare: industrial disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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A disease or an ailment caused due to excessive exposure of noxious fumes or substances in a working environment that are injurious to health.It includes asthma,poisoning due to use of pesticides,black lung disease among miners, lung cancer due to use of asbestos and other respiratory problems.Any employee who gets affected by disease or a disabili...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a morbid condition resulting from exposure to an agent during the usual performance of one's occupation.
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Occupational disease: A disease due to a factor in a person's occupation. For example, lung disease in miners. Occupational medicine was founded by the Italian physician Bernardino Ramazzini (1633-1714). His De Morbis Artificium (On Artificially Caused Diseases) published in 1700 was the first systematic study of occupational disease. He recognized...
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A disease that an employee develops as the result of exposure to particular substances, working conditions, or requirements on the job. Black lung disease from mining, mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure, and repetitive stress disorder caused by typing or running a cash register are all examples of occupational disease.
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An occupational disease is any one of many conditions associated with the workplace. They range from pneumoconiosis in miners to repetitive strain injury in typists. Specialists in occupational medicine, besides looking after workers, are concerned with improving health and safety at work, through public health measures, industrial legislation, and...
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[
n] - disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)
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a disease that occurs as a result of factors in the workplace
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industrial disease noun disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)
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